Bud Caputo

Dr. Caputo is a free-lance trombonist in the south Florida area. Most recently, he was an Artist In Residence at the Conservatory School and Jupiter Middle School in Palm Beach Co., Florida. He served as the trombone instructor at Florida Atlantic University, in Boca Raton, and adjunct professor in music appreciation at Palm Beach State University. He conducted the symphonic band at Palm Beach Atlantic University during the ’08-09 school year. Prior to this, he instructed elementary string students for the Fairfax County Public Schools in Northern Virginia and was former adjunct advisor in Music Education at The Catholic University of America, in Washington, D. C. He was the instrumental music coordinator for the Montgomery County Public Schools in Rockville, Maryland, from 1983 through May, 1999.

Dr. Caputo has earned degrees from The Catholic University of America, the Manhattan School of Music, and the State University College, Potsdam, NY. His trombone studies were with Edward Herman, of the New York Philharmonic; Roger Smith, of the Metropolitan Opera, and John Marcellus, of the National Symphony Orchestra. He has studied arranging with Hank Levy, Towson State University, and Dr. Sandy Feldstein, past president of Carl Fisher of NY. His most recent publications are referenced at Music4schools.com.