BRIAN VAN STAVERN

TEACHES
Trumpet/Cornet
French Horn
Trombone
Bass Trombone
Baritone/Euphonium
Tuba 

AGES
9 – Adult

EDUCATION
Hamline University, 1976-78
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, 1980-82 

CURRENT OPENINGS
Tuesdays (online only)
No Availability

Wednesdays (online only)
No Availability

Thursdays (in person or online)
3:30pm - 4:30pm, 7:00pm - 7:30pm

WORDS TO DESCRIBE MY TEACHING STYLE
Patient
Flexible
Experienced
Knowledgeable

Brian has 30+ years of teaching experience and performance experience covering a wide range of styles. Brian enjoys teaching a variety of styles in his lessons, incorporating jazz and popular music in lessons where appropriate and according to the interest of students. 

A typical lesson will start with a short embouchure warm-up followed by scales or patterns for a total of about a 5-10 minute warm-up.  After that, exercises and etudes for about 10 minutes followed by duets and repertoire for another 10 minutes or so.

In his spare time Brian enjoys cooking and traveling.