Trumpet Lessons in Briarcliff. Amazing Teachers.

I started teaching in 1998 at the K=
ennelly Keys in Everett and Bigfoot music in Smokey Point in 1999. I starte=
d the year 2000 at the Mills Music in Monroe. My youngest student has been =
a 4 years old.
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chair in the 9th grade Orchestra in seventh grade. I took trumpet lessons a=
t Kennelly Keys at Arts Food Center on Holman Road in Seattle. Roy Kennelly
told me at the time that if I wanted to be a musician that I would have to=
get used to playing the same thing over and over again. I took that to hea=
rt and try to impart the same type of philosophy to my students.
I periodically take trumpet lessons in the Seattle area to brush up on my c=
hops and also to learn new ways of Teaching.

I'm a professional jazz trumpet player who has taught music for 5 years. I am currently based in New York, but I lived in New Orleans for 7 years, where I specialized in playing New Orleans style jazz. I taught elementary band in New Orleans for 3 years, and I'm currently working on a Master's in Music Education at Teachers College, Columbia University. I love working on jazz styles, improvisation, and trumpet technique. I especially love working with students to improve their endurance!

I believe that it is very important to have a good musical foundation in addition to playing the trumpet. We will go over aspects of music theory such as scales and key signatures. We will go over the fundamentals of playing trumpet and use exercises from various different method books. We will also go in depth into any styles that you are interested in. I will ask you to listen to recordings of great trumpet players so you can model their sound. Lessons will be rewarding and fun!

As a teacher, a nurturing, encouraging, and comfortable environment can be expected for any student who chooses to pursue trumpet or piano lessons with me. I believe music lessons should be fun and reassuring for students, in addition to, providing constructive feedback for their musical development.

Hire me to help your child learn trumpet and their band music! Hire me to help teach music to your children! Hire me to help your child learn music. Please consider me if your child has behaviors, or an IEP. I worked at a local residential treatment facility as a recreation specialist. I have worked at the YMCA as well as a therapeutic after school program. Since then I am a caseworker full time, working for at risk families in our community. My passion is working with youth, but love and enjoy teaching all ages! Music can enrich your life at any age!

I am skilled at reading music, learning it by ear, teaching scales and learning basic chords. I LOVE funk, swing, and classic jazz, as well as classical.
I have been playing trumpet for 16 years. I grew up in Webster NY and currently live in Rochester NY. I played trumpet in high school in local jazz bands, show choir, pit for musicals, jazz ensemble and wind ensemble. I continued to play in the Canisius College Jazz Ensemble. Since ...

William is a professional trumpet player living in South Carolina. He previously worked as Adjunct Trumpet Instructor at the University of South Carolina Aiken. He has served as a Graduate Teaching Assistant at the University of South Carolina Columbia and at Wichita State University. While in Kansas, William was Second Trumpet in the Wichita Symphony Orchestra. He has also performed with the South Carolina Philharmonic, Wichita Grand Opera, Symphony Orchestra Augusta, Greenville Symphony, Florence Symphony, Rock Hill Symphony and Aiken Symphony. In addition to performing throughout the United States, William has performed in Italy, Spain, Canada, and Taiwan. His teachers include David Hickman and James Ackley.

Education
Doctor of Musical Arts, Trumpet Performance, University of South Carolina
Master of Music, Trumpet Performance, Wichita State University
Bachelor of Music, Trumpet Performance, Arizona State University