Music Lessons are Valuable in Many Ways
Expression
Music is much more about pressing the right buttons at the right times. It’s a valuable creative outlet.
Health
Playing a brass instrument is a physical activity that develops posture, coordination, and dexterity.
History and Culture
Music helps people connect to the world around them and learn more about our past.
Years of experience
I’ve been a professional trombonist and educator for over a decade. I’ve performed professionally in everything from classical orchestras to zombie street bands and alongside musicians from all over the world.
As an educator, I’ve worked in schools in both New Jersey and Texas with students just starting out to students preparing for college. I work with all ages, including adults. When providing music lessons, I develop individualized goals for each student that helps them achieve what they want from learning an instrument. After setting goals, we proceed to master exercises and repertoire that I’ve created and acquired over the years.
If you’re interested in setting up a lesson, check out the services page. Additionally, I created this site as a way to collect and share the materials I’ve put together over the years. Please take a look at them and use them to help you in your musical studies! Over time I”ll be producing more free materials to help anyone interested in learning music on their own.
CLIENT REVIEWS
Doug is teaching my 12 year old trombone and has been great. There has been none of the usual frustration when things don’t go quite right. He is just awesome at providing the right amount of correction for “bad habits” while encouraging progress and hard work. Doug is also great at communicating on items to be practiced outside of the tutoring sessions and is always prepared.
Debbie
Parent of Student on Wyzant
In 2020, I was one of the 10% of all tutors in hours taught on the entire Wyzant platform.