"Stuart is a true teacher. He is ever positive, encouraging and enthusiastic. He is dedicated to helping his students tap into their creative abilities to reach their goals. While being flexible in his teaching methods, he never pressures or overwhelms as he guides each student to excel. He instills an excitement in and appreciation of music that makes you look forward to each lesson, and a strong to desire to work to discover and develop your own skill and talent." - Kristy, 27, Piano |
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Praise for Stuart H. Carter
"Stuart's instruction is thorough and he is skilled at leading students to "self discovery" with the questions he asks during lessons. In addition to providing highly knowledgeable musical instruction, Stuart has an excellent ability to understand students in a way that allows him to be consistently encouraging at the same time he asks for excellence. He is supportive and kind with infinite patience that puts my son at ease. I would highly recommend Stuart Carter to anyone who is looking for music instruction of the highest caliber."
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"My husband Rich and I are both music school
graduates. Rich is currently the band director at
ADL middle school in Essex Junction. Rich had
heard so many students improve dramatically
while studying with Stuart we knew when our son
decided on playing the trombone, who we wanted
him to study with.
Stuart is a knowledgeable and patient instructor with a high level of understanding of both brass technique and overall musicianship. Stuart runs a fantastic lesson program and it is evident not only with my own child’s progress, but in the other students we hear at the annual recitals. We would both recommend Stuart highly as an instructor and a musician to anyone." -Nicole and Rich Williams
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"Smart Music has helped me improve my
playing in a variety of ways. I've always found that it adds variety to my
practice, particularly as I prepare solos and Etudes for auditions, recitals and weekly
lessons. After using smart music, I always feel that I have a better understanding of my present position as a growing musician and a much clearer idea of where to go next. Simply put, it magnifies one's practice and gives direction. I've always found that getting comments from Mr. Carter by email, in addition to my weekly lessons, is a good thing and I think it will help any student not only improve, but to recall the focus of their lessons." Please email me with questions or comments at tbonejoe120@yahoo.com. - Joseph Dupuis
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"As an adult studying the trombone, I found Stuart to be very helpful and a constant source of strategies for accelerating the pace of my progress. I highly recommend him to anyone seeking to deepen or re-establish their connection with music." -Tom Cleary, artist and teacher | |
"Our son, Joe Dupuis, has been studying trombone with Stuart
for over 5 years now. Joe looks forward to his lessons. Stuart
has helped Joe prepare solos for auditions and he has made
District Bands, Vermont All-State Bands, New England Bands
and the Vermont Youth Orchestra. Joe himself has told us
many times that he wouldn't be where he is now musically if it
wasn't for Mr. Carter. Stuart has included music theory as a
part of Joe’s study as well. Stuart is great about trying different
approaches if a student is struggling to master a technique.
Stuart is well equipped to include jazz and improvisation and
our son has benefited from that too. We have enjoyed
watching the evolution of our son’s trombone playing from a
few notes to multi-movement challenging musical pieces from
various music eras. Joe enjoys being a member of Stuarts
trombone choir. Besides the lessons and playing part of music,
Stuart has provided us guidance on purchasing a trombone,
repairs, cleaning, appropriate valve oils, and a multitude of
non- lesson music items. This too is valuable to us, as we
previously had no knowledge in these areas. As we have
become more familiar with the music community, we have
observed that a large number of the best brass players in the
state of Vermont are from Stuart Carter’s music studio. We
are fortunate to have Stuart as our son Joe’s music teacher.
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-Sandy and Mark Dupuis
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