Teaching Lessons
“I try to guide my students exploration of what it means to be an artist rather than force them into a mold. Flexible and holistic pedagogy is the way that I like to teach.”
– Colin Williams
Manhattan School of Music
Trombone, Orchestral Performance Program (College Faculty)
Teaching Style
As a student of Doug Wright, David Finlayson, and Joseph Alessi, Colin is a product of excellence in trombone pedagogy. His extensive orchestral career also makes him an expert in orchestral playing. While a member of the Atlanta Symphony, Colin taught many exceptional students through the Talent Development Program, as well as in his private studio. His students have gone on to such schools as The Juilliard School, The Curtis Institute, Northwestern University, and New England Conservatory. Colin is also a founder of The Southeast Trombone Symposium; a weeklong intensive workshop for high school through college age players. In addition to his busy schedule with the New York Philharmonic, Colin is currently a trombone professor at Montclair State University, Rutgers University, and Manhattan School of Music. Lessons with Colin need to be scheduled as far in advance as possible, due to his full calendar.