APEX Trumpet Symposium
APEX is North America’s premier in-person summer trumpet symposium. From the majestic heights of Tennessee’s Smoky Mountains, a stone’s throw from Knoxville, participants hone their creative voices in a stunning mountaintop lodge. Participants enjoy private lessons, topic lectures, non-traditional interactive masterclasses from world-class artists, time for individual practice, and trumpet ensembles all taking place in a positive, supportive, and collegial environment.
Re-imagine a positive, constructive, creative approach to your playing.
Prepare for recitals and auditions; reinvigorate your technique; challenge your assumptions; receive feedback from world-class artists.
Special Topics: Power and Range, Flexibility, Audition Preparation, Excerpt Development, Constructing a Routine, Conception and arranging of commercial horn lines
Artists: Phil Smith, Nathan Warner, Nadje Noordhuis, Marie Speziale, Brandon Craswell, Summer Camargo
Private Lessons: Three lessons (one with each core artist)
Guaranteed participation: Multiple masterclasses, trumpet ensemble, daily warmup classes,
symposium forums, and more