Ear Training with Arias F.

Arias is both an avid performer and educator of the trumpet. She is currently a member of the Brass Band of Appalachia based out of Bristol, VA. She recently performed at the 2017 William Adam International Trumpet Festival; the International Trumpet Guild Conference 2017 in Hershey, PA as part of a Prelude Ensemble for Mr. Phil Snedecor; and was featured as a soloist with the Appalachian State University Concert Band in April 2017. Other performance highlights include appearances with the Cave Run Symphony Orchestra, the Brass band of the Tri-State, and the Portsmouth Wind Symphony; as well as performances of Sweeney Todd, The Magic Flute, The Music Man, Bye Bye Birdie, Suessical the Musical, and Cinderella. Arias has competed in competitions including the National Trumpet Competition, the McCauley Chamber Music Competition, and the A. Frank and Bethel C. Gallaher Memorial Solo Competition. As an educator, Arias is committed to the success of all students through individually tailored instruction to promote the growth and development of the student as a person through music. Arias recently served as the Graduate Teaching Assistant to Dr. James Stokes at the Hayes School of Music at Appalachian State University and was previously the trumpet teacher for George Rogers Clarke High School in Winchester, KY; a counselor for the Morehead State University Summer Arts Academy; and an instructor for the West Union Performing Arts Camp. As a private lesson teacher, she has worked with trumpet students in the southern Ohio, central Kentucky, and western North Carolina areas. These students include a semi-finalist in the junior solo division at the National Trumpet Competition and several students that are now pursuing music as a career. A native of West Union, Ohio, Arias grew up on a farm in the Ohio Valley where she spent her days either playing the trumpet for her adoring audience (her animals) or out adventuring on the farm with her horses, goats, dogs, and cats. When not playing the trumpet, she enjoys mountain biking, hiking, reading, and adventuring. Arias completed her undergraduate studies in music education at Morehead State University where she studied with Mr. Greg Wing; and recently completed her graduate studies in music performance at Appalachian State University where she studied with Dr. James Stokes.