richard todd

Recording artist, Concert artist, jazz artist, solo and chamber artist, orchestra and chamber orchestra performer. 6 decade career with over 2,000 film and television scores, thousands of orchestra concerts, solo classical, chamber and jazz recordings with world renowned artists, visit richardtoddmusic.com for more information, including my video series "The Art Of Practicing"

Cal Arts, UCLA, USC, Indiana University, Frost School of Music, Chatauqua Festival, Waterloo Festival, Bowdoin Festival.

35 years principal horn LA Chamber Orchestra, 10 years principal Santa Barbara symphony, 2 years principal New Orleans Symphony, 1 year assistant principal Utah Symphony. Over 2,000 sessions for film, television, records with John Williams, Jerry Goldsmith, Michael Giacchino, Michael Jackson, Paul McCartney, Elton John, Aerosmith, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Celine Dion, Barbra Streisand, The Who, Peter Gabriel, Whitney Houston, Ray Charles, Willie Nelson, Kanye West

Air Development, full range with even sound, score study for excerpts, how to blend with others in a new situation, 4 R's of success - Research, Repetition, Retention, Result.

Advanced HS and college

in person or zoom

$200/lesson