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Instructor
Joined in
2017
Teaches at:
Levels Taught
All
Areas of Instruction
Trumpet, French Horn
Favorite Bands
Dave Matthews Band, Chicago, Earth Wind and Fire, Blood Sweat and Tears, Young Blood Brass Band
Education
Bachelor's of Music in Education with focus on trumpet performance from Greensboro College
Teaching Experience
Private Studio - 2002-Present, BAND/ORCHESTRA - 2012-Present - Jamestown MS, Brass Tech - 2002-Present - Ragsdale High School, BAND - 2003-2012 - Northeast Guilford MS
About CHRIS
I have been playing trumpet for about twenty-five years. I came to Greensboro in 1998 to attend Greensboro College as a music education major. While at Greensboro, I had Anita Cirba and Ken Wilmot as my trumpet teachers. I also worked with Benji Springs in his role as band director. While in college I had the opportunity to start the band program at a charter school in Rockingham County. I have taught in Guilford County for fifteen years at Northeast Middle School and am currently the band and orchestra director at Jamestown Middle School. I have had a private studio for about ten years in the Jamestown area. I perform weekly with the praise and worship band, Decided, at Jamestown Presbyterian Church, where I play guitar, bass, and of course, trumpet. I have worked with The Ragsdale High School Marching Tigers for about fifteen years as music tech, brass tech, drill/show designer, and composer/arranger. My wife, Elena, and I have three daughters, one each in elementary, middle, and high school. I am excited about the opportunity I have teaching at Music & Arts.