I AM A JAZZ SWING TRUMPETER, AND TRUMPET TEACHER.  MY PASSION IS 40'S SWING, INFLUENCES ARE HARRY JAMES, RANDY BROOKS, ROY ELDRIDGE, CHARLIE SPIVAK, ZIGGY ELMAN, AND MORE, THEY WERE GREAT TRUMPETERS OF THE 30'S AND 40'S, EACH WITH AN AMAZING DISTINCT SOUND, WHICH I HAVE DEVELOPED INTO MY OWN DISTINCT SOUND, MORE TOWARDS THE HARRY JAMES SOUND, VERY MELODIC AND LYRICAL. I HAVE PLAYED WITH MANY BIG BANDS AND TOURED. I AM CURRENTLY PLAYING LEAD TRUMPET AND SOLOIST WITH A 19 PIECE JAZZ SWING ORCHESTRA WITH TWO INCREDIBLE VOCALISTS, PLAYING GIGS IN THE VENTURA COUNTY AREA.

I TEACH THE ART OF TRUMPET PLAYING, TECHNIQUE, PHRASING, TOUNGING, SLURRING, AND MANY MORE EXERCISES THAT MAKE YOU HAVE COMPLETE CONTROL OVER YOUR INSTRUMENT. I ALSO TEACH TO PLAY WITH PASSION AND FEELING AND FOR YOU TO ENJOY YOUR INSTRUMENT. AS YOU PROGRESS IT GETS MORE EXCITING, AND YOU JUST CAN'T WAIT TO PICK THAT TRUMPET UP AND PLAY. I HAVE A LOT OF PATIENCE AND RESPECT THE LEVELS YOU ARE ON, AND MAKE EVERY LESSON A FUN AND EXCITING TIME. I PLAY ALONG ALSO MAKING EVERY NOTE YOU PLAY A DUET, WHETHER SCALES OR SONGS, LOVE TO HARMONIZE AND DO COUNTERPOINT MELODIES AGAINST WHAT YOU ARE PLAYING, TEACHING YOU TO FOCUS AND PLAY YOUR PART WITHOUT BEING DISTRACTED WITH ANOTHER MELODY PLAYING SIMUTANEOUSLY.

I BELIEVE THE INSTRUMENT SHOULD BE FUN AND ENJOYABLE, NO STRESS ATMOSPHERE AND LEARN AT YOUR OWN PACE, THE REWARDS CAN BE INCREDIBLE.

MY NAME IS ARON KELLY AND HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU, AND BE ABLE TO GIVE YOU THE MOST REWARDING, TEACHING, AND TRUMPET EXPERIENCE YOU HAVE EVER HAD.