Scott A. — Guitar Teacher — Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, Montreal

Scott was born and raised in Vancouver B.C. and has been playing bass guitar professionally for 24 years. Most recently he has been part of the Vancouver Community College music program and has completed his degree in composition for contemporary music while performing and composing as a member of the VCC gamelan ensemble (Gamelan Si Pawit) as well as the VCC Latin jazz ensemble. Scott composes his own music, specializes in rock, R&B, soul, jazz and world music but is flexible and experienced in all styles of bass playing. He has toured throughout Western Canada, the USA and Southeast Asia and has performed in venues such as The Center for the Performing Arts (Vancouver), Richards On Richards (Vancouver), the ACT Theatre (Maple Ridge, BC), The Cloverdale Rodeo, the Vancouver International Jazz Festival, the Surrey Fusion Festival and a house gig at Chilkoot Charlies (Anchorage, AK). Scott has appeared on CBC TV and the Shaw Cable network. He has also shared the stage with notables such as Swollen Members, Leon Russell, Blue Oyster Cult, Jefferson Starship, Honeymoon Suite, Prism, and Nick Gilder w/Sweeney Todd.

My role as a teacher is to cater to the students in a way that the lessons are fun and inspiring. I want share my passions for the bass with students and inspire them by showing students how the bass functions in a band setting, along with differents styles and its relationship to the other instruments, particularily other rhythm section instruments such as the drums. I will talk about the origins and history of the bass, including the most famous innovators of the instrument and how their playing styles influenced me. *Please see my music CV for more details on experience and qualifications.