David Summer Experienced Teacher Music Lessons Education, Groton, MA

David Summer - Experienced Teacher

Music Lessons, Beginning Intermediate & Advanced

Along with a degree in music education, David Summer brings to his teaching over 30 years of teaching and performance experience. David's music teaching includes private trumpet lessons and flute lessons as well as instruction and tutoring in elementary and advanced Music Theory and Music Technology. All of these private music lessons are tailored to each individual student's interests and ability.

Private Flute Lessons

See more information about taking private flute lessons from David Summer.

David teaches the trumpet and flute to students of all ages, children and adults. He takes pride in his patience and his ability to encourage, motivate and inspire his students. He enjoys playing along with his students and teaching by example.

David can help with your music reading, practicing and performance skills. He can show you techniques that will improve your sight reading as well as advise you on the most effective ways of practicing your instrument. As a musician who is an active performer, David can show you how to play your best while performing in front of an audience.

He can also help you prepare for a special performance or audition. David has helped many younger flute students and trumpet students gain admission to Massachusetts schools district bands. He has assisted high school seniors, who are going on to major in music, with their college music school audition pieces.

Private Trumpet Lessons

See more information about taking private trumpet lessons from David Summer.

David has also taught many classical and jazz instrumentalists the art of improvisation. He uses play along materials to make improvising fun and combines playing with ear training so students learn how to hear chord changes and recognize musical patterns. Music students with an interest in jazz improvisation will be able to learn this skill, even with no previous jazz experience. Students interested in classical music can learn how to improvise a descant part to a hymn tune or to enhance a baroque sonata with improvised embellishments.

Playing an instrument can be a constructive, rewarding, life long hobby or avocation. Taking private instrumental music lessons from an experienced, professional teacher is the best way for a music student to reach his or her full playing potential.

David has taught music lessons to students at all levels from beginning flutists and brass students to professional players. He has advised professional musicians on the business aspects of being a musician and has helped adult "comeback" players revitalize their interest in the flute or trumpet. David has also helped many adult beginners discover the joy of playing an instrument. He makes full use of the wide range of resources that technology has to offer today's music teacher, including podcasting, sequenced MIDI accompaniments, notation software, portable recording devices and more.

David believes in providing all students with a firm musical foundation. He incorporates elementary music fundamentals such as scales and related musical pattern studies into all of his teaching. He also includes elementary and advanced music theory studies to help the student feel more comfortable and confident in any musical environment. David is certified by the Massachusetts State Department of Education as a Music Teacher for all grade levels.

Most of all, David makes learning music fun.

See more information on taking private trumpet lessons or private flute lessons from David Summer.

David also offers beginning, intermediate and advanced instruction and tutoring in Music Theory and Music Technology, including computer based recording. David Summer is the author of several articles on Music Technology and Education that have been published in leading music magazines including Recording Magazine, Electronic Musician and The Instrumentalist Magazine.

David's Current Additional Teaching

Lawrence Academy, Groton MA
Richardson-Mees
Performing Arts Center

In addition to giving private music lessons, trumpet lessons and flute lessons, at his home music studio, David Summer conducts a Chamber Music Ensemble and provides brass sectional tutoring for the Jazz Band as part of the excellent music and fine arts program at the Lawrence Academy in Groton, MA. The outstanding Arts Program at the Lawrence Academy in Groton is under the direction of Steve Peisch. Visual Arts, Music Composition, Performance Ensembles, Theatre Arts and Dance classes are all offered at this excellent private school, located in the center of Groton, MA on 100 beautiful acres.

David rehearses the ensemble to prepare for concerts, creates custom instrumental music arrangements and produces recordings featuring the Lawrence Academy Chamber Music Ensemble. He also creates recordings as a practice aid for students. In addition, David uses his experience as a software developer to create and maintain a dedicated web page for the ensemble where he posts recorded material and communicates information about the Lawrence Academy Chamber Music Ensemble to students and parents.

David also recently served as mentor for a student from the Francis W. Parker Charter Essential School in Devens, MA. This student was doing his senior class project on computer based home music recording. David provided instruction, advice and assistance on creating a musical arrangement, recording the individual tracks and mixing the student's recording.

