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Need a low brass teacher in Northern New Jersey?

Frank Ortega currently has slots open in his private studio.

For those of you who don't know me, I'm Currently the Band Director at Saddle Brook High School and teach Tuba, Brass Ensemble, and Theory at the NY Summer Music Festival.
I hold a Masters Degree in Performance from the San Francisco Conservatory and a Bachelors Degree in Perfomance from the Manhattan School of Music. I earned my teaching Certification as a TA/Grad Fellow at Rutgers University.

I am currently the Principal Tubist for the Chelsea Symphony and Water's Edge Brass Quintet. I can be heard on several of the Rutgers University Wind Ensemble CD's as well as the new Imperial Brass Band cd "A Very Brassy Christmas" album.

My former students have been accepted to Universities and Conservatories such as;

The Peabody Conservatory, Rutgers University, Beklee School of Music, Ithaca, Hofstra and Montclair State University.

If you are interested, please feel free to drop me an email at
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Thanks!
Frank Ortega

And in addition, Frank is a GREAT guy!

Bill

Who???

Thanks Bill. Marty... don't hate.

Frank Ortega wrote:Thanks Bill. Marty... don't hate.

Don't you just hate haters?

TubaRay wrote:

Frank Ortega wrote:Thanks Bill. Marty... don't hate.

Don't you just hate haters?

I've known Frank since we were both in Junior High, and sat by him in many different ensembles over the years, far more than I can remember. I finally thought I was rid of him when I graduated high school - and then we wound up going to the same college!

Miss ya, buddy!

Frank,

re: your other post

This thread is alive and well. I'm not sure what difficulty you are experiencing.

Is that why you moved so far away, Marty? To get away from little old me?



For some odd reason, my home computer still has that glitch with this website, anytime I open something, it says Post Removed. Strange, hope it's not a virus!

Frank

MartyNeilan wrote: I've known Frank since we were both in Junior High, and sat by him in many different ensembles over the years, far more than I can remember. I finally thought I was rid of him when I graduated high school - and then we wound up going to the same college!

Miss ya, buddy!

Just found and scanned this pic - Frank O and some nerd on a 190, taken in 1987 when Frank was a junior in high school, and I (I mean, whoever that dork is) was a sophomore.

Lol, what a great picture! And what fond memories too! Is that the year that Harvey Phillips played the Vaughn Williams with the NJ All State Band? That is the tuba I won my audition at MSM with, a King, 3 valve BBb tuba! I loved that horn, but it was stolen half way through my freshman year. The best part of this picture is Marty's eyewear. Very chic, not nerdy at all.

And Zapf's Music is no more. That folder brought back some memories.

I feel so stinkin' old! When this picture was made my daughter was in Jr High and I was traveling GA, FL and PR teaching people the insurance business. A pox on you Marty for making me feel so blasted old!