Private Lesson Instruction

I have been teaching privately for a decade using standard brass pedogogical methods, as well as different methods to unlock the expressive side of what we do as musicians. I enjoy watching my students grow and succeed, but more importantly, grow as human beings. I help cultivate their discipline, focus, determination, creativety, and passion which will help them beyond their instrument.

No two students are alike and I strive to find what method of learning responds best to each student

My credentials are as follows:

Ensemble Experience:

(Alto/Tenor/Bass Trombone, Euphonium, Bass Trumpet)

-Chicago Symphony Orchestra

-Civic Orchestra of Chicago

-South Bend Symphony Orchestra

-Lake Forest Symphony Orchestra

-Northwestern Symphony Orchestra

-Northwestern Symphonic Wind Ensemble

-Northwestern Brass Ensemble

-Northwestern Baroque Ensemble

-Northwestern Contemporary Music Ensemble

The Boston Conservatory Contemporary Music Ensemble ---The Boston Conservatory Opera

-The Boston Conservatory Musical Theatre Orchestra

-The Boston Conservatory Orchestra

-The Boston Conservatory Wind Ensemble

-The Boston Conservatory Brass Ensemble

Institutions:

-M.M. Trombone Performance, Northwestern University

-G.P.D. Trombone Performance, Boston Conservatory of Music

-B.M. Trombone Performance, Boston Conservatory of Music

Primary Teachers:

Michael Mulcahy, Timothy Higgins, Douglas Wright, Randall Hawes, Christopher Davis, Norman Bolter, John Faieta.

Additional Study/Masterclass Performances/Coachings: Roger Bobo, Jay Friedman, Charlie Vernon, Toby Oft, George Curran, Colin Williams, Doug Rosenthal, David Binder, Tim Myers, Gerry Pagano, Alan Barnhill, Scott Hartman, Brian Hecht, Mark Kellogg, Larry Zalkind, Lawrence Isaacson, John Faieta, Angel Subero, Ken Amis, Eli Epstein, Wes Hopper, Don Lucas, Bob McChesney, Jim Pugh, Michael Davis, Phil Wilson.

Teaching Experience:

-Assistant conductor of Athletic Bands, Northwestern

-University Assistant, Boston College High School Jazz Band