B.Mus (Humber College)
A recent graduate of Humber College, Matt has quickly established himself as a respected performer in the city’s music scene. While at Humber, Matt had the opportunity to study with some of Canada’s finest jazz and commercial musicians; Brian O’Kane, Alistar Kay, Shelly Berger and Andy Ballantyne, to name a few.
As an active member in the freelance community, Matt’s playing has taken him to such venues as Roy Thompson Hall, The Rex Hotel and the Jazz Bistro. You can find him leading his own trio in intimate venues around the city, or playing with many different jazz, funk or brass bands around the GTA and other Southern Ontario areas.
Get to know Matt…Beyond the Bio!
Hobbies: Cooking, golf, & coffee making
Musical influences: Clifford Brown, Leroy Jones, Clark Terry, Earth, Wind & Fire, and Chicago
Favourite food: Fish burrito
Least favourite food: My mom’s rice – although, everything else she makes is excellent.
Favourite music: Jazz
Favourite song: It’s Always You
Favourite movie: Spirited Away
Favourite movie music: Indiana Jones Theme
Favourite musical theatre/opera: West Side Story
Best quote from your teacher: “BLOW!” – Alistar Kay
Favourite quote: “They teach you there’s a boundary line to music. But, man, there’s no boundary line to art.” – Charlie Parker
Favourite book: Last Wish – Andrzej Sapkowski
Best thing about teaching at ABC: Sharing my passion for music with youth
Latest Homework from Matt
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Homework for May 5th
Abi:
Nice lesson this week! Try to do some mouthpieces warm ups this week to get the face and air flow feeling good. Continue to do the lip slurs and major scales in your daily practice. I’d like to hear all of Etude in D for next week.
Matt:
Looking forward to finishing up all that RCM stuff. Great job with the major and minor scales in the past couple lessons. It’s great to hear you can play all the rep in one sitting without feeling tired, thats a big accomplishment on its own! Keep an eye on those little details like dynamics, articulation and accents. The more time spent on those will make your performance even more musical.
We’ll do some more ear training next week, as well as some of the mouthpiece exercises.
Homework for April 11th
Great lesson today! It’s fun to explore different topics of music in our chats.
Keep on working on that major scale warm up into the pedal register. When you reach the low F, drop the jaw a little more and follow your ear to the destination. This exercise will get your mind, fingers, air and face engaged right away. Also keep in mind the whole tone scale we talked about! Thats a fun one to know and it’s important to understand how its constructed.
Etude in D sounding much better! You did a nice job picking up on the articulation. All it takes is a little bit of patience and commitment to break down the tune in manageable chunks. Keep on working on it until it comes naturally. Check out the first 8 bars of Power Ride as well. Thats a fun one. Enojy!
Preferred Books for Matt’s Students
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Technical Studies
This work has been especially written to enable the cornet student to conquer any technical difficulties he or she might encounter in the literature for the instrument. By carefully following the instructions in this book, the student will build up strength and endurance without strain or injury to his embouchure. If this lips remain flexible and the tone is not forced, it will be possible to play easily any note, regardless of the register.
Arban Complete Conservatory Method
The New Authentic Edition of Arban’s Complete Conservatory Method contains the same tried and true comprehensive system of study that Arban developed over a century ago, and this completely re-engraved edition has been painstakingly edited by prominent trumpet performers and teachers Thomas Hooten and Jennifer Marotta, adding some of their own insights with respect to how trumpet is taught today. The Arban Complete Conservatory Method is the definitive must-have for all trumpet players.
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