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Brass Teachers
The Music Shoppe of Normal
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Trevor Gould
Trumpet Instructor | Normal, IL
Trevor Gould graduated from Illinois State University with a Master’s in both Trumpet Performance and Jazz Performance and currently serves as the auditorium director for the ISU School of Music. While studying, his responsibilities included recording technician, trumpet section leader, wind ensemble section leader, lead trumpet in jazz, graduate brass quintet member, and symphony orchestra trumpet. He served as president of the trumpet club on campus, aided in daily routines of the trumpet studio on campus, and is an active member of the International Trumpet Guild. Trevor continues to gig with a local Funk Band and has attended conferences across the world such as Orvieto Musica, Brass Junkies Brass Talks, Midwest Trumpet Festival, ITG conference, and the National Trumpet Competition.
Throughout his 10 years of teaching, Trevor has developed the following philosophy: “Know your stuff; know who you’re stuffing; and stuff em’.” Trevor is an expert in his craft and focuses on understanding his students needs to enable their success. A variety of Trevor’s students have achieved Arkansas and Illinois All-states, competed at national levels, and continued into their own music careers.
Allison Hoffman
French Horn Instructor | Normal, IL
Allison Hoffman is a French horn player and elementary music teacher based in Bloomington-Normal, Illinois. She recently graduated Summa Cum Laude from Illinois State University with a bachelor’s degree in music education and studied under Dr. Rachel Hockenberry. Allison has performed on horn with a multitude of groups in central Illinois including, but not limited to, the Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra, Heartland Festival Orchestra, Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra, Peoria Municipal Band, and the Sycamore Brass Quintet. Allison also works as a full-time elementary music teacher in the Lincoln-Elementary School District #27 in Lincoln, Illinois. Her pedagogy in both her public school teaching and private lessons includes being flexible, patient, and positive with students while providing a plan of study that maintains high expectations for continuous success.
Michael Archer
Trombone Instructor | Normal, IL
Michael graduated from Bradley University in 2014 with degrees in Music Business and Trombone Performance. Originally from Peoria, Illinois, he has performed throughout the Midwest in various capacities for many years.
Among other things, he regularly plays for professional Broadway tours that come through the Central Illinois area, including Mary Poppins, White Christmas, and Wicked. Michael specializes in performing with symphony orchestras, pit orchestras, concert bands, jazz big bands, and chamber music ensembles.