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Alex began teaching upright bass sixteen years ago. He teaches all skill levels from beginners to advanced players and works children and adults alike.
In addition to teaching bass, Alex has studio full of students who are currently learning clawhammer banjo, guitar, cello, beginning violin/fiddle, and harmonica. Join the studio and the fun of learning.
During bass lessons, Alex covers topics including: creating good bass lines, playing melodies, improvising, reading music (if you desire), healthy techniques for holding and playing the bass,maximizing on tone production both when plucking and bowing learning how to play by ear,and creating music with others. In addition to upright bass lessons,
Alex has a passion for sharing the joys of music through education. As a music educator, Alex is currently teaching at the Waldorf School of Baltimore and at McDonogh. He has held positions as a middle school band teacher at The Park School, an online harmonica instructor at the Creative Alliance's Out-of-School-Time program, group violin teacher 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.
In addition to teaching bass, Alex has studio full of students who are currently learning clawhammer banjo, guitar, cello, beginning violin/fiddle, and harmonica. Join the studio and the fun of learning.
During bass lessons, Alex covers topics including: creating good bass lines, playing melodies, improvising, reading music (if you desire), healthy techniques for holding and playing the bass,maximizing on tone production both when plucking and bowing learning how to play by ear,and creating music with others. In addition to upright bass lessons,
Alex has a passion for sharing the joys of music through education. As a music educator, Alex is currently teaching at the Waldorf School of Baltimore and at McDonogh. He has held positions as a middle school band teacher at The Park School, an online harmonica instructor at the Creative Alliance's Out-of-School-Time program, group violin teacher 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.
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