Intro to Trumpet Group Lessons

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When: Wednesdays, 5:30–6:15 PM (Nov 2026 – Jan 2027, selected dates). Dates to be booked once the program is confirmed with enough enrollments.

Details: Min. of 5 students – Max. 8 students.

Ages: 8-12 years old (We might be flexible to accommodate younger ages based on experience)

Learning level: Beginner

Instrument: Student must provide or rent their own trumpet.

Costs:

  • $80 Registration fee (non-refundable, terms apply if the class is cancelled) – Current Bravissimo Studio Students do not pay registration fee! Email us to register.
  • $550/student for 12 group lessons (includes Trumpet Intro Book)

Questions? Email us at info@bravissimo.studio

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What You Will Gain

By the end of this 12-lesson foundational program, students transition from complete beginners to confident young musicians with healthy playing habits and performance introduction.

  • Solid Brass Fundamentals: Master proper breath support, diaphragmatic air control, posture, and a relaxed, efficient embouchure that prevents fatigue and builds endurance from day one.
  • Pure, Clear Tone Production: Develop the ability to buzz cleanly on the mouthpiece and produce an open, vibrant sound across the beginner register without straining.
  • Essential Music Literacy: Learn to read treble clef notes, identify key signatures, understand rhythm and meter, and count basic time signatures ($4/4$, $3/4$, and $2/4$).
  • Core Technique & Articulation: Gain fluid finger dexterity across standard valve fingerings, smooth transitions between partials (lip slurs), and clean tonguing techniques for staccato and legato playing.
  • Ensemble & Listening Skills: Develop strong pitch matching, blend, dynamic control (soft to loud), and rhythmic timing within a collaborative group setting.
  • Performance Repertoire: Build a toolkit of short beginner pieces.
  • Lifelong Practice & Instrument Care: Get introduced to maintenance routines and structured home-practice strategies that make continuing on to school band or private lesson study seamless.
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Instructor

Chandler Michael Beck

Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Chandler Michael Beck is versatile freelance, new music advocate, as well as the 2nd horn of the Golden Gate Park Band. Chandler has performed with the Sequoia Symphony, Santa Cruz Baroque Chamber Orchestra, and can be heard on the sound track “A Wounded Fawn”, composed by VAAL. Chandler’s most recent engagements include performing with Yandel’s Sinfonico World Tour and performing with Charlie Puth at the Super Bowl. Chandler as an alum of PRISMA, Mostly Modern Festival | Netherlands, InterHarmony Music Festival, Lucerne Festival Contemporary Orchestra, and is a 2026 Fellow with Bang on A Can. Chandler is a graduate of SJSU in Horn performance and is a student of Caitlin Smith Franklin and Elisha Wells.

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