Aaron S  
Instruments: Piano, Guitar, Voice, Bass Guitar, Ukulele, Double Bass, Music, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar
Styles: Classical, Jazz, Pop, Rock, Blues, Folk, Country, Musical Theater, Showtunes, Reggae, Punk, Avant-garde

BA, Pennsylvania State University, Music

2007 to Present - Music Teacher

• I teach rock, jazz, classical, pop, and folk for double bass, bass guitar, guitar, ukulele, vocals, music theory, and notation.
• I lead youth music ensembles.
• I taught a guitar class at UCSD, as well as after school guitar classes at several elementary schools.

2009 - Present

I have performed and toured professionally all over the United States.
• Instruments include bass guitar, double bass, guitar, lead and backing vocals, piano and ukulele. • The main places I have performed are New York City, Long Island, and San Diego. However I have toured the entire East Coast and West Coast several times, and also parts of the Midwest.
• While living in San Diego, I have held residencies at about a dozen venues all over the county. I have also performed at a number of weddings and corporate events.

2018-2020 - Guitar Teacher at UC San Diego

I taught a class for beginner guitar.
• Taught technique and standard notation using the Hal Leonard Method Book.
• Taught popular songs and student requests using tabs and chord sheets.

October 2017 to March 2020 - Guitar Teacher at Afterschool Enrichment Solutions
Taught guitar, chess, coding, and engineering after school classes at several schools in San Diego. This included Kavod Elementary School, Washington Elementary School, San Diego Jewish Academy, St. Paul’s Lutheran School, and Jonas Salk Elementary.
• Curriculum for guitar included method book learning from Hal Leonard, as well as beginner songs for kids.
• Curriculum for chess involved teaching the moves for each piece, beginner practice games only using a few pieces, and eventually full chess matches.
• Curriculum for coding involved using a beginner level coding system to teach students the basics of how computer programs work.
• Curriculum for engineering involved building small robots and having those robots perform simple tasks.

2016 - Recorded with LA Edwards, produced by Ron Blair from Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

2016 - West Coast tour with LA Edwards, opening for Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers

2015 - Recorded with Pete Steinkopf from The Bouncing Souls

2012 - Presented lecture recital on music for double bass and tape

2010 - Performed with Penn State Philharmonic at Carnegie Hall

2008 - Awarded the David Pyle Stone Trustee Scholarship, for the study of music at Penn State