Learn from Great French Horn Teachers

I am an Illinois Certified Music Educator of 18 years in public school. I currently teach at Carbondale Middle School in Illinois. My expertise is with beginning instrumental music through high school. While my specialty is woodwinds, particularly saxophone, I am competent in playing and teaching all band instruments. I also teach bass guitar and beginning piano

Hello students, My name is Tadas, I’m a professional french horn player and french horn teacher with more than 5 years of experience in french horn teaching and playing in professional orchestras. I started playing the french horn when I was 11 years old and I've been playing it for over 22 years.

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.

I graduated from Boston University and McGill University with my bachelors and masters in French horn respectively. I have played in orchestras across the US and Canada and have taught in schools such as Lower Canada College and Rosemont High School in Montreal. I have performed under renowned conductors such as Alain Trudel, James Burton, and Joshua Gersen.

Based in Houston, Texas, international performer and award-winning soloist, Charlotte Povey, is one of the most sought-out young hornists in the south. Having spent her summers playing in premiere music festivals — including the Trentino Music Festival in Italy, the Atlantic Music Festival, where she was a Resident Artist Fellow, and Texas Music Festival, as an orchestral fellow.

Meredith Moore is an international musician with a diverse and prolific career as a horn player and music educator. Meredith is the former Associate Principal Horn with the Hawaii Symphony and currently a freelance musician in New York City.

A native of Florida, William Bard holds a Bachelor of Music degree in horn performance from the Eastman School of Music (where he also received the coveted Performer's Certificate), as well as a Master of Music degree in horn performance from the Mannes School of Music (where he was one of only four students in his class to receive the Orchestral Achievement Award).

Hello! My name is Seth Shumate. I graduated from the San Francisco Conservatory of music and am an experienced freelancer from the Bay Area. I've appeared with groups such as: Stockton Symphony, Marin Symphony, Modesto Symphony, and the San Francisco Opera. I also toured with the show: Blast! In Japan during the 2024 summer.

Member of the Metropolitan Opera Horn Section since 1973, Marlboro Festival, New Hampshire Music Festival, and many more. Many solo and chamber music recordings, including Brahms Sonatas (transcribed by me and published by International Music). I also commissioned, premiered and recorded the Eric Ewazen Horn Sonata with the composer at the keyboard.

Most people don’t struggle because they lack talent—they’ve just never been shown how to control what they’re doing. I’m a friendly, down-to-earth music coach with over 40 years of performing experience and 30+ years of teaching. I trained at Berklee College of Music and the Pennsylvania Governor’s School for the Arts, and I’ve worked with musicians from New York City, Los…