Chris T  
Instruments: Bass Guitar
Styles: Jazz, Pop, Rock, Blues, Folk, R&B, Latin, Funk, Hip Hop, Latin Jazz, Swing, Samba, Bossa Nova, Soul, Punk

I initially started teaching electric bass privately during my sophomore year at Goucher College. Since then, I have been teaching for three years. I taught at the Goucher Summer Arts Institute and have continued to participate as a seasonal camp counselor for their jazz camp. While I was studying abroad in Copenhagen, Denmark through Goucher College, I participated in a Danish music pedagogy program which thoroughly enhanced my love and knowledge of teaching music. I now implement some of the Danish philosophies surrounding social cohesion and multi-faceted problem solving to my already existing teaching methods.

In addition to the Danish pedagogical methods and the training I received from my own teachers, I base my methods on what I learned from the renowned and innovative educator, Jeffrey Chappell (see http://musiceverybody.com/). I also hold to the philosophy that music is, in itself, another language. Because of that, no matter what the student’s age or skill level might be, I always combine the technical and theoretical elements of music with the expressive and creative elements. In this way, I can combine teaching a student the fundamentals and functionality of the bass guitar while enabling the student to create their own unique voice through their instrument.