<p>Hi. This question is more in general than it is for my own guidance, but I was just wondering which schools had the best trombone professors? I know Ithaca is very strong in trombone, and I suspect the uber-selective all-around ones like Julliard are pretty good. Any others? How's the prof at Rice?</p>
<p>I have no personal knowledge of this, but I suspect there must be someone very good at Eastman because it seems that almost every year at least one really outstanding trombone player from S's old music school goes there. There is an excellent trombone teacher at this school and last year the four seniors in his honors ensemble went to Juilliard, Eastman, Oberlin and DePaul.</p>
<p>Manhattan School of Music has good t-bone teachers (at least one teaches at Juilliard also). Rice, Northwestern both have good teachers. So does NEC. Temple has good t-bone teachers also.</p>
<p>You might also look at San Francisco Conservatory. I am usually very hesitant to recommend this school because when I lived there their program was so patchy, put their brass (and trombones in particular) have always been very strong. I have many friends who have studied there, and they are all excellent players. The teachers are Mark Lawrence, Paul Welcomer, and John Engelkes from SFS, and Jeff Budin from SF Ballet. The faculty includes most of the SFS brass section.</p>
<p>Love Jeff and Mark (and I don't have a trombone player, but do have a brass player). They are great players and wonderful, kind, lovely people. Their students are very devoted to them.</p>
<p>I have worked with Per Brevig several times as a conductor, and he is on the trombone faculty at Juilliard, Manhattan, and Mannes. He is a terrific musician, and considered something of a god in the trombone world. He was principal bone in the Met orchestra for 25 years. A simple google search will tell you a lot about him. </p>
<p>Best of luck!</p>
<p>Indiana University has 3 trombone professors, 2 of whom are very widely known and respected in the world of trombonists - Carl Lenthe and M. Dee Stewart.</p>