Scott Moore

Scott Moore has enjoyed a long career as a teaching musician. He was department chair for six years and taught courses in pedagogy, music history, music theory, music technology and popular music. In a 30-year career he performed over a thousand performances with two top American orchestras. Currently he enjoys performing with the Compass Rose Brass Ensemble.

Dr. Moore enjoys thinking and writing on topics of trombone pedagogy, musicianship, and mindset. The most important aspect for his students to learn is the joy of creating excellent work. While musicians are trained in the concepts of breathing, intonation, rhythm, sound, and phrasing that are familiar in most of the world's leading music schools, what comes as a surprise are the methods employed to inspire students to conquer self-doubt and other destructive thought habits.

Moore is the only bass trombonist to have studied at the Juilliard School's Professional Studies program (now no longer offered) and holds Doctor of Musical Arts and Master of Music degrees from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. Former teachers include Tony Chipurn, James E. Roberts, Arnold Jacobs, Don Harwood, Marie Speziale and Edward Treutel (a student of Herbert L. Clark). In addition to maintaining the trombone studio, he is conductor of the Gustavus Trombone Choir.

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