Hitz Academy
For the Musician Who Never Stops Learning
Welcome to Hitz Academy!
Inside the Practice Room: Do you ever get bored while practicing? Or perhaps you sometimes get frustrated when you aren’t making the kind of progress you know you could be? Maybe a little of both?
Learn actionable practicing strategies from the best musicians in the world with Inside the Practice Room! Get an unprecedented look into how they mentally stay between boredom and frustration, how they structure their practice sessions, how they tackle tricky passages, what technology they utilize, how they set up their practice space, and much more.
TEM Coaching: Do you get overwhelmed by the seemingly endless stream of YouTube channels and podcasts offering career advice and don’t know where to start? Get decisive and actionable advice on everything from building a website to finding your tribe with TEM Coaching workshops and take your career to the next level!
Winning the Audition: Are you putting in lots of hours in the practice room but still frustrated by a lack of success at professional auditions? Learn exactly what you need to do to win the big audition from musicians who have already done it.
Let players from the best orchestras and military bands in the world show you exactly how to structure your practicing leading up to the audition and how to mentally approach during the audition itself. Previous guests have included Principal Trumpet of the New York Philharmonic Chris Martin and Principal Tuba of the Philadelphia Orchestra Carol Jantsch.
Lessons: Are you the kind of student I’m looking to teach? I have very limited availablity for creative and driven musicians who are looking to push themselves creatively and find their artistic voice. I offer one- and two-lesson packages as well as a very limited number of weekly slots. Fill out a survey today to see if you’re the kind of student I’m interested in teaching.
Clinics: I have given over 1,000 clinics to high school bands across the country as well as at some of the finest music schools in the world including Juilliard, the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing and Yong Siew Toh Conservatory in Singapore.