Trumpet Lessons

Adrian studied at Capilano College in the Jazz Studies program. While at Cap. He took trumpet lessons (classical and Jazz Improvisation) from Brad Turner. Adrian played lead trumpet in the Capilano College "B" band for four semesters as well as lead, second and fifth trumpet in the "A" band for a total of five semesters. He sang tenor in the top Jazz Choir "Night Cap" for three semesters. Adrian also joined Brass Ensemble as well as many small jazz ensembles. During college he started to play professionally around town in many Latin bands including: Salsa Brava, Pyramide, Orchesta Tropicana and B.C. Salsa. Also he played around Vancouver and toured with a local funk band called "Silicone Souls". Adrian has played many gigs with small jazz groups around Vancouver.

Through all of his experiences he has had the pleasure to play almost every style of music including: Classical, Jazz, Funk, Soul, Fusion, Rhythm and Blues, Ska, Hip-Hop, Rock and Roll and Country just to name a few. Adrian has played Trumpet with: The Coasters, The Platters, Eddie Holman, Mary Wilson, Ed Thigpen, Kurt Elling, Dee Daniels, Dal Richards, Michael Kaeshammer, Don Rickles, Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons... and many more... He also played in the Opening Ceremonies for the 2010 Paralympic Games.

Adrian’s teaching philosophy is to start with a good foundation of proper technique with the emphasis on tone quality, control and efficiency.  Since the trumpet is a physically demanding instrument, I spend a lot of time on these basics because once they are learned, everything else on the trumpet will take a lot less effort not to mention improvement in the sound. The result of this is the students increased enjoyment in playing music. My lessons are catered towards the student's needs and wants out of what they would like out of the lesson. From there I proceed with specific goals in mind to achieve this. With that said a lot of the exercises for almost all of my students at the beginning are the same, as the foundation for trumpet students does not change much from student to student.  Once the student has a good grasp of these basics we would then proceed with more challenging exercises and also add in some material that's a little more fun such as duets and songs the student would like to learn. My goal is to give the student the tools and confidence necessary for continual improvement on their instrument.