Jarod has had the opportunity to perform at OMEA conference with the Wright State university Wind Symphony and in Orvietto, Italy with the Wright State University Trumpet Ensemble. Previously he has taught locally at Piqua, Shawnee, Greenville, Little Miami, Bishop Fenwick, and Deer Park High Schools.
My teaching revolves around making playing the horn as easy as possible so that you can focus on making music and having fun; not on whether or not you can play something.
"I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo. "So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.” ― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring
Use a metronome more than you want to, it is annoying but it keeps you honest. Also, find a way to make the hard and boring things fun.
Wright State University School of Music
August 2019