Les Kepics - Trumpet & Trombone

Instruments Taught

• Primary - All Trumpets Bb, C, Piccolo, Flugelhorn

• Secondary - Trombone (beginner to intermediate)

• Music Theory

• All Styles and Genres.

Education & Experience
Orange Glen High School 1970 - 1973,  Palomar College 1973 - 1977, CSUN 1973 - 1974        San Diego School of Performing Music, Hal Crook director 1983 - 1985

Studied Privately with the following renowned trumpet teachers and performers.

Claude Gordon, Cat Anderson, Bobby Shew, Roy Stevens, Dr. Donald S. Reinhardt,Lynn Nicholson, James Stamp, George Werth, Gary Pack, John Harner

Performance Credits (1979 - present)
Official Trumpeter for the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club 1985 - present

In concert performances with: Doc Severinsen, Johnny Mathis, Natalie Cole, Burt Bacharach, The Four Tops, Barry Manilow, The Temptations, Bob Hope, Frankie Laine, Frankie Avalon, Steve Allen, Robert Goulet, Lou Rawls, Tony Orlando, The Spinners, The Ink Spots, Diana Trask, Rosemary Clooney, Pete Barbutti, Anacani, Helen O’Connell, Charo, Lola Falana, Danny Gans, and many more ……

Orchestra and Big Band credits: Nelson Riddle orchestra, Bob Crosby, Hal Crook Jazz Orchestra, Benny Hollman Big Band, 25 years with the San Diego Chargers Band, Disney World on Ice, Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Circus, Circus Vargas, Dick Braun Big Band, Calvin Jackson orchestra, Wayne Foster Orchestra, Bill Green orchestra, Haute Chile,  and many more ……

Recordings: Bobby Caldwell, Frankie Laine, Jane McDonald, The Price is Right, Wheel of Fortune, Dick Braun Big Band, Zac Harmon, Ira Liss Big Band, Clint Holmes, Miss California Pageant, and more ….

Teaching Credits (1979 - present)
50 years experience as a private teacher working with many hundreds of students beginning level through professional level. Many former students are professional performers and educators today. 

Trumpet instructor at San Diego School of Performing Music 1983-1985
Music consultant for School for the Creative and Performing Arts 1981
Director Poway High School Jazz Program 2008-2011
Trumpet Clinician and Master Classes at: Poway H.S. - Chula Vista H.S. -  El Medina H.S. , Granada Hills H.S. - Carlsbad H.S. - Oceanside H.S. - Vista H.S. - San Pasqual H.S.

Methods Used
Lessons are catered to the students skills and interest. Method books are chosen on an individual basis. However, these books are frequently used:

Clarke's Technical Studies                                                                  The Encyclopedia of The Pivot System by Dr. Donald S. Reinhardt Arban's Complete Conservatory Method                                          Maurice Andre - Exercices Journaliers

Contact Information
858-663-3343
lkepics@cox.net

Lesson Rates
$45 for a 30 minute lesson
$67.50 per 45 minute lesson
$90 for 1hr. lesson