Paige Buchan

Paige Buchan is a music teacher currently based in Western Massachusetts. She teachers all brass instruments and a selection of woodwind instruments. She began playing trumpet at the age of 12 and has made it her career. She received a Bachelor’s Degree in instrumental music education from The Hartt School and is now earning a Master’s Degree in classical trumpet performance at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Paige is also a graduate teaching assistant in the trumpet department at UMass. Her primary teachers include Dr. Daniel D’Addio and Thomas Bergeron. 

Paige believes that many life lessons that can be taught through the study of music, including skills that serve students well beyond the music room, such as time management, responsibility, teamwork, and much more. . 

Paige has a wealth of ensemble playing experience, having played with bands and orchestras at Hartt and UMass. She was also a trumpet fellow at the Mostly Modern Festivals for two summers, and currently serves as a trumpet player in the UMass Graduate Brass Quintet.