Riley Helgeson maintains a trumpet studio based out of Minneapolis/St. Paul. For information on in-person or online lessons, please visit Riley's Contact page.
Riley will be on Jazz Faculty for Shell Lake Arts Center's 2022 Jazz Ensemble & Combo Camps (Week 1). Come to camp!
Riley will be a trumpet section coach for MBDA's 2022 Honor Jazz Band
Riley will be on Jazz Faculty for Shell Lake Arts Center's 2021 Jazz Ensemble & Combo Camps (Week 1 & Week 2). Come to camp!
Riley will be a clinician and trumpet section coach for MBDA's 2021 Virtual Jazz Experience!
Enjoy a new holiday play-along series, "Holiday Micro Tunes!" Click here to go to the "Holiday Micro Tunes" Youtube Playlist, and access free charts and tracks to each tune! Don't forget to subscribe!
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Riley's summer 2020 student project explores the music of Count Basie, and how to play in a jazz big band trumpet section. Check out the video below!
Riley Presented "Beginning Brass- Promoting Physical Awareness" for MN Band Directors Association's "Beginning Band Summit." You can read the presentation HERE
*NEW* Riley will be community teaching artist for the 2022-2023 KidsJam season! This is made possible by the Schubert Club.