Trombone lessons in Leicestershire

Who I teach

Children from around age 7 or 8. We start on pBone or a small-bore student trombone, build a reliable sound, and work towards playing in school ensembles. Parents are welcome to sit in.

Adult beginners and returners. Many of my students are adults starting from nothing or coming back after years away. Lessons fit around your work, and progress is faster than most adults expect.

Exam and audition students. ABRSM and Trinity grades from Initial to Grade 8, county ensemble auditions, and conservatoire entry. I have prepared students on both sides of the audition panel.

What lessons cover

• Sound first. Breathing, embouchure and a dependable tone before anything else. A good sound makes everything that follows easier.
• Slide technique. Accurate positions, clean legato and the habits that prevent the lazy slide most self-taught players develop.
• Reading and theory, taught through the music you are playing rather than as a separate chore.
• Repertoire across styles. Classical, brass band, jazz and pop. The trombone works in all of them and so should you.

Why learn with a specialist

Most local teachers cover trombone as one of many instruments. I have played it professionally for over twenty years, including orchestral, opera, jazz and theatre work, and taught it at conservatoire level. The details that hold players back, slide timing, alternate positions, register changes, are things I work on every day.

Where I teach