Axiom Brass’ commitment to education has led them to develop a series of masterclasses devoted to helping students of all ages improve their musicianship and technical skills. Masterclass topics include:

The Art of Practicing

In the art of practicing, we guide your students through a series of ideas that will revolutionize the way they practice and will maximize their results. This high energy masterclass shows how goal oriented practicing and critical listening can improve anyone’s performance in a very short amount of time. This is a must-have class for high school and college students.

It is in the Air

This hands-on approach to improving your band’s breathing habits is guaranteed to immediately change your students’ sound, intonation, accuracy, and technique. In this class, Axiom Brass will discuss, demonstrate, and practice with your students the techniques necessary to create and maintain healthier playing through the use of air.

Beyond the Notes

A class devoted entirely to bringing the music out of the page and effectively expressing your musical ideas.  In this class we push the students' imagination and creativity and help them understand how to translate ideas into effective musical language.  This class is directed to college and advanced high school students and can be tailored to the entire music department and chamber music program.

Bring Your Best to the Stage

Do you feel that you always leave your best in the rehearsal room, or in the practicing room? This masterclass will immerse your students into the mental and physical aspects of performance anxiety. Using simple practicing techniques, we will demonstrate and apply different exercises to strengthen both your students’ mental game as well as their physical performance.

Developing a Chamber Music Ensemble

Chamber music brings together the benefits of performing as a soloist as well as the demands of performing in a large ensemble. During this masterclass, Axiom Brass will give you the tools to start and develop your chamber music ensemble. We will demonstrate how a chamber music program can help improve your band/orchestra while expanding your students’ technical and musical abilities.

The Business of Making Music

Covering a wide rage of topics from forming a group to selling concerts and everything in between, this class is directed to college and graduate student.  The entrepreneurial side of musicians has never been as important as it is today.  Whether you need to understand how to present yourself on stage or how to create an effective image to attract students, presenters or audiences, this class can help you organize your ideas and execute your plan.  This class is usually open to all students in the music department.