Maddox Tallant
Cumming,GA
Summary
Confident and proficient musician with experience in a range of instruments, with special talents for Saxophone. Excels with different music genres and experienced in both live and recorded performances. Enthusiastic about collaborating and developing sounds.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Musician/Performer
North Georgia Saxophone Ensemble
02.2023 - Current
- Weekly 3 hour Sunday rehearsals from February to May in 2023 and again this 2024.
- Collaboration from roughly 30 highschoolers from all over Georgia and roughly 10 undergrad/masters/doctoral students from the Hugh Hodgson School of Music
- Small classes in between rehearsals with the current UGA music students ranging from theory to developing tone and intonation to extended techniques to saxophone basics.
Musician; Student
Forsyth Central High School
08.2020 - Current
- Performed as a soloist with and as a member of the Forsyth Central Red Peppers Jazz Band
- Performed as 1st/2nd chair in the Forsyth Central Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band
- Played a variety of music with a broad stylistic range and improvisatorial flexibility for multiple school and community events, including for the Forsyth County Veterans Day Ceremony.
- Transcribed musical compositions to adapt them for a particular ensemble (Saxophone Quartet & Duet).
- Specialized in classical, jazz, and contemporary music.
- Scheduled rehearsals with other musicians and choirs.
- Took private saxophone lessons with three separate instructors - Mitchell Auger, Jordan Thorne and Matt Hess
- Took private piano lessons with Dawn Blair
Education
1 Week Performance Experience
WorldStrides Honors Performance Series
New York, United StatesPrivate Saxophone Lessons
Ponce De Leon Music Center
Cumming, United StatesPrivate Saxophone And Piano Lessons
Music Authority Music Center
Cumming, GeorgiaHigh School Diploma -
Forsyth Central High School
Cumming, GA05.2024
Skills
- Expressive performer
- Broad range of musical styles
- Specialty in Classical and Jazz
- Organized & ambitious
- Strong attention to detail
- Special events performances
- Experience with arranging music
- Introductory knowledge in music theory
Accomplishments
- Performed at Carnegie Hall with the WorldStrides Honors Performance Series in February 2023
- Returning soloist on Soprano, Alto and Tenor saxophone for the Forsyth Central Red Peppers Jazz Band - 2021-2024
- Served as the Forsyth Central Flash of Crimson Band Captain - 2023-2024
- Won the GIPA State Championship with the Forsyth Central Indoor Drumline - 2023
- Awarded the Most Improved Woodwind Award in May, 2022.
- Awarded the Student Artist of the Month Award in September, 2022
Timeline
Musician/Performer
North Georgia Saxophone Ensemble
02.2023 - Current
Musician; Student
Forsyth Central High School
08.2020 - Current
1 Week Performance Experience
WorldStrides Honors Performance Series
Private Saxophone Lessons
Ponce De Leon Music Center
Private Saxophone And Piano Lessons
Music Authority Music Center
High School Diploma -
Forsyth Central High School
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