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Email Rick via this form.

Phone him at (814) 867-9935.

 

Please inquire about:

  • School visits & workshops

  • Booking a live jazz group for your event

  • Commissioning custom music

  • Anything else on your mind


State College, PA

(814) 867-9935

Rick Hirsch is a nationally-known composer, arranger and jazz educator living in State College, PA. Check out his music, book a live jazz band in Central Pennsylvania.

Lessons, etc.

Current students & PARENTS

Lessons will begin Tuesday, September 3.

They will be held in person at St. Andrews Episcopal church.


WEEKLY lessons

Overview

  • Take weekly one-on-one or small-group lessons with one of the leading jazz/saxophone educators in Pennsylvania

  • Learn music in greater depth than you are able to in school band/jazz band

  • Rick Hirsch’s students consistently earn spots in All-State and other PMEA honors ensembles

Topics

  • Saxophone technique & repertoire

  • Jazz improvisation for all instruments

  • Composition, arranging, and music theory

Convenient Downtown Location

  • St. Andrew's Episcopal Church  (corner of S. Fraser St. & W. Foster Ave.)

  • Free parking!

Scheduling & tuition

45-minutes is ideal length lesson.

30-minute lessons are also available for less-experienced students.

2024-25 tuition for private 1-on-1 lessons
30-min. = $37/week .    45-min. = $51/week

PLEASE NOTE: I will teach any interested and motivated student that I can fit in my schedule, regardless of their family’s ability to pay full tuition.

If the tuition fees are out of reach for your family, PLEASE reach out to me to have a confidential discussion. I’m sure we can work out something fair. I won’t judge—or bite—I promise.