Alex began teaching upright bass thirteen years ago. He teaches all skill levels from beginners to advanced players and works children and adults alike. During lessons, Alex covers topics including: healthy techniques for holding and playing the bass, maximizing on tone production both when plucking and bowing, learning how to play by ear, creating good bass lines, playing melodies, improvising, reading music (if you desire), and creating music with others. In addition to upright bass lessons, Alex also teaches clawhammer banjo, guitar, cello, beginning violin/fiddle, and harmonica.
Alex has a passion for sharing the joys of music through education. As a music educator, Alex held positions as a group violin teacher at the Waldorf School of Baltimore and at The Odyssey School of Baltimore, as a general music teacher for Fairfax County Public Schools, as a String Teaching/Creativity Teaching Artist, as a founding member of BRIDGES (an after school strings, band, and choral program in Vienna, VA), as a university professor at SUNY Oswego, and as a private instructor at the Rochester Academy of Music. Alex also facilitated workshops at the Upper Potomac Fiddle Retreat, Huntingdon County Arts Council Folk College, Maidencreek Old-Time Music Festival, and The String Band Weekend in Mountain View, AK. Alex led a series of interactive "How to Play the Blues 101" workshops with The Bumper Jacksons in countless classrooms across America.
Alex holds two degrees in music education from the Eastman School (M.M.) ’12 and from James Madison University (B.M.) ‘09.
Alex teaches lessons on a weekly, bi-weekly, or flexible schedule. He is available for both in-person and online lessons.
Alex has a passion for sharing the joys of music through education. As a music educator, Alex held positions as a group violin teacher at the Waldorf School of Baltimore and at The Odyssey School of Baltimore, as a general music teacher for Fairfax County Public Schools, as a String Teaching/Creativity Teaching Artist, as a founding member of BRIDGES (an after school strings, band, and choral program in Vienna, VA), as a university professor at SUNY Oswego, and as a private instructor at the Rochester Academy of Music. Alex also facilitated workshops at the Upper Potomac Fiddle Retreat, Huntingdon County Arts Council Folk College, Maidencreek Old-Time Music Festival, and The String Band Weekend in Mountain View, AK. Alex led a series of interactive "How to Play the Blues 101" workshops with The Bumper Jacksons in countless classrooms across America.
Alex holds two degrees in music education from the Eastman School (M.M.) ’12 and from James Madison University (B.M.) ‘09.
Alex teaches lessons on a weekly, bi-weekly, or flexible schedule. He is available for both in-person and online lessons.