Elefante’s acclaimed Jump Start classes offer first-year band and orchestra students the chance to get a head start on their new instrument! Kids enter their school programs feeling confident and ready to make music! Many music teachers in the local schools have reported that our “Jump Starters” arrive with a marked advantage.
Open to first-year band students playing flute, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, trombone, French horn, baritone horn and euphonium.
GRADES: 3-5
DATES: August 19 – 23
TIME: 9am-12pm
PRICE: $325
LOCATION: Elefante Music – 1790 Springfield Ave, New Providence
Open to first-year violin, viola, cello, and upright bass players.
GRADES: 3-5
DATES: July 15 – 19
TIME: 10am-12pm
PRICE: $250
LOCATION: Elefante Music – 1790 Springfield Ave, New Providence
Open to first-year violin students, who can register for either this or All Strings Jump Start. Both will cover the same material.
GRADES: 3-5
DATES: July 15 – 19
TIME: 12:30pm-2:30pm
PRICE: $250
LOCATION: Elefante Music – 1790 Springfield Ave, New Providence
Upright bass, also called string bass or double bass, is a member of the orchestra family. Just as often, however, it appears in jazz, bluegrass, folk, and other genres. With a large hollow body and 4 thick strings, the tones produced by the upright bass are low and rich. The instrument is capable of long, expressive tones when played with a bow; and short, percussive tones when plucked with the strings. String bass is a dynamic and impressive instrument to play!
The oboe is a woodwind and a member of the double-reed family. It is played by blowing air through the reed, attached at the top of the instrument. The reed consists of two very thin pieces of cane, pressed together with a small opening to allow air to pass through. The sound can be high in pitch, but it has a variety of colorful tones, from bright and piercing to low and mysterious.