Instrumental Doubling, Trombone Trumpet Flute

Read what David has to say about instrumental doubling and selecting an instrument as a double. Including information on how doubling on wind instruments effects a brass and woodwind player's embouchure as well as some things school band music teachers should keep in mind when helping students are make their instrument selections. Also see extensive information on brass instrument mutes including sample trumpet mute sound clips and pictures of various types of trumpet mutes.

Information on Massachusetts District Bands & The Massachusetts Music Educators Association

Massachusetts music teachers, music students and performing musicians are fortunate to have a strong state organization for music teachers in the Massachusetts Music Educators Association (MMEA). Each year the MMEA organizes and presents instrumental and vocal concerts featuring some of the best middle school and high school music students in the state.

With the assistance of their music lesson teachers, MA middle school music students audition for the opportunity to perform with other outstanding students in the Massachusetts Junior District band, string orchestra, jazz band or chorus. MA high school music students are afforded a similar opportunity to participate in auditions for the Massachusetts Senior District band, string orchestra, jazz band or chorus.

The Music Educators Association divides Massachusetts into five districts, MMEA Eastern District, MMEA Western District, MMEA Central District, MMEA Northeastern District and MMEA Southeastern District, with each district having their own auditions and concerts at a local public school.

The Senior District Festival fall 2010 audition pieces for the Eastern District have been announced. The trumpet audition piece is the Trumpet Sonata, by Flor Peeters, 1st and 2nd movements. The flute audition piece is Danse de la Chevre for solo flute by Arthur Honegger.

High school music students from all over MA can also audition for the Massachusetts All State Festival band, orchestra, jazz band or chorus. The Massachusetts All State 2011 Festival auditions will be held at the Shrewsbury MA High School on January 29, 2011.

New Hampshire also has an organization for music educators in the New Hampshire Music Educators Association (NHMEA). This music education association seeks to improve the quality of music teaching and learning and provide leadership in advocacy for music education in NH. The NHMEA held it's All State Music Festival & Spring Conference at Concord High School in Concord NH on April 8-10 2010.

There is a good amount of competition for the available seats in all of these groups. The best students work hard, often with their private music lesson instructors, on their solo audition pieces. Studying, practicing for and going through the audition process by itself is an excellent musical, learning experience.

The Massachusetts Music Educators Association is the MA unit of the Music Educators National Conference (MENC). The MENC is the national association for music education, providing information and resources for all music educators across the country.

All music lessons are given in a music studio located in David's home in Groton MA, 01450. This location is conveniently located for students looking for music lessons in Acton MA, Littleton MA, Westford MA and Concord MA. David's teaching studio is also easily accessible to students in Massachusetts from, in or near Acton MA 01718 01719 01720, Ashby MA 01431, Ayer MA 01432 01434, Bedford MA 01730 01731, Billerica MA 01821 01822 01862, Bolton MA 01740, Boxborough MA 01719, Carlisle MA 01741, Chelmsford MA 01824, Clinton MA 01510, Concord MA 01742, Devens MA 01432 01434, Dracut MA 01826, Dunstable MA 01827, Fitchburg MA 01420, Groton MA 01450 01471 01470, Harvard MA 01451, Hudson MA 01749, Lancaster MA 01523, Leominster MA 01453, Lincoln MA 01773, Littleton MA 01460, Lowell MA 01850 01851 01852 01853 01854, Lunenburg MA 01462, Maynard MA 01754, Pepperell MA 01463, Shirley MA 01464, Sterling MA 01564, Stow MA 01775, Sudbury MA 01776, Tewksbury MA 01876, Townsend MA 01469 01474, Tyngsboro MA 01879, Westford MA 01886 and surrounding towns, as well as towns local to southern New Hampshire, including Brookline NH 03033, Greenville NH 03048, Hollis NH 03049, Hudson NH 03051, Mason NH 03048, and Nashua NH 03060 03061 03062 03063 03064. Also the Worcester MA area, Boston MA area, MetroWest area and nearby towns.