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David Summer is a graduate of the University of Lowell School of Music and has been working as a professional musician for over 30 years.
David engages in a wide range of musical activities.
Performing Musician
As a performer, David specializes in playing for church services and other ceremonial occasions.
He has performed professionally as a Trumpeter and Flutist for dozens of churches in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New Hampshire.
David is a classically trained musician.
However, he also brings to his performances a depth of musical experience having been a flutist and/or trumpet player in many different types of music ensembles including big bands, jazz ensembles, function bands, brass ensembles, flute ensembles and chamber groups.
In addition to playing for church services, David also specializes in performing as a
solo flutist for wedding ceremonies in a variety of locations.
Recording Musician
David creates audio recordings, of his own compositions and others, using his computer based home recording studio.
He also has made several live performance location recordings of his professional performance activities.
In addition, David currently produces two music education podcasts, consisting of instrumental duets.
One is a flute podcast presenting flute duets from a popular flute duet book, which are also available as play along versions.
This educational flute podcast is of particular value to flute students learning to play duets and flute teachers assigning duets to their students.
It's fun for all flutists and anyone who enjoys flute music.
The other music education podcast, a
trumpet podcast,
is an analogous version of the flute podcast, but for trumpet players.
These are trumpet duets, from the same duet book series and are also available as play along versions.
The educational trumpet podcast is also of particular value to trumpet students and trumpet teachers.
It's fun for all trumpeters and anyone who enjoys trumpet music.
Music Teacher
Private
trumpet lessons and
flute lessons
are offered at David's home music studio located in Groton, Massachusetts.
David is a patient, caring, experienced teacher. He motivates his students to achieve their playing potential though positive encouragement and example.
David is certified as a Music Teacher for all grade levels by the Massachusetts State Department of Education.
He teaches classical and jazz trumpet as well as classical and jazz flute and offers a flexible lesson schedule for busy adult students.
With over three decades of teaching experience, David has helped hundreds of students discover the joy of making music.
Author - Music Technology and Education
David is also an accomplished author on the subjects of Music Technology and Education.
His published works include articles on audio recording, music education, music technology and software development.
These articles have been published in leading music technology and music education magazines, including
Recording Magazine,
Electronic Musician and
The Instrumentalist Magazine.