Fred Vaughan Music

Your first music lesson is a light-hearted, play-based lesson with the goal of having fun and becoming acquainted with the instructor.  Many new students begin making music in this first lesson.    

Call /Text 804-469-8260 or go to /schedule-a-free-trial-lesson for more information and to schedule a trial lesson. 

By Appointment Only

All lessons are held in the Tuba Lair building off Iron Bridge Road near the Airport.

 6120 Blest Ln Richmond VA 23237

If you are unsure about which instrument to learn, I will always recommend the piano first.  Learning piano establishes basic music fundamentals that easily transfer to other instruments.  

Students learn to read and play music.  We start with the Faber Piano Adventures books and as students learn and grow, we incorporate level appropriate familiar songs.  

The timeline from beginner to intermediate playing can take between two and eight years depending on how much the student practices.   It is recommended that a parent/guardian participate in lessons and practice time for younger students.

Adults students are welcomed!

Come learn Clarinet, Saxophone, or Flute!  For ages 10 and up.   Adults welcomed! 

I addition to being a woodwind teacher, I am also a woodwind repair technician which allows me to easily help keep your instruments playing their best.   

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 bands and ensembles include Busch Gardens Williamsburg Festhaus Band (2004, 2005, 2006) US Fleet Forces Band (2007-2011) and Navy Band Southeast. (2012-2015)

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, majored in music, and have earned music scholarships. 

Currently, Frederick works as a solo artist, private music teacher, and a band instrument repair technician, specializing in woodwinds.  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.   

Lessons are held on the same day and time each week at a mutually agreeable time.  There are typically three or four lessons scheduled per month.

No lessons when school is closed due to holidays, winter break, or spring break.  Invoices are adjusted accordingly to account for time off.  

No lessons if school is closed due to inclement weather.  A make-up lesson will be offered unless a missed lesson has already been accounted for. 

​Full payment is due by the first lesson of each month for the following month's scheduled lessons.   If a day off from lessons is needed, this is scheduled at the beginning of the month.  There are no make-up lessons once a lesson has been paid for. 

You may pay electronically through an emailed invoice, cash, or check.

Weekly 30-minute lessons: $35 per session (avg $130 per month)

Weekly 45-minute lessons: $45 (subject to availability)