Peter T  
Instruments: Trumpet, Trombone, Euphonium, Music
Styles: Classical, Jazz, Blues, Gospel, Musical Theater, Latin, Funk, Salsa, Reggae, Merengue, Latin Jazz, Swing, Samba, Bossa Nova, Marching Band, Avant-garde

My teaching experience dates back to 2006, my second semester in college. I taught a few students at a middle school in the area for a year and a half. Teaching students about the importance of passion, fundamentals, hard work, and creativity are a staple in my teaching style. After taking some time off of school, I began to teach again during the second year of my masters degree at Michigan State University in 2015. I have been teaching students in brass, jazz, music and jazz theory, jazz history, jazz arranging, and composition since then. Most recently I was adjunct instructor of jazz arranging and trombone at Lincoln College . I enjoy teaching anyone who wants to learn!

I begin with a warm-up routine, which is crucial for any professional musician, especially a brass player. It is comparable to the necessity of a professional athletes warm-up routine. Next, we cover etudes, which allow the students to combine their technical and musical capabilities and gives the student a short-term goal. After playing through the etude, I tell the student what I liked about their playing and give some suggestions for improvement. The end last part of our lesson cover standard repertoire of music, which is a long-term project. Here, the student applies and demonstrates all aspects of playing the trombone, both technically and musically. For a jazz student, I would extend etudes by adding melodic devices (licks) in all twelve keys and and replace repertoire with learning tunes (American songbook and jazz standards).