Bill Park Music Studio
About Bill Park
Bill Park - trombonist, clinician and music educator, served as Director of Jazz Studies at Seattle Pacific University from 1997 to 2012. In addition to directing the SPU Jazz Ensemble, Bill also instructed the low brass studio, jazz improvisation and brass pedagogy.
Active in music education, Mr. Park is in demand as a clinician, adjudicator, guest artist and has served as an artist in residence for the Seattle Public Schools, working with at risk students in low income areas of the metropolitan Seattle area.
Bill has performed with such distinguished artists as Greg Adams, Bobby Shew, George Cables and Ashley Alexander and with the San Diego Light Opera, Plano Texas Chamber Orchestra, Federal Way Symphony, Orchestra Seattle, Brass Reflections Quintet, the Hal Crook Big Band, The Jim Cutler Jazz Orchestra, The Smith-Staelens Big Band and the Windjammer Jazz Orchestra.
Mr. Park received his musical training while attending San Diego State University and studied trombone with James Prindle, Mearle Hogg, Stephen Fissel, Vincent Clarke and Stewart Dempster.
Welcome to the Bill Park low brass studio!
Together we work to:
Develop musical skills to enjoy music creativity and performance for a lifetime!
Improve technical skills to better enjoy and express ourselves musically.
Learn to listen critically to music and evaluate musical performances.
Improve performance/practice techniques and goal setting skills.
Have fun learning new music and performing for friends and family!
Lessons
Lessons are given in Edmonds, near downtown and Yost Park. Parents are always welcome to attend the lessons at any time or sit and enjoy the relaxing view of Puget Sound.
Lessons for Tenor/Bass Trombone, Euphonium (baritone) and Tuba. Studies include both jazz and
classical literature.
Lessons are given once each week and are available for half and full hour durations.
In each lesson we work on tone production, technical studies, solo/duet repertoire and improvisation. We may also work on school music as needed.
Students are coached for solo, ensemble and honor band participation.
Achievements
Students have participated in the following:
All State Honor Band/Orchestra
All Northwest Honor Jazz Band
All State Solo/Ensemble Festival
Grammy High School Honor Jazz Ensemble
Disney All American College Band
Scholarships awarded to students at:
Amherst College
Lawrence University
North Texas State University
Seattle Pacific University
Cal State Northridge
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
University of Arizona
Central Washington University
University of Idaho
