The Music Stand offers trombone lessons to students of all ages and levels. Our lessons are provided by The Music Stand’s highly qualified trombone instructor. Located in Laguna Niguel, The Music Stand is the most popular music school in South Orange County.
Michael Rushman
Trombone Instructor
Michael Rushman is a professional trombonist and music educator in the Southern California region. He currently teaches courses at Chapman University, Irvine Valley College, and Biola University. Mr. Rushman is also a regular guest clinician for many music programs throughout Southern California, including the Orange County Youth Symphony (OCYS) and the Southern California School Band and Orchestra Association (SCSBOA). His students have been selected for many honor groups including Pacific Symphony Youth Ensembles, OCYS, OCSA, All-State and All-Southern Honor Orchestras and Jazz Bands, and have gone on to study music at colleges and universities including Cal State Long Beach, University of Redlands, and University of Southern California.
As a trombonist, Mr. Rushman has enjoyed a varied freelance career in Los Angeles, having performed with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Pacific Symphony, Redlands Symphony, Santa Barbara Symphony, and the Southern California Brass Consortium. As an Orange County native, he especially enjoys regularly performing with various ensembles at the Disneyland Resort, including the world-famous Disneyland Band. Abroad, he performed during the summer of 2017 with the orchestra of the American Institute of Musical Studies in Austria.
Mr. Rushman received his Master of Music degree in trombone performance from the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music, studying under Dr. Terry Cravens. He also studied with David Stetson, trombonist of the Pacific Symphony, at Chapman University in Orange, CA, where he graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Music degree in Trombone Performance and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy. He has had additional studies with Haim Avitsur at the Hartt School of Music in Connecticut.