Trombone Lessons in Unionville, MD

Instruments: Guitar Trombone Bass Guitar

I have been teaching off and on since I was a teenager. I have taken my knowledge of music from many talented and diverse musicians across many genres. I have spent a significant amount of time on the road and in studios learning from some amazing people. I try hard to use all of this knowledge in providing students with fun, helpful, and diverse lessons. Read More

Instruments: Piano Trumpet Trombone Bass Guitar Synthesizer Euphonium Tuba Keyboard

My teaching style is all about building good foundation for students to build on and find the best way from them to be successful and fulfilled. I will give them achievable obstacles from them to over come and over time make them better players and people. Read More

Instruments: Trumpet Trombone Euphonium French Horn Tuba

In the first lesson, I assess the student's current ability and also discuss the student's personal goals and interests in music. Based on this information, I create a daily fundamentals routine for the student to use to improve the basic building blocks of playing a musical instrument. I also allow students to bring in music that interests them from solo material and pieces of music from band class. Approximately half of the weekly lesson is spent on fundamental materials that I assign weekly, and the other half is spent on the student's chosen material. Read More

Instruments: Trombone

As a professional trombone player for 30 years, I've played in every type of music ensemble imaginable. From the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, to subbing in the Count Basie Big Band, to playing with the O'Jays, Doc Severinson, in the pits of touring Broadway show productions (South Pacific, Camelot, Company), radio and TV work in Canada, rock bands, playing in International Jazz Festivals in Canada and the US (with Bob Brookmeyer, Maria Schneider, Sweden's Erik Lundmark), and numerous Latin bands and big bands in New York city (Vince Giordano, Lew Anderson, Stan Rubin).... Read More

Instruments: Trumpet Trombone

I will teach you and or your child based on the experience level. The more experienced my students are, the more I can discuss concepts of playing. After all, anyone can play exercises and music. But how we approach playing them is what makes us better. If the student is younger and less experienced, I will stick more to the basics of trumpet playing such as making a good sound and articulations. Read More

Instruments: Piano Trombone

Piano: For beginning students who are children, I start by teaching out of the Faber Piano Adventure books. I find that they focus on the more exciting aspects of music, such as sight reading. This is different from the Bastion books which I think focus too much on more challenging (and boring) methods such as articulation. The Faber books are great because they have fun short songs that the student can play with the teacher in a duet. Read More

Instruments: Trombone Euphonium

I am a driven performer, as well as an inspired instructor who learns just as much from his students as they do from him. In 2014, I graduated from Towson University with a Bachelor of Music degree in Jazz/Commercial Trombone Performance. I have toured all over the country playing in many different bands, allowing me to experience many things in life that I never would have without music. I enjoy performing in both the Jazz/Commercial world, and the Classical world. Read More