Trombone Lessons in Scotch Plains. Amazing Teachers.

If you are looking to take your tombone playing to the next level, you came to the right place. I am currently a trombone major at the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music and have studied with some of the best trombonists in New York. I have a lot of playing and teaching experience, having performed at venues such as Carnegie Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center, and many other venues around the city. I can teach you any style you are interested in and will make sure you have fun doing it.

Beginner: breathing, sound, tone, basic techniques, slide positions, ear training/pitch matching, reading music, basic songs by ear, scales, lip slurs, range.

Intermediate: scales, apreggios, etudes, sight reading, playing by ear, solos, intro to improvisation

Advanced: all scales, modes, advanced etudes and reading, improvisation and jazz harmony, orchestral excerpts, advanced solos, extended techniques.

My lessons focus on providing students with fun ways to practice the fundamentals of playing trombone while giving students the chance they need to have fun, make mistakes, and succeed. Some of my previous students have successfully auditioned for honor ensembles such as All-State and Region bands.

I have studied with some of the finest trombonists in the world, performed in the nation's top orchestras, and am firmly committed to excellence in the trombone field. Music is one of the most indescribably powerful and moving things in the entire world, and I want students to, above all, simply enjoy playing and experiencing this gift. The trombone is, of course, merely a means to an end in this regard; yet its rich, powerful, as well as versatile sound is what particularly draws me to it. My approach to playing the trombone is simple: producing the greatest sound on every note, as easily as possible. I think it is necessary to have the best sound that you can possibly make on the trombone in your head from day one, and to this end, I strive to play as much as possible for and along with the student so that they may develop their own ideal sound concept. I couple this with instruction on all the other fundamentals of trombone playing and music making, such as technique, scales, ...

i have over thirty years experience of playing and teaching the Trombone and also the other valved brass instruments.We work hard in my lessons, but also have fun,plus we get to study the Trombone by playing and learning a variety of different types of music, which is geared to your own tastes and interests.

I am a professional full time Trombonist. At the same time, teaching has always been a big part of who I am - I love teaching. My music career has taken me around the world and back but more than that it has given me a wonderful tool of self expression, and for that I am forever grateful. My band performs regularly in Opera houses as well as coffee houses... Other than the Trombone I do play the Trumpet as well, and I have over 8 years of Piano under my belt.