Learn from Great Tuba Teachers

Hello! My name is James Browne and I am a 28 year old Tuba Player and Maryland Certified Music Educator. I am a Director of Bands in St. Mary's County, teaching Band, Piano, Marching Band, and Jazz Band. I have been playing Tuba for over 15 years now and have been playing a Brass instrument for 19 Years.

My name is Kesem Ninio and I am a professional trombone player, composer and music teacher. I have a master's degree from Manhattan School of Music. I graduated with honors when he was 16, and moved to the Buchmann-Mehta School of Music in Tel Aviv for a major in trombone performance. In my second year there, I won third place in the school's wind instruments competition.

I'm a professional trombonist based in the USA. I perform mostly with orchestras in the Northeast (Columbus, Cincinnati, Buffalo, Rochester) but I also work frequently with orchestras abroad. I studied music at Duquesne University (BA) and at the Royal Academy of Music in London (PGdip).

Geno, life-long musician from Austin, Texas, grew up in the renowned 78704 zip code surrounded by some of Austin's most iconic musical legends like Rocky Erickson, Marcia Ball, and Jimmie and Stevie Ray Vaughan. Geno started playing piano and taking voice lessons at age seven and later attended Austin High School, playing tuba in band and orchestra.

Gina Benalcázar López is an Ecuadorian-Honduran-American composer and low brass specialist. Influenced by straight-ahead jazz, latin-jazz, and popular Latin American music, Gina has performed with and arranged/composed for various size bands ranging in style from Classical Chamber to Jazz Big Band and Salsa Bands.

I am a trumpet player, conductor, and music educator living in Indianapolis. I recently served as the Director of Instrumental Activities and Visiting Assistant Professor of Music at Franklin College for three years.

Wesley Rubim is a Brazilian musician, composer, and multi‑instrumentalist, graduated with excellence in Jazz Trombone from the Jazz Institute of the University of the Arts Berlin (UdK).

Nathanial is a professional trombonist, composer, and arranger. He has played at many of the premier venues in the Greater Boston Area including: Scullers Jazz Club, Symphony Hall, and the Harvard Sanders Theatre. His 30 year performing career has included all levels of ensembles and performances from amateur theater to professional orchestra.

The composition faculty of Michigan State University has described the music of Michael Goodman (b. 1988) as dramatic, humorous, and energetic. He views composition as a communicative tool that enhances his musical and philosophical ideas. Michael’s music stems from personal, neurodivergent experiences of his own or close friends.

As an award-winning music educator and performer, I bring unparalleled expertise to private music lessons. I hold degrees from Eastman and Berklee and have received prestigious honors, such as the Outstanding Trumpet Soloist award (elected by Wynton Marsalis) and the Raymond and Maxine Schirmer Prize in Jazz Performance.