THE UTC TRUMPET VOLUNTARY
A place for celebrating the Trumpet Studio at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
"Life is something like a trumpet. If you don't put anything in, you won't get anything out."
William Christopher Handy
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UTC Trumpet Ensemble at the 2012 Trumpet Festival of the Southeast
From left to right: Stephanie Massingale, Nick Wysong, Andy Maden, Taylor Freeman, Trevor Hayes, Cory Dalton, April Carrillo, Dr. Schafer
Dr. Erika L. Schafer
Trumpet Instructor, Jazz Band Director
Assistant Director of Bands
Fine Arts Center 104
(423) 425-4641
Erika-Schafer@utc.edu
Education
- D.M.A. Trumpet Performance, The Catholic University of America
- M.M. Trumpet Performance, Yale University
- B.M. Music Education, The University of Massachusetts at Amherst
Dr. Erika L. Schafer is in her fourth year as Trumpet Instructor and Assistant Director of Bands at UTC. She teaches trumpet lessons, directs the Jazz Band and Trumpet Ensemble, and is the Assistant Director of the Marching Band and Pep Band. She also performs regularly with the Chattanooga Symphony and the UTC Faculty Brass Quintet. She is a founding member of New Dischord, a Chattanooga-based performing ensemble featuring new music in collaboration with other artists. Furthermore, she is a frequent guest clinician and adjudicator. This includes serving as Associate Artist Faculty for the 2010 National Trumpet Competition, judging the 2009 MTNA Tennessee Brass Chamber Music and Young Artist Brass Competitions, and directing the second All-Middle Tennessee High School Jazz Band in 2009. Highlights of her time at UTC include hosting Jeff Coffin, saxophonist with Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, and his group Mu'tet as guest artists as well as Thomas Hooten, principal trumpet of the Atlanta Symphony, and the performance of the UTC Trumpet Ensemble at the Trumpet Festival of the Southeast in 2010 at the University of Alabama.
Prior to her position at UTC, Dr. Schafer was a member of the United States Navy Band in Washington, D.C. where she was a featured soloist and performed with several chamber ensembles including the U.S. Navy Band Brass Quartet and the Joint Services Brass Quintet. She was also active in several orchestras in the D.C. area including the McLean Symphony Orchestra, the Fairfax Symphony Orchestra, the Folger Consort, and the Orchestra of the 17th Century. She is a former student of the Aspen Music Festival and School. Her primary teachers include Chris Gekker, Steven Hendrickson, Allan Dean, Louis Ranger, and Walter Chesnut.
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April Carrillo - freshman, attended North Side HS, political science and criminal justice major, april-carrillo@mocs.utc.edu
Cory Dalton - freshman, attended Grainger HS, music education major, cory-dalton@mocs.utc.edu
Taylor Franklin - freshman, attended Carter HS, music education major, taylor-franklin@mocs.utc.edu
Taylor Freeman - sophomore, attended Chattanooga Center for Creative Arts, music education major, james-freeman@mocs.utc.edu
Trevor Hayes - sophomore, attended Science Hill HS, music education major, trevor-hayes@mocs.utc.edu
Bryan Higgins - senior, attended Hixson HS, business major, bryan-higgins@mocs.utc.edu
Andrew Maden - senior, attended Sullivan South HS, music education major, andrew-maden@mocs.utc.edu
Stephanie Massingale - freshman, attended Copper Basin HS, music education major, stephanie-massingale@mocs.utc.edu
Dr. Schafer - erika-schafer@utc.eduNicholas Wysong - senior, attended Soddy Daisy HS, music education major, nicholas-wysong@mocs.utc.edu
MUSIC EDUCATOR RESOURCES
See links below. I can provide a free masterclass at your school (within driving distance). I also give private lessons. Feel free to contact me with any questions.
Description of Initial Lesson for Beginning Trumpeter
Common Problems and Solutions with Beginning Trumpeters
Common Problems and Solutions with High School Trumpeters
Select Problems and Solutions with Advanced Players
Common Problems and Solutions with Trumpeters in Band or Orchestra
Recommended Trumpets and Mouthpieces for Different Ability Levels and Prices
Tuning Tendencies Relating to the Overtone Series with Solutions
Lesson sample #5: Dr. Schafer and Cory Dalton on soft playing
Audio of trumpet playing not necessarily an accurate representation of true sound
APRIL TRUMPET STUDENT OF THE MONTH
Nick Wysong is currently in his fourth year at UTC and is a music education major. He is the recipient of the Stanton Palmer Trumpet Scholarship and the UTC Assistant Principal Trumpet Scholarship. He plays lead trumpet in jazz band and is also in wind ensemble, concert band, orchestra, trumpet ensemble, brass quintet, marching band, and pep band. Recently he performed Arban’s Carnival of Venice on a music student recital. Nick first heard this piece in 8th grade through a recording by Wynton Marsalis. He instantly fell in love with it because of its technical challenges, and the recording inspired him to become more serious about the trumpet. He was amazed that the trumpet could do that. Nick plans on going to graduate school for trumpet performance.
Thomas Hooten, principal trumpet of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, with members of the UTC Trumpet Studio, February 2010
From left to right: Brandy Johnson, Andrew Maden, Nicholas Wysong, Jonathan Wysong, Kevin Chance, Adam Stephens, Thomas Hooten, Erika Schafer
DR. SCHAFER'S VIRTUAL STUDIO
ESSENTIAL METHOD BOOKS:
Complete Conservatory Method by J.B. Arban
Technical Studies by H.L. Clarke
Daily Drills and Technical Studies by Max Schlossberg
2011 Marching Mocs Trumpet Section