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Learn Music Organically
About
Matthew Tyler Giobbi, Ph.D., is a musician, composer, author, and educator based in Nazareth, Pennsylvania. Matthew works in improvisational music of all genres. His main instruments are trombone and piano. He studied orchestral performance with Per Brevig at The Mannes College of Music, Ivan Meylemans at the Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussels, and with Timothy Soberick at Moravian College. His piano teachers include Paul Schocker and Agrippino Bellino.
Matthew teaches music online at The Improvisation Lab in Nazareth, Pennsylvania, as well as in-person at Saucon Valley Music Center in Hellertown, Pennsylvania, and at East-Tones Music School in Easton, Pennsylvania.
Matthew is a performance psychology consultant and coach for performing and creative artists, and an expressive arts therapist at Muse & Psyche, LLC.
Matthew has been a faculty member of the Department of Psychology, Rutgers University at Newark, since 2004. He holds an MA in psychology from The New School for Social Research in New York City and a Ph.D. in Philosophy, Art, & Critical Thought from The European Graduate School in Switzerland.
Matthew has toured in the orchestral trombone section in Singapore, India, China, Indonesia, Hong Kong, and Europe. Under the baton of Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Matthew was the principal trombonist of Carnegie Hall's New York Youth Symphony and the Orquesta Filarmónica de Lima in Peru.
Testimonials
What students have said...
"Dr. Giobbi is one of the best professors I've ever had! I took three courses with him, and each one was enjoyable. He lets you pace yourself with assignments, gives incredible lectures (doesn't read right from the slides), and provides adequate materials. He's funny, too! He played instruments for us before class. 10/10 recommend!" -Student, Rutgers University Newark
"He is such a gem. Very passionate guy who loves to teach students and is also interested in how important it is to understand yourself and others around you." -Student, Rutgers University Newark
"This guy is amazing . Best Professor I have ever had, he is simply great and very inspirational. He makes you think and use your mind but in ways I never expected to while in school." -Student, Rutgers University Newark
"This man is an amazing Professor. He cares so much about the lecture, and the class, and wants you to succeed. He is a tough grader, but always leaves comments on how to improve. His assignments are very intersting and you can tell how much time he puts into being a good teacher. Giobbi is the best Professor I've taken at Rutgers." -Student, Rutgers University Newark
"This is really fun! Our lessons go by too fast." -current trombone student
"This is unlike any piano lesson I have ever had! I look forward to coming all week!" -current piano student
Watch, Listen, & Read
Events
10/31/2026 Saturday at 10 a.m The Improvisation Lab Livestream: Learning Through Creative PLAY! JOIN
10/20/2026 Release of The Automatic Playing Project album.
10/17/26 Saturday at 10 a.m. The Improvisation Lab Livestream: C. G. Jung's Active Imagination Technique for Creative Music Making JOIN
10/10/26 Saturday at 10 a.m. The Improvisation Lab Livestream: Gestalt Dreamwork for Creativity JOIN
10/3/26 Saturday at 10 a.m. The Improvisation Lab Livestream: Introduciton to Free Improvisation JOIN
9/1/26 My newly published online course for beginner piano students. Painting With Pitch: A Course in Piano Through Composition
7/21/26 Check out my new Psychology Today Expert Blog post at Mindfulness & Music.