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Brass Teachers
Brass Teachers
The Music Shoppe of Champaign
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Kevin Kierspe
Trumpet Instructor | Champaign, IL
Kevin believes that, in today’s musical landscape, every musician should strive to be well-rounded and knowledgeable in multiple styles (Classical, Jazz, Latin, etc.). He emphasizes that every fundamental should be approached as musically as possible, with a focus on good sound and phrasing.
He is excited to begin working at The Music Shoppe and looks forward to helping musicians of all levels and experience grow and develop!
Lea Humphreys
French Horn Instructor | Champaign, IL
Lea Humphreys is current pursuing her doctorate in Horn Performance and Literature at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where she is studying with Bernhard Scully. A native of Maryland, she received her bachelor’s in Horn Performance at the University of Maryland, where her primary teachers were Gregory Miller and Phil Munds. She went on to receive her masters in Horn Performance from the University of Michigan, where she studied with Adam Unsworth and Bryan Kennedy.
Lea has had numerous experiences performing experience from participating in multiple ensembles at each school she attended. Groups include the Maryland Symphony Orchestra, University of Michigan Symphony Band, University of Illinois Symphony Orchestra, and the University of Illinois Graduate Brass Quintet. Along with performing, Lea has been teaching for the last 7 years including private lessons, horn supplemental class, and brass quintet coaching.
Stacey Peterik
Low Brass Instructor | Champaign, IL
Joshua Dolney
Trumpet Instructor | Champaign, IL
Joshua Dolney is a recent doctoral graduate from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where he studied Trumpet Performance and Literature with Charles Daval. Born in Texas, Joshua graduated with a bachelor's in Music Education from Texas Tech University, where he studied with Will Strieder. He later graduated with a master's in Trumpet Performance from Oklahoma City University under Michael Anderson.
Joshua has 7 years of teaching experience in private lessons, trumpet supplemental courses, trumpet ensemble coaching, and brass quintet coaching. Alongside this experience, Joshua has experience playing with various ensembles, including chamber groups such as the Blackwelder Brass Quintet, the University of Illinois Graduate Brass Quintet, the University of Illinois Graduate Trumpet Ensemble, and the Paragon Ragtime Orchestra. He also has 5 years of professional playing experience with several orchestras, including Sinfonia da Camera, the Champaign Urbana Symphony Orchestra, the Danville Symphony Orchestra, the Millikin Decatur Symphony Orchestra, the Midland Symphony Orchestra, the Heartland Festival Orchestra, and the Illinois Symphony Orchestra.
Drew Wolgemuth
Low Brass Instructor | Champaign, IL
Drew Wolgemuth is a graduate student at the University of Illinois. Before moving to Illinois, Drew was the professor of trombone at Commonwealth University in Mansfield, PA, from 2019–2026, where he taught trombone and euphonium and was the principal trombone in the Great Lakes Wind Symphony. Drew has performed with many orchestras, wind ensembles, and jazz bands in Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Maryland. Highlights of Drew’s trombone playing include the Marching Ravens, the official marching band of the Baltimore Ravens, and touring the U.S. with the King’s Brass, playing over 150 concerts in 25 states. As a soloist, Drew has performed with high school, community, and university ensembles. Drew began teaching in 2012 and continues to provide instruction for all ages, helping brass players break through the mechanical boundaries of their instruments to become fully expressive musicians.
When Drew isn’t playing trombone, you can find him making a mess of the kitchen, normally under the guise of baking sourdough bread!