Alex Gittelman
Bravo Brass Faculty
Alex Gittelman is a proud alumnus of Bravo Brass and a class of ’05 graduate of Haverford High
School in Havertown, PA. He graduated from the Boyer College of Music and Dance at Temple
University in May 2010 with a Bachelor of Music in Music Education with a Jazz Component
and earned his Master’s in Music Education from the University of the Arts in 2016. Mr.
Gittelman is currently pursuing his PhD in Music Education through Temple University.
Mr. Gittelman has been teaching at Haverford Middle School (HMS) since 2011. He teaches 6th
and 7th Grade General Music, the 6th, 7th, and 8th Grade Bands, the nationally recognized HMS
Jazz Ensemble, the HMS Woodwind Ensemble, the HMS Brass Ensemble (founded in 2013) and
the HMS Percussion Ensemble (founded in 2015). He is also the current director of the HHS
Competition Marching Band and Football Band and the assistant director of the 5th Grade
District Band.
Mr. Gittelman is a member of many premier ensembles in the Philadelphia area, including the
Blackbird Society Orchestra and the salsa band Latin Express. He has performed with various
artists, including Clark Terry, Branford Marsalis, Joe Wilder, Carla Cook, Jon Faddis, Lew
Soloff, and Jimmy Heath. His private teachers have included Matt Gallagher, Eric
Schweingruber, and Terell Stafford. When not teaching or performing, Mr. Gittelman enjoys
spending time with his wife Kim Blanchette, cooking, playing Dungeons and Dragons, 3D
printing, or taking care of his ten cats.