Rick LEDER, trumpet
Teaching trumpet and related brass instruments: absolute beginners to aspiring professionals
In-person: Palo Alto, Milpitas (San Mateo and Berkeley by special arrangement)
On-line: anywhere you are
email: Rick.Leder@gmail.com
cell/text: 408-375-0606 (expect to leave voicemail if you decide to call)
Full Name:
Richard Leder
Contact Phone:
Contact Email:
Institutional Affiliation:
TEACHING
Palo Alto Unified School District, Cupertino Union School District, South Bay School of Musical Art, Young Musicians Choral Orchestra
PERFORMANCE
Stockton Symphony (2nd Trumpet since 2006)
West Bay Opera (Principal Trumpet since 2010)
Altos Brass Quintet (1st trumpet since 2008)
Sarasota Opera (3rd trumpet, 2009)
Des Moines Metro Opera (2007, 2008)
Substitute trumpet: San Francisco Opera, Opera San Jose, Oakland-East Bay Symphony, Marin Symphony, Monterey Symphony, Santa Cruz Symphony)
Music Styles:
Classical, Popular, Folk, Jazz Standards, Dance Band, Contemporary
Teacher's Instrument/Voice:
Trumpet Cornet Flugelhorn
Instrument/Voice Types Taught:
Trumpet Cornet Flugelhorn French Horn Baritone Euphonium
Education:
B.A. Yale 1979
Ph.D. Minnesota 1981-1987
Post-doc Stanford 1987-1990
Aspen Music Festival and School 2004, 2006
Private study: Charles Schlueter, Robert Nagel, David Burkhart, Laurie McGaw, Tim Wilson, Rob Roy McGregor, Lou Ranger, Kevin Cobb, Ray Mase
Years Teaching:
25+
Lesson Rate:
$75, $95, $105
Offers Private Lessons:
Yes
Teaching Method:
The B.F.L.A.T. Method* informed by Arban, Clarke, Stamp, Schlossberg, Cichowicz, Bilger and others
Makes House Calls:
Yes
Recommended By:
Rob Roy McGregor (LA Phil, retired), other teachers upon request