Dan received his Bachelor’s Degree in Trombone Performance from Baylor University in Waco, Texas. He credits his time at Baylor University for teaching him the value of a supportive and nurturing environment balanced with hard work and dedication. Dan has had the unique opportunity to be able to study with a …

Coleman Shickman has been an avid piano player as long as he can remember. He has studied Piano, Organ and Music theory at the University of North Texas and now is excited to teach these skills to others. Coleman has taught music at several summer camps and attended multiple masterclasses on song education an…

A graduate of the University of Houston, David Sigh is well-versed in the classical, contemporary, and jazz musical styles. His composition portfolio focuses on these areas while still delving out into more popular styles and genres. His portfolio covers contemporary art music, jazz, film music, and modern po…

Brian Skinner is a graduate of the University of West Georgia with a bachelor’s degree in Music Education. He began playing oboe in sixth grade, continuing into college with it as his primary instrument. There he studied privately with Lisa Sayre and participated in a number of ensembles, including the UWG Wi…

Born in Austin, TX, Jerome Smith has been a professional musician for almost 20 years. Playing music has taken him all over the world including Los Angeles, CA for the Grammy’s; Orlando, FL for Disney World show bands, Beijing and Shanghai, China on orchestra tours, United Kingdom and South America on Royal…

Averil Taylor holds a bachelors degree in music (trumpet) from Clark Atlanta University. There he had the opportunity to study trumpet with Mr. John Head, principal trumpeter for the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra for over thirty years. This instruction, combined with the experiences provided by Mr. James Patters…

Mark Thomas has been teaching in home since 2008, and has enjoyed every minute of it. A low brass major in college, Mark received his Bachelor of Music Education degree from the University of Georgia. Mark also received a Master of Music Education degree from Georgia State University. After a 20 year career a…

William Waldron is teacher who believes that there is music in all of us waiting to get out. In some of us the music is already at the surface; in others it is a bit deeper and needs more time to show itself. Both need some guidance to polish it and make the performer shine.

William’s music backgroun…

Joe Walsh is a happy to have grown up in Colorado and has been active tubist and music educator throughout the Denver area and Rocky Mountain region for many years.

Joe received his Bachelors degree in 2005, and Masters degree in 2007 in tuba performance from the Lamont School of Music at the University o…

Kevin was born and raised in Taiwan, a beautiful island country in East Asia. Prior to moving to Seattle, Kevin earned a master degree in tuba performance at DePaul University School of Music in Chicago in 2018. He has also just completed his Doctor of Musical Arts in Tuba Performance, secondary study in Wind…