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Selecting a Horn Teacher
It is that time of year; many students are right now in the final process of making their comparisons of offers from schools for advanced horn study.
It is a complicated thing, choosing a school. There are so many elements to consider. Speaking generally I feel you are better off in a program with a full time horn teacher, and also a program that won’t leave you deep in debt. Being accepted by the famous school or a strong financial offer are nice but still are not the total picture, think it all out carefully.
The most important single element of the decision is the teacher. You want to study with a real pro-level player who is also an experienced teacher. The ideal teacher is a player who has some real full-time professional performing experience and enough teaching experience to have developed a solid teaching method.
I certainly aim to be that kind of teacher—the six seasons I performed full time in the Nashville Symphony were pivotal ones that I refer to constantly in my teaching, and speaking of the teaching side of things I do have my Doctorate in Brass Pedagogy and over ten years of full time teaching experience at this point as well.
This post is not just to advertise myself but also to give all who are considering their options a bit more to think over. It is an important decision, what school to attend, give it all the thought it deserves.
For more on horn study at ASU please refer to the ASU Horn Studio FAQ
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