My name is Matthew Velilla, I am a Tuba Performance and Music Education Major at UNT. I have played my instrument for 10 years. I have performed and worked with multiple ensembles within the college of music, have performed publically and privately over the past 10 years. I am a conductor and a composer. I focus and encourage not just on the production of good musicians but how music can make better members of society. Music reveals things about ourselves that are necessary to explore and celebrate.