Trombone Lessons* 
  1. In-person (single)
  2. On-line (single)
  3. 10 lesson/3 month package - save 10%
  4. Mock Audition - perform for a panel of pros (incl. strings, winds, brass, conductor - just like major symphony auditions) with written feedback
  5. Arrange Your Performance -  can include: book venue, online and print marketing, e-ticketing, accompanists, printed programs, emcee

*contact me for current rates
​Why take lessons from Andy?   Andy uses techniques from his unique experience.  
  • Personalized Trombone Development Plan (TDP) modeled after long-proven tech industry practices.
  • Warm up and range extension routines from the Eastman School of Music trombone studio and alumni. 
  • The latest teaching techniques: Each summer, Andy spends a full week/year in trombone seminars with top educators/performers including Joe Alessi (NY Phil, Julliard), Tim Higgins (San Francisco Symphony, Northwestern), Randy Hawes (Detroit Symphony, Northwestern), Pete Ellefson (Indiana U.), Gerry Pagano (St. Louis Symphony).   
  • Returning to music: Andy returned to music performance after 25 years. He knows exactly what it's like to climb back into the saddle. If you are returning, Andy can help you focus your re-entry to maximize your results. 
  • Studio Recitals: we get together with family and friends for a relaxed performance.  It's a great way to focus our music skills towards a goal, and learn small group performing techniques.
  • If you're "stuck" or plateaued, Andy has a range of solutions that can help break through.  
  • Member of Oregon Music Educators Association & International Trombone Association
  • Listening Counts! single lesson discount: with your purchased ticket and review of a recent, live classical or jazz concert.
"Andy is an inspired teacher and was exactly the person I needed at this point in my development as a trombone player.  I recently retired and taken the trombone up again after a decades-long hiatus.  I wanted help recovering my skills.  Andy has a gift for listening to your goals and working patiently with you to meet them. He guided me not only back to where I had been when I left off the trombone after college, but well beyond to a skill level I had never had. Most of all Andy helped me find anew the pure joy that comes with mastering a musical instrument, and for that I am sincerely grateful!" - Geoff B.
"Andy is a delight.  As a returning player after decades of absence, I was referred to Andy and I could not be happier.  Andy is a performer in several groups and co-founder of Rose City Trombones making him well-connected to the local trombone musical scene with a broad gauge on all genres from classical to jazz.  Andy knows all the method approaches and balances encouragement with rigor.  He likes to keep our lesson sessions both technique-focused as well as fun and enjoyable.  Whether starting out, returning or refreshing, if you want to take your sound, technique and enjoyment to the next level, I highly recommend Andy." - Bob C.
"I highly recommend Andy.  He is an excellent trombone instructor, and a new-found friend.  I had taken a hiatus from music and had not played my trombone for 25 years.  Then I was invited to play with a jazz ensemble at my 50th birthday.  Needing some "boning" up, I sought out Andy for trombone instruction.  After 2 months of lessons, my chops are feeling great, my sight reading was much improved, and I was practicing my horn more rigorously than my days in college because he helped rekindle my love of music.  He also showed me why it’s important to listen to other performances.  I learned from those musicians as I heard how they apply their craft." - Howard G.