NAFME PRESENTATION
“SUCCESSFUL BRASS TEACHING FOR DIFFERENT LEARNING STYLES”
JOSEPH FOLEY
PROFESSOR OF TRUMPET. RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE
APRIL 11, 2015
CORE MUSICAL VALUES (IN COMMON FOR ALL LEARNERS)
CORE VALUES – BRASS PLAYING
Tone production
Breathing
Articulation
Flexibilty
CORE VALUES- MUSICALITY
Rhythm
Solfege/Ear training
Phrasing
Style
CORE VALUES- CITIZENSHIP
Respect
Safe
Expectations
ADDRESSING DIIFERENT LEARNING STYLES
Buddhist Theory of the 4 Horses; motivation
Visual vs. aural; verbal vs. non verbal
SPECIAL CASES
ADHD
AUTISTIC
DEAF
EMOTIONAL ISSUES (stress, family, peers.etc)
A native of Concord, New Hampshire, Joseph Foley attended
Boston University as a Trustee Scholar, where he studied
trumpet with Roger Voisin, Rolf Smedvig, and Peter Chapman.
There he received both his Bachelors and Masters of Music
degrees, and was twice named "Outstanding Brass Player."
His other teachers include Arnold Jacobs, Bob McCoy, Vince
Penzerella, and James Pandolfi. He has performed in more
than a dozen countries on four continents.
Mr. Foley is Principal Trumpet of the Portland Symphony,
Rhode Island Philharmonic and the River Oaks Chamber
Orchestra of Houston, TX. As an orchestral musician, he
has also performed and toured with such prestigious
ensembles as the Boston Symphony, Boston Pops, Boston
Ballet, the Metropolitan Opera, Royal Ballet of London, and
the New York Philharmonic.
As a soloist, he has performed with the Boston Pops, the
Boston Landmarks Orchestra, the Rhode Island Philharmonic,
the Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra, the River Oaks Chamber
Orchestra, and at Carnegie’s Weill Recital Hall. Recently
he was soloist in the world premiere of the Trumpet
Concerto by Harold Shapero. He can be heard on recordings
of the Boston Symphony, Boston Modern Orchestra Project,
Atlantic Brass, Empire Brass, the Metropolitan Opera Brass
and many others. “Nightsongs”, a collaboration of music for
trumpet and piano with Bonnie Anderson, was recently
released on the Summit Record label to critical acclaim.
A highly sought-after chamber musician, he is a former
member of the Atlantic Brass Quintet, which garnered grand
prizes at six international competitions during his tenure.
He has also performed with the Boston Symphony Brass
Quintet, the Empire Brass, Burning River Brass, ALEA III,
and at the Santa Fe, Buzzard’s Bay, and Newport Chamber
Music Festivals.
An enthusiastic teacher, Mr. Foley has taught at many
prestigious institutions, including Boston University and
Berkshire Summer Music. A clinician for the Conn-Selmer
Corporation and Vincent Bach trumpets, he has presented
master classes around the world. He is Professor of Trumpet
at Rhode Island College, and serves on the trumpet faculty
Boston Conservatory and the New England Conservatory
Preparatory Division.
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