Trombone Lessons Virginia

Instruments: Piano, Trumpet, Trombone, French Horn, Tuba

I am a teacher who is in love with music and is passionate about motivating my students. I was born in Caracas, Venezuela and grew up in a musical family. As a child, I began to learn to play the piano with my mother who is a piano teacher. When I moved to the United States at the age of ten, I was inspired to pick up the trumpet by listening to recordings of Louis Armstrong and Miles Davis. Read More

Instruments: Trumpet, Trombone, Euphonium, French Horn, Tuba, English Horn

Seeing people succeed is one of my favorite things in the world. Seeing people succeed in music is my life. It all starts with encouragement, reinforcement, and practice! I can’t do it all myself. Students have to be willing to learn to succeed. Lucky I’ve never had a student that didn’t want to succeed. I know everyone learns at their own rate. And I am very patient with them. Read More

Instruments: Trumpet, Trombone, Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet

My teaching experience dates back to my college days when I began teaching a small clarinet choir at a private school close to my campus. I graduated from college and began working as a middle school band director. During the middle part of my career I was the assistant director for the local high school band, but my true love was working with the middle school students. I remained a head middle school director until my retirement a few years ago. Read More

Instruments: Trombone, Euphonium

From the beginning of my musical career I have combined performing and teaching as two sides of the same coin. As trombonist in America's first full time brass chamber ensemble (Annapolis Brass Quintet), I toured and recorded internationally and taught private lessons and chamber ensembles around the world. Early on, it became apparent that my love of teaching rivaled that of performing, and I have a special affinity for teaching younger students, because the learning curve is so much steeper and faster! Read More

Instruments: Piano, Voice, Trumpet, Trombone, Recorder, Euphonium

With all of my students I am kind, patient, gentle, humorous, encouraging, and positive with my feedback. Students regularly give feedback on the music they are making, as well as any new ways they think I might be helpful to them. I use Howard Gardner's Multiple Intelligence Theory to help inform me of the students learning style. My goal is to nurture each students musical process. I support whatever pace students choose to employ, and tailor my instruction to their needs and wants. Read More