Laurie Carpenter

Trumpet Lessons The Hague - Delft

Hi  I'm Laurie Carpenter. From the age of 7, I trained as a classical trumpet player, and then developed an interest in jazz at 13. I have a Bachelors in Classical music from London, and a Jazz Bachelors and Masters from the Netherlands. 

Personal Lesson Plan

Whether you have a young child who has developed an interest in the trumpet, or you are a working professional who just fancies a new hobby, or anyone in-between, I will develop lesson plans tailor made to you. 

Trial Lesson 

During a trial lesson, we’ll talk about your goals and experience, play together, and identify what you need to progress. Feel free to bring any piece or material you’re currently working on. 

Beginners

For beginners, I take the time to let you get acquainted with the trumpet, learning repertoire, simple theory and technique, gradually moving to more advanced studies and incorporating jazz into the equation.

Jazz

My jazz lessons start with the basics - learning jazz harmony, the appropriate scales and getting a taste for the jazz language, common repertoire and the tradition.

Challenge

As you advance, we will explore more challenging rhythm, harmony and melody. Learning musical transcription (the process of writing down sounds on to paper) is crucial for development and also covered in lessons as well as mental-practise. For trumpet players the true key to success.

Intermediate - Advanced

My lessons consist of trumpet technique, i.e gaining the facility to be able to meet the demands of professional trumpet playing and the knowledge to deal with the daily struggles of what is essentially a very demanding instrument.

The lessons include:

Breathing, posture, embouchure, articulation, long tones, sound production, flexibility, finger dexterity, endurance, scales/arpeggios, sight-reading and ear training and improvisation. It is important to develop everyday fundamental routines: keeping in shape, as well as devising formalised structures within trumpet practise.

The often heard phrase

"it's not how long you practise but how and what" - which is incredibly relevant to trumpet players.

Flexible and able to travel

I live in the Hague and teach from my apartment, but am happy to travel to another location if it’s convenient. Home trumpet lessons in The Hague and Delft may be arranged.

Help buying the right trumpet!

When starting out, choosing what trumpet to buy can be confusing and sometimes stressful. I am happy to give advice and accompany you to a music shop, to ensure the choice you make is right for you.

About Laurie

Born and raised in the colourful and vibrant seaside city of Brighton (UK), Laurie Carpenter began playing the trumpet aged 7 and grew up playing in the local Brighton and London music scene. He studied classical music at Royal Holloway University of London where he graduated with honours and won the Dame Felicity Lott award for performance in 2014.

Netherlands

Since then he has resided in the Netherlands playing and studying with many musicians from the Dutch and European jazz scene. In 2016 he graduated from Codarts Conservatory Cum Laude having studied formally under the Dutch jazz-master Jarmo Hoogendijk amongst others.

Cum Laude

In 2018 he graduated with a master’s degree from the Conservatorium van Amsterdam receiving the highest mark ever to be given by the department. 

Band leader

As a band-leader his quartet received 3rd place at the Leiden Jazz Competition in 2016 and in the same year made an appearance at North Sea Jazz Festival. In 2018, his quintet was selected as finalists of both the Keep-an-Eye Jazz Awards and the prestigious Dutch Jazz Competition. To date he has made numerous appearances at jazz venues and festivals in and around the Netherlands and currently resides in The Hague (NL) teaching students, giving performances and making music with friends.