Tyler P. Hoying

Jazz Pianist

Contact:

Cell Phone # (937)-638-9636

Email: hoyingtp@notes.udayton.edu

Mail: P.O. Box 258, Ft. Loramie, OH 45845

About me:

I am currently studying at the University of Dayton to earn a degree in music performance. My interest in the piano began in my early years when I would stand next to the piano in our home in awe at my grandmother accompany herself in a chorus of "She'll be Comin' Around the Mountain" or "The Old Rugged Cross". My parents started me on weekly lessons with a nun the summer before my fifth birthday. We moved soon thereafter to the Eastern slope in Colorado, in the city of Montrose. There, I was trained classically for several years until I was encouraged by my instructor to audition for the junior high school jazz band. After a summer of intense jazz study under a different teacher, I made the audition to the band. For the remainder of my high school career, I studied jazz and classical music with many respectable teachers from very different backgrounds and gained a name for myself in the Montrose region as a musician of note (forgive the pun).

I've played in many groups, too many to mention, but including the 2004 All-State Jazz Band, On Fire (my own jazz combo comprised of myself and peers), and the Montrose High School Red Shoes jazz band (top auditioned group). As one of few active musicians in the area, I gained a massive amount of experience during my high school days performing at everything from realtor's conventions to tea parties to street corners. At the time, I also did a good deal of accompanying, both for the high school choirs and for adults and events out of school; my senior year, I placed fifth in the All-State Accompanist competition. Playing dinner music for local restaurants and putting together and performing music for several weddings more or less finishes the list of venues I've been involved in.

I'm hoping that my experience here at the university (including experiences outside of the classroom) will help me further establish a solid foundation on which to build my career, which will hopefully be performing. Soon after college, I'd like to become the featured entertainment several nights a week at a piano bar/nightclub or on a cruise ship or in a prestigious hotel lounge. Eventually, I'd like to become at least nationally renowned for my music, but if I were to become an international multi-platinum artist, then I don't think I'd complain too much.