Education

Education Concerts

ACE Brass is passionate about quality musical education. We have 3 specialized shows, for primary, intermediate and secondary students. Our school shows are fun, highly informative and interactive. We take the students through an in depth look at the brass instruments, exploring how they work, how we play them and how they have changed throughout time.

We play music from many different styles and there are plenty of opportunities for the students to interact with us. We encourage and teach students how to listen.

Music is so important for today's children as it contains love, beauty, hope, compassion and magnificence.

It just takes time. Time to slow down and listen.

Here is a short clip of some of the fun we get up to in our shows

"ACE Brass uplift and inspire through music."

"We came to your pick and mix performance yesterday. Thank you, it was fantastic for adults and children alike. Your performance was well thought through and you've all got sparkling personalities, great chemistry and of course talent. Hope you get plenty more opportunities to present to children. You're a treat!"

A Philharmonic Fanfare by Ewazen

A sample of ACE Brass education music

Education Workshops

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If you would like help developing the brass department at your school, we can tailor an education workshop to suit your needs.

Some of the workshops we offer are listed below.

Chamber music coaching

ACE Brass can help your school's experienced brass players fine tune their ensemble skills. We can also play side by side with your beginner brass players. Print the ACE Brass March and play along with us at our next visit. Please contact us and we can email you the parts as Sibelius or pdf files.

Introduction to brass instruments and techniques

From breathing to mutes, ACE Brass explain and demonstrate all the sound, colour and nuance in brass playing technique.

Composition workshops and recordings

For in depth understanding of brass instruments, ACE brass encourages students to compose a piece for the ensemble. Experience the excitement of a world premiere at your school!
We can rehearse your student's pieces, give them valuable feedback and then can come back to your school and professionally record their finished product. Perfect for NCEA assessments.

A brass instrument try out day

With the guidance of ACE Brass invite your students to come and try the trumpet, french horn, trombone, euphonium or tuba for themselves!

We are very adaptive and can easily create a performance or workshop to suit your needs.

To find out more please contact us.

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