Music Degrees:

Doctorate of Musical Arts in Music Performance - Jazz Emphasis
University of Texas, Austin
May 2009

Master of Music - Jazz Performance Track
William Paterson University, New Jersey
May 2002

Bachelor of Arts from College of Arts and Sciences - Major in Music
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
August 2000


Additional Degrees:

Bachelor of Science in Communications - Major in Broadcasting
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
May 2000


Private Teaching Experience:

Brass Instructor
Roane State Community College
Harriman, TN - 2003-2005

Private Trumpet Instructor
Hendrickson High School, Pflugerville Independent School District
Pflugerville, TX - Spring 2009

Private Trumpet Instructor
Murchison Middle School, Austin ISD
Austin, TX - Spring 2009

Private Trumpet Instructor
Private Studio
Austin, TX - Spring 2006 - Summer 2009


Classroom Teaching Experience:

Assistant Instructor
The University of Texas
Austin, TX - Fall 2006 to Spring 2008
  • Served as Instructor of Record for a 120-student Jazz Appreciation course

Adjunct Professor
Roane State Community College
Harriman, TN - 2003
  • Served as Instructor of record for a Music Appreciation course

Instructor
University of Tennessee, Summer 2005
  • Served as lecturer for a four-part, non-credit Jazz History course open to members of the Knoxville community

(For a more detailed resume, email me at thomasheflin@hotmail.com.)




I am currently available to teach lessons or give masterclasses on a wide variety of topics including trumpet playing and jazz improvisation. I am also available as a jazz ensemble or combo coach or jazz camp instructor.

To get a sense of my teaching philosophy, feel free to download these two pdf documents:



A Rational Approach to Practice

Jazz Teaching Philosophy






I am also available to give lectures on the following paper topics as well as a number of related topics having to do with jazz trumpet history and analysis. Please contact me for further inquiries. In the meantime, I have included a couple of writing samples as well as a few pages from my Keynote presentation on Woody Shaw. The Keynote file is part of a larger multimedia presentation that includes audio, video and a live demonstration.


Papers

Masters Thesis: "Fats Navarro: A Missing Link in the Jazz Trumpet Heritage" -currently available in the Cheng Library at William Paterson University

Doctoral Paper: "The Improvisational and Compositional Style of Woody Shaw"


Sample Pages from Woody Shaw Paper

Sample Pages from the Keynote Presentation on my Woody Shaw paper
(2.6 MB)