Learn from Great Brass Teachers

My name is Kalena Pawlitschek, I was born and raised in Fargo ND and have always had a passion for music. It all started when I was prekindergarten in the choir at my church. Ever since then, I have always been involved in music in some form. Once I got into middle school, I started learning clarinet and fell in love with it.

Evan Kirshen is a very highly sought after trumpet player in the United States, as well as internationally. He has performed with organizations such as the Thuringia Philharmonic Orchestra, the Markus Stockhausen Intuitive Music Orchestra, as well as the Fredonia Baroque Trio.

'....a very professional and talented performer who is reliable and focused.' José Antonio Bowen Following early studies at The Royal College of Music Junior Department, Mark played professionally with The Regimental Band of Her Majesty's Coldstream Guards.

I am a GRAMMY Nominated educator, trumpeter, guitarist, bassist, pianist, singer/songwriter, composer/arranger, drummer and recording artist. I graduated from University of Indianapolis with a Bachelor’s of Arts with a concentration in Jazz Studies and the University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music with a Master’s in Jazz Studies, specifically in trumpet.

I have had two careers in my life. I went to school from classical trumpet and received B.M. in music performance, The Crane School of Music, and a Masters of Music from Arizona State under David Hickman. I then played as principal trumpet of the Musica Nova Orchestra for four years. I left Arizona to pursue playing and touring with a traditional Jazz performing group.

Hello! I have had a deep connection with music in all its forms from a very young age. Through Middle School, High School, and four years of College, I performed with Concert Bands, Jazz Bands, and Marching Bands as a Trumpet player, where I also began writing my own compositions for solo trumpet.

Hello! I am a horn teacher in Lexington, Kentucky. I've been teaching both horn and piano for over 20 years in my private studio, and have been teaching online since March of 2020. I'm the current applied horn instructor at Transylvania University, in Lexington, Kentucky. I also serve as principal horn in the Central Kentucky Concert Band.

Hello! My name is Anthony Kha and I work full-time as a music educator. I have 15 years total experience teaching music. I started when I was 18 years old teaching guitar, loved it, and then pursued a teaching degree from the University of Alberta. I have teaching experience at the Elementary, Jr. High (Middle), and High School (Sr. High) levels.

My experience as a musician, performer and brass tutor has developed a passion and personal commitment to three things: fostering a positive learning environment for students with various backgrounds, maximising individual student performance and developing student interest in different brass performance techniques as well as music theory knowledge growth.

Hi! My name is Brandon Bergeron and I am a trumpet player from Austin, TX. I am a recent graduate of The Juilliard School in Manhattan with both a Bachelor's and Master's degree in trumpet. I have a well rounded teaching background reaching back into my time in high school, and have taught many beginning/ high school level/ adult students.