French Horn Lessons in Hyde Park. Amazing Teachers.

Whether you are just starting to play the French Horn, preparing for the audition for your dream job or college program, or simply want to advance your playing to the next level, I am here to help you accomplish your goals! With years of experience playing professionally, I believe I have the knowledge and expertise to aid you in your music-related endeavors.

My lessons stress the importance of playing with a solid and healthy technique, as well as using our skills on the horn to always communicate a message musically that will impact a listener.

The Horn is the difficult instrument, and yet we strive to learn it because of beautiful vocal sound it has the potential to create. My goal is to build strong fundamentals with a strong basis of efficient technique with a beautiful sound. Through the study of etudes, scale exercises, and standards in the repertoire we will work together to improve your abilities on the instrument while fueling a love of music that you can carry with you well past your time with me.

I can help beginners get started or coach advanced students who are preparing for auditions.

I am an experienced French horn teacher of 5+ years, specializing in the elementary and intermediate levels of the instrument. I am currently enrolled at The Catholic University of America, earning an Artist Diploma in French Horn Performance. I grew up immersed in music, having a bass trombonist father recently retired from 25+ years in the U.S. Army Band. During my high school years I was a member of the American Youth Philharmonic Orchestras in the DC Metropolitan area. I was also a member of Brass of Peace, a scholarship program for gifted young musicians, which was directed by former hornist of the National Philharmonic, Sylvia Alimena. I made Virginia All-District and All-State bands several years in a row. I have personally studied with Phil Munds (former Baltimore Symphony Principal Horn), Kelly Satterwhite (current U.S. Army Concert Band Principal Horn), and currently study with Eric Moore (former U.S. Navy Band Principal Horn). In the spring of 2020, I made the semifinals ...

French Horn lessons, like any instrument, should be a lot of fun! You are wanting to take them to further your personal art style, and you should have the opportunity to enjoy it!

I think that lessons with me would be both fun and rewarding. I love to tell jokes and due to being a section leader back in high school, I have lots of experience improving people while making the experience very enjoyable.

I have been playing French Horn for 7 Years. I am currently attending UNT and Majoring in Music Education. Once I graduate I am planning to find a job as a band director.

Majestic, Beautiful, Noble, Heroic. The horn is a unique instrument, and an instrument many people say is very difficult to play. However, even in the early stages of learning the instrument, it is important to think about expressing the wonderful qualities of the horn, while still learning the technical aspects of the instrument. In my experience, playing as the President and Principal Horn of the Houghton Symphony Orchestra amongst other positions, learning to become a good musician is just as important as becoming a good horn player, so in my lessons I aim for my students to become both. Let us go forth and be better musicians.