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WORK EXPERIENCE – “Music Education”
Instrumental Music Teacher, 2001- 2017(retired); Reeds Road
Elementary School, Galloway, NJ
Taught Instrumental Music Lessons to grades 3-6. Conduct a “Beginning” and an “Advanced Band”. District In-Service Clinician working with fellow music teachers using Sibelius (music notation software). Clinician at several NJ Music Educators Conferences working with statewide music teachers on rehearsal techniques. Former President of the SJ Band and Orchestra Directors Association.
Assistant Director/Music Arranger, 1997- 2013; Absegami High
School Marching Band, Galloway, NJ.
Write and Arrange music for the competitive marching band season. Help instruct
the wind, percussion and pit sections. Help coordinate the instructional staff, philosophy and all the audio/visual aspects of the competitive performance. Helped them win fourteen NJ State Championships, two TOB Atlantic Coast Championships in 1998 and 2002, and two USBands National Championships in 2006 and 2013.
Music Teacher, 1979- 1995; Egg Harbor Twp School District, Jenkintown, PA., Philadelphia, PA., Sacramento, CA.
Taught Concert, Marching, Jazz, Beginning Band, and Music Theory. Established a Recording Studio program. Given Clinics at NJMEC. Taught Music Sequencing and Notation software. Hosted Marching Band competitions. Directed the Pit Orchestra for School Musicals.
EDUCATION –
1979 B.A. in Music Education from California State University, Sacramento, CA. Graduate work at Combs
College of Music, Philadelphia, PA. M.A. in Music program Graduate work at St. Joseph's University, Philadelphia, PA. M.B.A. program
PERFORMANCE –
Studied Trumpet under Noel Smelser, principal trumpet for the Sacramento Symphony. Former member
of the Sacramento Camellia Symphony Orchestra and a freelance trumpet player. Performed in almost every state in the union, in Hawaii, and in Taiwan. Currently, performs as a lead trumpet player with the South Jersey Area Wind Ensemble, and as a lead trumpet player and assistant conductor for the Atlantic Pops Community Band.
Conducted the South Jersey Band and Orchestra Directors Association Sr. High Symphonic Band, the Jr. High Honors Band, the Olympic Conference Jr. High Honors Band, and the Elementary Honors Band. He has also been a manager for several honors bands, the coordinator for the South Jersey Band and Orchestra Directors Association Elementary Band Festival, and is presently the Past-President of the South Jersey Band & Orchestra Director's Association.
Has a long history with the DCI World Class Mandarins Drum and Bugle Corps; First, marching 7 seasons as a Mellophone soloist and then as a Drum Major. Then, as a Brass Caption Head/Arranger for an additional 6 seasons. Worked with and collaborated with 1995 DCI Hall of Fame recipient, Jim Ott and 1991 DCI Hall of Fame recipient, Wayne Downey.
Served as a music adjudicator for the Northern California Drum Corps Circuit, the National Judges Association (TOB), and USBands.
Mr. Fong has also been active as a sound reinforcement engineer in California and Atlantic City, and as a recording studio engineer for several recording artists in the Los Angeles area working on several projects with Polydor recording artists, Alton McClain & Destiny; ARC & Columbia artists, Afterbach; and Earth, Wind & Fire.
I absolutely love working with students helping them unlock their potential.
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Trumpet lessons offered by Ben are tailored to each student's needs and level. Lessons can also be held online. Lessons are also available in Egg Harbor Township. The first lesson is free to define learning goals and methodology.
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- 5h: PKR 65
- 10h: PKR 130
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