Jimmie has just agreed to come in earlier! This means we now have openings as late as 2:45 (and earlier) Wednesdays for private lessons in drums, trumpet, trombone, or voice with Jimmie!

 

After high school, Jimmie received his Bachelor’s degree in trumpet performance at San Diego State University. While pursuing a life as a freelance trumpet player, Jimmie performed with the San Fernando Symphony and various churches around the southern California area. During his performance career, Jimmie was also teaching private lessons and at three public schools. That’s when he realized that his true calling was to teach music rather than continue to seek a performance lifestyle. Jimmie then enrolled in the Longy School of Music of Bard College. After graduating with his masters of arts in teaching, Jimmie has been a music director for the Crescenta Valley Adventist School and La Canada High School.

 

In addition to his expeerience in education and classical music, Jimmie spent many years making music in rock and metal bands drums, bass, and vocals, and he brings lots of important experience to the table and our students!

 

Jimmie currently works with a handful of local professional vocalists and one local professional musician/educator/producer on voice. And they are all diggin it!