Attention Euphonium/Baritone, Tuba, Trombone, Trumpet & French Horn players: Come refine your technique in our Brass Attack class! You will learn articulation, phrasing, breathing, melodic playing, audition prep and more.
This class is virtual and will take place in a Zoom meeting. Students will receive their meeting ID and password near the start date of the class.
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AGES: 13+
REQUIREMENTS: 4 years playing experience
DATES: Tuesdays March 9 – May 18 (10 classes)
No class March 16
TIME: 7:00pm – 8:00pm
PRICE: $200
INSTRUCTOR: Matt Bilyk
MEET THE INSTRUCTOR
Matt Bilyk has been teaching brass in the tri-state area for over 27 years. Matt holds a BA in Jazz Performance from Manhattan School of Music. He has been an adjunct faculty member for many public and private schools throughout New Jersey, and he frequently serves as a clinician and festival adjudicator.
Matt has performed with Broadway, regional and local theater pit orchestras, as well as alongside such performers and groups as Warren Vache, Bobby Rydell, The Duprees, Connie Francis, Joan Rivers, Joe Piscopo, Richie LaBamba, Frankie Ford, Sonny Tuner, Mel Carter, Bucky Pizzarelli, The Irish Tenors, The Walkmen, Bob Crosby and The Bob Cats, the Guy Lombardo Orchestra, the New York Voices, Charlie Calello and the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra.
Matt is currently on staff with the Encore Music Program in Ridgewood, Northern Highlands Regional High School in Allendale and Elefante Music & School for the Performing Arts in 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.
