Composition Teachers in Boulder

Austin’s piano journey has been far from traditional. He began playing piano at age 10 to participate in a rock band with his brothers. For his first five years of playing, Austin refused to learn sight-reading and picked up music primarily by ear. It wasn’t until accidentally joining his high school’s big band that he discovered his passion for jazz. He went on to perform in state competitions, accompany choirs and musicals, perform on KUVO radio, and eventually be awarded the Louis Armstrong and Semper Fidelis awards for musical excellence (a... Read More

Jerry is a Master of Music student majoring in jazz composition at the University of Northern Colorado with a Bachelor of Music with First Class Honours degree from St. Francis Xavier University in Canada. As a jazz composer, Jerry’s works had performed by various ensembles of UNC, including Jazz Lab Band I, II, and III, and the Spectrum Studio Orchestra. Jerry studies jazz composition under Professor Drew Zaremba and jazz guitar under Professor Steve Kovalcheck. Jerry has also been invited to present at the New Music Workshop of Symposium 2022... Read More