Who we are

We‘re musicians with a shared passion for music teaching, performance, design, and repair. Our goal is to offer our decades of knowledge and experience to share that passion with our community. We’re here to help you reach your goals!

In addition to maintaining busy schedules as performers and clinicians, we currently offer private lessons in woodwinds, brass, piano, and guitar at the shop. If you would like to try a lesson, or schedule a masterclass or clinic, just send us an email or give us a call! We’re here to help!

Frederick Vaughan

Woodwinds, Piano, Guitar

Frederick Vaughan, a Virginia native, is a versatile woodwind and multi-instrumentalist with professional experience ranging from theme park bands, pit orchestras, big bands, wedding bands, military bands, to chamber ensembles. He has performed in 22 countries throughout North and South America during his career. Noteworthy local ensembles include Busch GardensWilliamsburg Festhaus Band (2004, 2005, 2006) and the US Fleet Forces Band (2007-2011)

As a music teacher, he has maintained a private lesson studio since 2004 where he has taught clarinet, saxophone, flute, piano, and guitar to hundreds of students. Former students have earned superior ratings at competitions, placement in all-state bands, all district bands, performed in youth symphony orchestras, attended performance arts schools, and have earned music scholarships.

Currently, Frederick works as a solo artist, private music teach, and a band instrument repair technician, specializing in woodwinds. In addition to “Baptism in the Fire,” OTJ/apprenticeship training for band instrument repair, he studied liberal arts at John Tyler (Currently Brightpoint)Community College, Music at the Armed Forces School of Music, Liberal Arts at Florida State College at Jacksonville, Music Education at University of North Florida, and earned a B.A. in liberal arts with a Music Emphasis from Thomas Edison State College. Frederick enjoys woodworking and outdoor activities.

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Brass lessons, Band Director, Repair Clinics

Dr. Christopher Lair currently teaches Low Brass at The Virginia State University. While maintaining a busy schedule as a performer and music educator, his career has included positions with orchestras, military bands, universities, and high schools. Along the way, Dr. Lair has developed an international reputation, having toured Europe, the United Kingdom, Central/South America, and appeared at numerous conferences, high schools, and universities across the United States. His students have appeared in Carnegie Recital Hall, The Lincoln Center Plaza, won various orchestral positions in both the United States and Canada, positions in US military bands, teach at numerous universities and high schools, have been finalists in international solo competitions, and appeared on NPR’s radio show “From the Top”. Dr. Lair completed his Doctor of Music (DM) at The Florida State University, his MM and BM at The University of Kansas, and studied music education at Southeast Missouri State University. He studied performance with Scott Watson, Max Bonecutter, Paul Ebbers, and R. Winston Morris. He studied music education and conducting with Dr. Robert Gifford, Dr. John Lynch, and Tom Stidham. Dr. Lair owns and operates The Tuba Lair, a band instrument repair shop in central Virginia.