The Modern Approach to Trumpet Pedagogy examines two of the most historically significant and still prominently used method books by J.B. Arban and L. Saint-Jacome and synthesizes a modern approach based on these and other greats of brass pedagogy. Additionally, this clinic discusses more than the application of exercises and concepts, but also focuses on a process for learning music that can be applied to any style or instrument. This approach teaches the player to learn like a pro!
Christopher O'Hara
- Biographical Information
Dr. Chris O’Hara is an internationally renowned trumpet soloist, chamber musician, and an educator. His playing is described as “virtuosic and impressive in every way” (Chicago Music Examiner), and “a treat beyond measure” (Arlington Advocate), and the International Trumpet Guild Journal hails him as a “true master of [the] instrument.” Already in his young career, Chris has performed nearly 4,000 events covering 47 states and 12 countries across North America, Europe, Great Britain, and Asia. His performance schedule has taken him to notable venues such as the Ravinia Music Festival, the Tanglewood Music Festival, Italian Brass Week, the Festival de Camara de Musica in Aquacalientes Mexico, the Nagoya Conservatory of Music, and Millennium Hall in Japan.
Chris is a clinician for Conn-Selmer Company and Denis Wick and has presented countless master classes and clinics at public schools and the world’s finest colleges and universities. He can be heard on recordings on the Paraclete and AAR labels. His latest award-winning releases, Fantasie, Now, O Now, and On Tour, Vol. 2 can be found on the Rowjack label. His recent publications, 99 Orchestral Excerpts for Trumpet, and the method book Trumpet and the Rule of Three are available through Art of Sound Music.