Midcoast School Of Music offers personalized lesson plans and one-on-one instruction with some of the finest musicians in New England, focusing on mechanics, theory, and performance. Below, you’ll see the instructors available for brass lessons and have a chance to learn more about them. For more information regarding available lesson times at either of our campuses, please fill out the contact form at the bottom of this page.
Mark Tipton
Trumpeter Mark Tipton is active as a performer, educator, composer and producer in Portland, Maine. He holds a B.M. from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music and an M.M. from Mannes College The New School for Music. He is also an alumnus of the 2005 Henry Mancini Institute at UCLA, where he performed with musicians such as Doc Severinsen, Christian McBride, Quincy Jones, Bobby McFerrin, and the late Ray Barretto. Mark leads the Mark Tipton Jazz Quartet, a 7-piece Chamber Ensemble called “Les Sorciers Perdus,” and he co-leads the 19-piece Fogcutters Big Band. As an educator, he teaches at Colby College, the University of Maine Augusta, and through several local private schools. Mark is also a member of Jacob and the House of Fire, Grupo Mofongo, Over a Cardboard Sea, and the Colby Symphony Orchestra. His personal website is www.marktiptonmusic.com.
Jonathan Raymond
Jonathan Raymond grew up in Mapleton, Maine. At the age of three years old his mother noticed he had an interest in cornet. It was then they realized he had musical talent. When Jonathan was in fifth grade his mother insisted he take trumpet lessons. While Jonathan was in school he played in the concert band, jazz band, and marching band. He graduated from high school in 1984 and went to the University of Southern Maine as a music education major. During his years at USM, Jonathan studied trumpet privately with John Schnell. Jonathan was selected as principal trumpet in the USM Concert Band and Wind Ensemble. Jonathan has played in numerous community bands and ensembles over the years, as well as private functions. Currently he is a member of the Casco Bay Community Band. Jonathan resides in Southern Maine with his wife and four children. He teaches brass lessons privately, and has several students who are members of the University of Southern Maine Youth Ensembles.