Music Lessons in College Park, MD. It's your time.

I've been studying trumpet for 15 years, and I'm eager to work with students of all ages. I will give students a firm foundation in trumpet fundamentals, while also focusing on what the student would like to learn. I specialize in jazz and contemporary music, though I am also trained in classical music.

Lessons with an emphasis on healthy technique/the foundations of singing. I can assist with learning notes, rhythms, musicality, foreign language, and more.

I have listed my specialties below, but really whatever type of vocal performance that you're interested in, no matter the genre I try to give you a solid foundation to do whatever you'd like to do. And to have fun while doing it hopefully.

Although I am primarily a saxophonist, clarinet is a secondary instrument that most saxophonists also have to know how to play. As a performer it is an absolute necessity that I be able to double on the clarinet and be just as proficient.

My goal as a teacher is to provide an in depth understanding of the instrument to my students. Whether we are learning technique specific to the instrument or general musical concepts, it is important to me that I take the time to insure that my students not only learn how to do something, but also the reasons why we are learning a specific concept or technique. At the end of the day, my ultimate goal is to teach you how to teach yourself, so that you may enjoy playing the instrument outside of our lessons together.

I prefer not to conform to a specific teaching style, because every student is different, and I have been fortunate to have a great variety of types of students throughout my years as a teacher. Some of my students are ...

How to pick gear, how to setup and get the most from the gear that you have, how to start mixing you're sound.

I incorporate interval recognition, chord spelling, voice leading, and scale construction in my guitar lessons.