Matheus M. — Online Trumpet Teacher

Bachelor of Music in Trumpet - Rio de Janeiro Federal University Master of Music in Orchestral Instrument - University of British Columbia Doctor of Musical Arts - University of British Columbia (currently enrolled) Matheus is currently a freelancer in Vancouver, Vice-Chair of the Vancouver Brass Collective, founding member of the Vancouver Brass Orchestra, and a substitute/extra performer with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. Since moving to Canada, he has also performed with the Vancouver Metropolitan Orchestra, the Surrey City Orchestra, and the Vancouver Academy of Music Symphony Orchestra. Notable performances include a guest soloist performance in the Whistler Cantando festival in 2019, the premiere concert of the Vancouver Brass Orchestra in 2019, and the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra’s recording of Mussorgsky’s Pictures of an Exhibition brass arrangement in 2020, among others. As an aspiring teacher, Matheus has been actively involved with the UBC Concert Winds program, having served as the brass coach for the band from 2017 to 2020. He has also taught classes and tutoring sessions for Class Brass and Brass Pedagogy classes, and was a guest panelist in the 2020 UBC Music Connects masterclass series.

Simply put, I believe that a trumpet lesson is a means to the goal of having fun playing the trumpet. We seek to perform music because we enjoy making it as well as listening to it, and a good education on the building blocks of good trumpet performance are what enable a student to perform more comfortably, to seek music to play no matter how challenging it may be - and consequently have more fun. I'm a proponent of the Arnold Jacobs school of Song and Wind, with a focus on relaxed breathing and blowing for successful results in brass performance. In my experience, the fundamentals of correct brass playing are applicable to any style - good airflow and a good breath will enable a student to play jazz, classical, contemporary, pop, folk, marching music, and anything in between. In the lessons, I divide the time between building a solid foundation of correct brass performance technique, and engaging whatever repertoire and/or style the student is interested in. If someone likes playing a kind of music, I am always happy to work that music with them.