A native of North Carolina, pianist Slade Trammell has appeared in concert across North America and in Europe. Critics have praised his “technical equipment and rhythmic excitement” (Classical Sonoma), “mastery of tone,” (Knoxville News Sentinel), and “virtuoso skill,” (Becky Ball, chief critic, The Oak Ridger). A pupil of Earl Wild, Serge Fournier, and Ruth Slenczynska, Trammell gave the European premiere of Wild’s Sonata 2000 in 2011 while concertizing in Austria. As a first prize winner of the Grand Prize Virtuoso International Competition, he made his Italian debut in December 2018 at the Teatro Studio, Parco della Musica, in Rome.

I have benefitted greatly from mentors who established clear guidelines of musicianship while also allowing flexibility to find my own individual voice as an artist. My fundamental goal as a teacher and mentor is to pass this along to my students, holding them to the highest standards while also helping them to find what they already have.

The only way to teach a wide variety of students is to have a wide variety of teaching styles. The beauty of applied lessons is the nature of its individuality.