Lake Charles, LA Trumpet Lessons

Trumpet is my specialty; I've been playing it my entire life. Whether you're a beginner, an advanced player or a professional, I can help you take your playing further.

My best specialty!

I teach you how to read, play, and transpose the music. I also work on techniques necessary for good tone and breathe control. We also work on Theory so you understand what is in the music that you are reading.

10+ years of trumpet experience in NYC and LA!

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Summer is a perfect time for your or your student to begin learning a new instrument! I introduce students to the basics of trumpet playing, establishing good habits and proper playing technique that'll sustain them for a lifetime of music making.

In a fun and constructive environment I push my students to always strive for progress, designing weekly goal-logs to help them read music and improve on their instrument.

I believe every student is different, and by that I mean every student’s brain has a different way of processing a new skill. When students learn differently, that means a teacher needs to have different approaches for teaching a wide range of musical and technical skills. Ultimately, we want to be able to have a multitude of routes to the same destination. The same applies to physical setup. With every student, comes a new pair of lips, teeth, tongue etc. This should not however change the desired outcome. As long as the proper setup can be achieved (which it almost always can) then every student has the potential to be great. With every student (even beginners) teaching musicality should always be the priority. In the beginning when the fundamentals aren’t fully developed, this can be difficult. I require students of all ages to listen to music, whether it is influential music on their instrument, or music that demonstrates superior musicality, regardless of what instrument it is ...

The concept is simple: empowerment to generate mastery on your instrument. I like to work with you at your level, from beginner and up. My goal is to not only help you understand the mechanics of the instrument, but to empower you to create as limitlessly as possible on it. I will be working with you on things such as rhythm, ear training (hearing melodies and recreating them, understanding major and minor scales and how to "hear" music), embouchre (lips) development, breath control, musical sight reading, and understanding musical notation and terminology and beyond through a few of my own and others' techniques.

I have found the best approach to doing this is by selecting music that you like to listen to and play, as it is much more fun to practice something that you enjoy rather than doing busywork to build skill.

I hold degrees in both trumpet performance and music education, and love seeing students achieve their goals! I am a full time teacher, perform professionally, and have had many students find success on their instrument. I teach beginners to advanced students of any age and specialize in "fixing" embouchure/fundamental issues so there is nothing holding you back from playing the music you want to learn! Opera Arias to Jazz Standards, Trumpet solos to the latest pop tune: tell me what you want to learn and I'll help you discover the path to get there while having fun on the way!

As a trumpet player with experience in a wide variety styles, I have performed in a number of prestigious venues from Carnegie Hall to the Nuyorican Poets Cafe. I have studied with Billy Hunter (Principal Trumpet, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra) at the Manhattan School of Music. Previously, I attended the Crane School of Music to receive my B.M. in Trumpet Performance, where I studied with Dr. John Ellis. I am also an active performer, having performed with the MSM Chamber Sinfonia, MSM Brass Ensemble, Orchestra of Northern New York, Crane Symphony Orchestra, Frackenpohl Honors Brass Quintet, Northern Symphonic Winds, Crane Wind Ensemble, Crane Latin Ensemble, and Crane Brass Ensemble, among others. As a private trumpet teacher, I have helped students prepare for performances, such as the NYSSMA solo festival, where they have received high marks.