Lesson information

Who is eligible to take lessons?

• Trombone, Bass Trombone, Baritone, Euphonium and Tuba players of all ages and levels.

Where are lessons?

• Lessons can be arranged in Chicago, Decatur, Valparaiso, Oak Park, Oswego, and through Zoom.

What will lessons include?

• Lessons will work on the fundamentals of brass playing, musical literacy, and expression.
• I specialize in helping students prepare for professional auditions, college auditions, and youth orchestra/honors band/honors jazz band auditions.​

How do we set-up lessons?

• Please contact me directly for more information, questions, and lesson rates and availability: [email protected]​

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Musical Achievements
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Students have participated in the:

• ​Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras
• Illinois All-State Band
• ILMEA Honors Band
• ILMEA Honors Jazz Band
• All-Eastern Band
• ​American Youth Philharmonic Orchestras
• Maryland Classic Youth Orchestras
• Baltimore Symphony Youth Orchestras
• Maryland All-State Orchestra
• Maryland All-State Band
• Maryland All-State Jazz Band
• Potomac Valley Youth Orchestras
• Young Artists of America
• DC Youth Orchestras
• ​Brass of Peace​
• Montgomery County Honors Band
• Montgomery County Honors Jazz Ensemble
• Maryland Band Directors Honors Band
• Blues Alley Youth Orchestra
• The Jazz Academy Orchestra
• Montgomery County 6th Grade Honors Band

National Competitions:

• American Trombone Workshop National Solo Competition: Sebastian - Division 1 finalist​
• ​US Army Orchestra Concerto Competition:​ Ray - Honorable Mention

Alumni Achievements
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Alumni have been admitted to major in music at:

• Yale University
• Northwestern University
• Indiana University
  
• Oberlin Conservatory
• DePaul University
  
• University of Illinois
  
• University of Wisconsin-Madison
• University of Maryland, College Park
• Michigan State University
  
• Berklee College of Music
• Bard Conservatory
• Roosevelt University
  
• Bowling Green State University
• Illinois State University
• ​Northern Illinois University
• ​University of North Carolina
• Millikin University
  

Alumni have continued their education at the following institutions:

• Yale University
• Stanford University
• University of Pennsylvania
• Columbia University
• Brown University
• ​Emory University
• ​Oberlin College and Conservatory
• University of Rochester
• University of Illinois
  
• ​Brandeis University
• Georgia Tech
• Case Western Reserve University
• ​University of Maryland, College Park
• ​Bowling Green State University
• ​Illinois State University
• ​University of North Carolina
• Ohio State University​
• Northern Illinois University