Locations
New Providence
1790 Springfield Ave
New Providence, NJ 07974
First Floor: Performing Arts
Second Floor: Rentals, Lessons, Retail
Ph: (908) 464-5928
Fax: (908) 464-8460
Scotch Plains
413 Park Ave
Scotch Plains, NJ 07076
Ph: (908) 322-7542
Hours
New Providence
Monday – Thursday: 10am – 9pm
Friday: 10am – 6pm
Saturday: 9:30am – 3:30pm
Closed Sundays
Scotch Plains
Monday – Thursday: 11am – 8:30pm
Friday: 3pm – 7pm
Saturday: 10am – 4pm
Closed Sundays
Email Addresses
Al Elefante – Owner
Michele Stivalo – Manager
Betty Ann Elefante – School Accounting/Billing
Nelson Popp – Repair Shop Foreman
Karen Cantor – Performing Arts/Summer Camps
Carolyn Warren – Lessons Coordinator
Priscilla Pyram – Rental Customer Service
Mary Mahony – Customer Service/Print Music Coordinator
Edie Benton – Customer Service
CJ Sciara – Customer Service
Serenity Simmons – Customer Service
Meagan Hart – Customer Service
Beth DeLucia E-Commerce and Web Coordinator
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.
