Professional French horn and piano music instruction in Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Painting by my father, William Wechsler

Unlock Your Musical Potential:
French Horn and Piano Lessons

Discover the art of playing French horn and piano!
Learn from a seasoned musician with a background in performance and coaching.

Benjamin Wechsler

French Horn
Studied with Philip Farkas, Roland Pandolfi, & George Nadaf

Piano
Studied vocal accompanying with Margaret Simmons
Studio accompanist for students of Richard Best, William Warfield, Melanie Tomasz, Jeanine Wagner

Pipe Organ, Choir Director, Minister of Music
Served 19 congregations, 2 synagogues

Bachelor of Science in Music Education
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Master of Music Education
Indiana University at Bloomington

Master of Music in Opera & Musical Theater Accompanying
Souther Illinois University at Carbondale

Spaces available now in my French horn studio.
Looking for intermediate to advanced students in preparation for college study, or solo/orchestral performance.

Student repertoire/curriculum includes:

  • Kopprasch Etudes
  • Gallay Etudes
  • Maxime Alphonse Etudes
  • Mozart Horn Concerto Nos. 1-4
  • Beethoven Sonata for Horn
  • Strauss Horn Concertos 1 & 2
  • Schumann Adagio & Allegro
  • Horn excerpts from major orchestral repertoire
  • Transposition

Unlock Your Musical Potential:
French Horn and Piano Instruction

Discover the art of playing French horn and piano!
Learn from a seasoned musician with a background in performance and coaching.

Benjamin Wechsler

French Horn
Studied with Philip Farkas, Roland Pandolfi, & George Nadaf

Piano
Studied vocal accompanying with Margaret Simmons
Studio accompanist for students of Richard Best, William Warfield, Melanie Tomasz, Jeanine Wagner

Pipe Organ, Choir Director, Minister of Music
Served 19 congregations, 2 synagogues

Education

Bachelor of Science in Music Education
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Master of Music Education
Indiana University at Bloomington

Master of Music in Opera & Musical Theater Accompanying
Souther Illinois University at Carbondale

Spaces available now in my French horn studio.
Looking for intermediate to advanced students in preparation for college study, or solo/orchestral performance.

Student repertoire/curriculum includes:

  • Kopprasch Etudes
  • Gallay Etudes
  • Maxime Alphonse Etudes
  • Mozart Horn Concerto Nos. 1-4
  • Beethoven Sonata for Horn
  • Strauss Horn Concertos 1 & 2
  • Schumann Adagio & Allegro
  • Horn excerpts from major orchestral repertoire
  • Transposition

“Ben has been able to help my son improve his horn technique in a very short time. He has a gentle approach that manages to inspire excellence. We were so pleased that our son qualified to audition for All-State band this year.”

Laura S., horn student parent

Wechsler Music Academy

Music Instruction • Performance Coaching

French Horn • Piano

“Ben has been able to help my son improve his horn technique in a very short time. He has a gentle approach that manages to inspire excellence. We were so pleased that our son qualified to audition for All-State band this year.”

Laura S., horn student parent

Wechsler Music Academy

Music Instruction • Performance Coaching

French Horn • Piano

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Spring 2025

The Orchestra of Life will be offered as be offered at Duke Integrative Medicine in the Spring of 2025!

Information coming soon!

Exciting Announcement!

The Orchestra of Life will be offered as a 6 week course at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Duke University in the Spring of 2025!

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Sir Georg Solti and Margaret Hillis listen to Fidelio playbacks. Credit: http://csoarchives.wordpress.com

The Day I Met the Maestro Margaret Hillis

My idols growing up as a young hornist and pianist were Sir Georg Solti and Margaret Hillis. As leaders of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, they were the epitome of the ultimate potential of musicianship. Read how I finally met Margaret Hillis, and received the most wonderful gift from her.

Ben Wechsler

info@wechslermusicacademy.com
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Ben Wechsler

info@wechslermusicacademy.com
Emails are responded to within 24 hours.