“WHEN YOU WIN MULTIPLE AUDITIONS” DEPARTMENT Devin Drinan
Former student Devin Drinan has been appointed Principal Trombone of the North Carolina Symphony Orchestra!! (5/20/2025)
Our studio has three former students touring Europe this summer at the same time! Congratulations to Stephen Lange of the Boston Symphony, Tim Higgins of the Chicago Symphony, and Devin Drinan of the Boston Philharmonic. So proud of each you! (5/15/2025)
Graduating bass trombonist Nathan Mugan has been selected as a participant in both the Southeast Trombone Symposium and the Rafael Mendez Institute this summer. Bravo, Nathan! (5/15/2025)
Congratulations to our graduating seniors headed to university music schools:
Jason Neuner, tenor trombone, Baylor University Nathan Mugan, bass trombone, Southern Methodist University Matthew Gooch, bass trombone, Texas State University
Wishing you all the best! (5/10/2025)
Congratulations to extraordinary trombonist (and former 6th grade studio member) Tim Higgins for his appointment as Principal Trombonist of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra!
The Joe Dixon Studio has been operating continuously in Texas since 1966 and is nationally known for its excellence.
Our studio offers private lessons for tenor trombone, bass trombone, euphonium, and tuba. The studio has an extraordinary record of 200+ successful Texas All-State participants, as well as 500+ All-Region level performers on all brass instruments.
Members of the studio have performed in the National Youth Orchestra of the USA (NYO/USA), Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra, Greater Dallas Youth Orchestra (GDYO), Houston Youth Symphony (HYS), Boston Symphony Youth Orchestra, and the Youth Orchestra of San Antonio (YOSA).
Successful studio alumni perform professionally throughout the United States and the world, including the Boston Symphony, San Francisco Symphony, San Francisco Ballet, the Chicago Symphony, the US Army Band (DC), and the US Marine Band (DC). Alumni are also excellent studio instructors throughout the United States.
