About Me

Amy has toured throughout the U.S., Norway, Sweden, Finland, Japan and China with many classical and jazz performing groups, including stops at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. (Jazz Legacy Dixieland Band), the Pori Jazz Festival in Finland and the Kongsberg Jazz Festival in Norway (with Synthesis), sharing the stage with jazz legends B.B. King, Chick Corea, Bob Berg, Ken Peplowski, John Clayton and Bobby Shew.

In her professional career, Amy has taught high school band, marching band and orchestra, and currently gives private instruction to piano, organ and brass students in her music studio. She is a member of the International Trumpet Guild (ITG), is the principal trumpet of Inland Valley Symphony, a musician for the Golden Valley Music Society, and has appeared for many years as the trumpet soloist in productions of Handel’s Messiah. She regularly accompanies other musicians & choirs on the piano and organ, as well as performing as a soloist.

An active member of the musical community, and with 27 years of music experience and extensive training in the music education field, Amy enjoys teaching private lessons from her studio.

	contact me: amy@morrismusicstudio.net Amy Morris is an independent piano and trumpet instructor in California’s Inland Empire, as well as a professional performer and accompanist. She began playing the piano and trumpet in the 4th grade. In 1998 she received a Bachelor's degree in Music Education from Brigham Young University, where she was heavily involved in performing and teaching, including two years as Head Drum Major of the Cougar Marching Band. Past experience includes Principal Trumpet with Top Brass! Quintet, Principal Trumpet with the BYU Philharmonic Orchestra, Co-Principal Trumpet with the BYU Wind Symphony, member of the Utah Centennial Brass Band, trumpet soloist with the BYU Jazz Legacy Dixieland Band and trumpet soloist/member of the internationally renowned BYU Synthesis Big Band. She has performed as Principal Trumpet in numerous orchestra pits for musical theatre productions, and has studio recording experience.




	Amy has toured throughout the U.S., Norway, Sweden, Finland, Japan and China with many classical and jazz performing groups, including stops at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. (Jazz Legacy Dixieland Band), the Pori Jazz Festival in Finland and the Kongsberg Jazz Festival in Norway (with Synthesis), sharing the stage with jazz legends B.B. King, Chick Corea, Bob Berg, Ken Peplowski, John Clayton and Bobby Shew. In her professional career, Amy has taught high school band, marching band and orchestra, and currently gives private instruction to piano, organ and brass students in her music studio. She is a member of the International Trumpet Guild (ITG), is the principal trumpet of Inland Valley Symphony, a musician for the Golden Valley Music Society, and has appeared for many years as the trumpet soloist in productions of Handel’s Messiah. She regularly accompanies other musicians & choirs on the piano and organ, as well as performing as a soloist. An active member of the musical community, and with 27 years of music experience and extensive training in the music education field, Amy enjoys teaching private lessons from her studio.