My role as a teacher is to guide my students on their pathway to success in life. Students will learn that hard work and persistence will always reward them with progress toward their short-term and long-term goals. There are three cornerstones to my teaching: ownership, musicianship, and fundamentals. Every student has a different background, set of experiences, goals, and desires, so every student should be treated uniquely and individually. The most important aspect of doing anything in life is taking full ownership. In terms of musicianship, the pedagogical method of my teaching is based on regular and balanced attention to the core elements of horn playing (being in tune, in time, with a good sound) and informed musical decisions from a theoretical background. The theory professor is one of the first people I want to build a working relationship with at a university. In terms of fundamentals, focusing on the desired sound one wants and building a solid foundation (efficient tone production, fingering technique, harmonic series, scales) teaches students to be consistent in their approach to the horn. I believe that constant improvement and eventual success begin in the daily application of routine and weekly etudes and solos to inspire and challenge the student in between lessons. My goal is not to teach students to play the repertoire but to teach them to be musicians who can play any piece of music. Students will learn HOW to practice this way. I expect my students to be on the path of self-discipline, working every day to be better than they were the day before.