Performing Arts Center (PAC)
Room 106
muta@csuchico.edu
530-898-5152 voicemail only

Virtual Office Hours
Monday–Friday
8 a.m.–5 p.m.

Mailing Address
MUTA
400 W. First St.
Chico, CA 95929–0805

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Ayako Nakamura, MM

Lecturer
Studio - Brass

Email: anakamura@csuchico.edu
Location: PAC 214

Ayako Nakamura is a trumpet instructor at California State University, Chico and a freelance musician throughout Northern California. Nakamura plays with several area professional ensembles including the North State Symphony and the North Valley Chamber Chorale Orchestra. She has also played with the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra, Southwest Michigan Symphony Orchestra, toured with the rock band the Go Rounds, and made appearances with the Temptations and Michael W. Smith. She received her bachelor’s degree in trumpet performance from CSU, Chico and received her master’s at Western Michigan University. She has studied with the likes of Rick Winslow, Stephen Jones, and Scott Thornburg.

Virtual Office Hours

Thursday 3p.m. to 4p.m.

Zoom 833 5065 4652

Friday 9:30a.m. to 10:30am

Zoom 894 2527 2023

Email to schedule an appointment and receive passcode

Course Instruction

MUSC 110A Brass: Studio Instruction
MUSC 292 Major Music Figures in Western Civilization
MUSC 310A Brass: Studio Instruction