David Summer
is a graduate of the University of Lowell School of Music and
has been working as a professional musician for over 35 years.
David engages in a wide range of musical activities including teaching, performing, recording and writing.
David engages in a wide range of musical activities including teaching, performing, recording and writing.
Performing Musician
As a performing musician, David specializes in
playing trumpet and flute for church services
and other ceremonial occasions.
He has performed professionally as a Trumpeter and Flutist for hundreds of church services at 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.
Music Teacher - Music Lessons - Trumpet Lessons - Flute Lessons
Quality music lessons, including
private trumpet lessons and
private flute lessons,
are offered at David's home music studio located in Groton, Massachusetts.
David is a patient, caring, highly experienced teacher.
He expertly motivates his music students, children and adults, in all their
music lessons,
encouraging students to achieve their greatest playing potential though positive encouragement and example.
David is certified as a Highly Qualified Music Teacher for all grade levels by the Massachusetts State Department of Education.
He teaches
classical and jazz trumpet lessons as well as
classical and jazz flute lessons
and offers the option of a flexible music lesson schedule for busy adult students.
With over three decades of professional teaching experience,
David has helped hundreds of students, children and adults, beginning and advanced, discover the fun and joy of making music.
See more information about taking quality private
flute lessons or
trumpet lessons
from experienced teacher David Summer.
Recording Musician
David creates audio recordings,
of his own compositions and others, using his computer based multi-track home recording studio.
He also has made several live performance location recordings of his professional performance activities.
In addition, David 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
flute play along duets.
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
trumpet play along duets.
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.
Author - Music Technology and Education
David is also an accomplished author on the subjects of Music Technology and Music Education.
His many published works include articles on audio recording, music education, music technology and software development.
These informative articles have been published in leading music technology and music education magazines, including
Recording Magazine,
Electronic Musician and
The Instrumentalist Magazine.