Classes are in-person!
IN-PERSON classes take place at our New Providence, NJ location with COVID precautions* in place.
*Masks are required for all students and instructors. Students playing wind instruments may temporarily wear their mask around their neck when actively playing. At all other times students must wear masks over their nose and mouth. Bell covers are required for saxophones, trumpets, clarinets, trombones, French horns, and baritone horns. For indoor classes, social distancing should be maintained following state and/or local guidelines.
Jump-Start: Band and Orchestra
IN PERSON
Additional VIRTUAL options for clarinet and saxophone
First-year band and orchestra students: get a head start on your new instrument!
Marching Percussion Prep
IN PERSON
Classes in battery and sideline prep focusing on technique and making your percussion line
the star of the halftime show!
Beginner Guitar for Teens
and Ages 9-12
IN PERSON
Beginner guitar classes for teens and ages 9-12, aiming at chords, riffs, and playing with other musicians.
Drum Circle for Adults
IN PERSON
A fun, no-pressure workshop for adults who have always wanted to learn to play drums.
Strings That Rock
IN PERSON
Play special arrangements of modern music on orchestral strings.
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.
