Based in New England, Scott Abrahamson is an accomplished performer, educator, and music industry businessman. Both a classically and jazz trained trumpeter, Scott demonstrates great versatility in a range of styles, and has performed extensively throughout the East Coast. He has also performed in the Mid-West, Canada, and Europe. To the latter, he performed at the North Sea and Montreux International Jazz Festivals in 1993. As a freelance musician in Southern New England, Scott has enjoyed enduring success in jazz combos, sacred music, big bands, chamber ensembles, and in pit orchestras. A past member of the Ocean State Pops Orchestra, Lakeside Brass, and Kindred Brass, Scott now performs with Intrepid Brass & Greenwich Bay Brass, and is having an absolute blast performing with his buddies in the DCAF Jazz Quartet! Scott is an artist and clinician for XO Professional Brass, a leading manufacturer of professional grade instruments. He performs exclusively on the XO 1602S and 1624S trumpets as well as on the XO 1646RL flugelhorn.
Primary Instrument
Trumpet
Willing to teach
Beginner to advanced
Credentials/Background
As a music educator, Scott enjoyed a long tenure as a very successful middle and high
school band director. Under his baton, his bands and jazz ensembles continuously
earned superior ratings at state level band festivals as well as top honors at regional
festivals. Scott also worked in education at the district adminstrative level as a
director of fine arts, and has served as an adjunct professor of music at Bay State
College and Fisher College. Scott is now on the team at one of New England's most
respected music retailers as Director of Education. It is there that he oversees all
outreach music education programs including teacher mentoring and professional
development as well as create opportunities for clinicians and artist-in-residence
programs.
Twice awarded a Governor's Citation for Teaching Excellence, Scott has been proud to
have had private studio students who consistently achieved highest rankings in
festivals and contests. He has written numerous articles which have been published in
many music educator journals and music industry magazines, and remains a dynamic
and respected clinician and adjudicator throughout the region. Scott's professional
affiliations include the American Federation of Musicians (AFM), The National
Association for Music Education (NAfME), the Massachusetts Music Educators
Association (MMEA), the Rhode Island Music Educators Association (RIMEA), the
National Association of School Music Dealers (NASMD) and NAMM.
Clinic/Workshop Information
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Primary Instrument
Trumpet
Willing to teach
Beginner to advanced
Credentials/Background
As a music educator, Scott enjoyed a long tenure as a very successful middle and high
school band director. Under his baton, his bands and jazz ensembles continuously
earned superior ratings at state level band festivals as well as top honors at regional
festivals. Scott also worked in education at the district adminstrative level as a
director of fine arts, and has served as an adjunct professor of music at Bay State
College and Fisher College. Scott is now on the team at one of New England's most
respected music retailers as Director of Education. It is there that he oversees all
outreach music education programs including teacher mentoring and professional
development as well as create opportunities for clinicians and artist-in-residence
programs.
Twice awarded a Governor's Citation for Teaching Excellence, Scott has been proud to
have had private studio students who consistently achieved highest rankings in
festivals and contests. He has written numerous articles which have been published in
many music educator journals and music industry magazines, and remains a dynamic
and respected clinician and adjudicator throughout the region. Scott's professional
affiliations include the American Federation of Musicians (AFM), The National
Association for Music Education (NAfME), the Massachusetts Music Educators
Association (MMEA), the Rhode Island Music Educators Association (RIMEA), the
National Association of School Music Dealers (NASMD) and NAMM.
Clinic/Workshop Information
Scott is an artist and educational clinician for KHS America, a manufacturer of leading
brand instruments sold worldwide including Jupiter and XO Brass. He conducts
educational clinics on a variety of pedagogical topics throughout New England. Scott
performs exclusively on these professional horns: XO 1602S and 1624S trumpets, XO
1646RL flugelhorn, Jupiter 1220S Cornet.
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