OUR STUDIO PROVIDES INSTRUCTION IN:
| GUITAR | Instruction in jazz, blues, rock, as well as other popular styles - Chord and rhythm studies - improvisation - how to play in a group - how to use MIDI software to practice - guitar and fretboard theory - acoustic and electric. |
| BASS | Electric and acoustic studies in jazz, rock, blues, as well as other styles. Bass theory - walking lines - other support tools - improvisation. |
| JAZZ PIANO | Beginning, intermediate, and advanced studies in jazz piano, theory, and improvisation and accompaniment skills. |
| IMPROVISATION | Open to all instruments - lessons in improvisation for jazz, blues, and other styles. |
| ENSEMBLE COACHING | Performance coaching for small and medium jazz ensembles. Open to all instruments - lessons in improvisation for jazz, blues, and other styles. |
| THEORY COMPOSITION EAR TRAINING |
Beginner to college level instruction - use of computer software for composition, ear training |
Serving Rockville and Montgomery County Maryland, our studio takes a comprehensive approach to music instruction through exposure to all areas of music - performance, theory, and aural skills. We also offer limited recording facilities for audition and contest materials. Students can be prepared for a professional career as a musician or take lessons for enjoyment.
Feel free to email me or call 301-424-2714 with any questions or to schedule a lesson.
BIO
Bassist, guitarist, and composer Joshua Bayer has performed at venues such as The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, The Detroit Opera House, Blues Alley, The Harlem Renaissance Festival, The World Jazz festival, The Phillips Collection, The Contemporary Theater Festival, The One Step Down, New York Museum Of Modern Art, and Philadelphia's Chris's Jazz Café.
Besides being featured on BET on Jazz and performing original new jazz with the Joshua Bayer Quartet, Josh has played with jazz artists Neal Creque, Dick Lurie, Ron Holloway, Marty Nau, The Walter Bell Latin Jazz Unit, The Federal Jazz Commission, and Chris Vadala. Josh's recordings can be found on the Jazzheads and Interlace Records labels. His compositions have been published by C.F. Peters and LightHouse Music.
A teacher and clinician, Josh serves on the faculties of the Washington Conservatory of Music, American University,and the Peabody Institute of Music at Johns Hopkins Elderhostel as well as presenting the performance/lecture series JazzBuffet.
Josh has received grants and awards from The National Endowment for the Arts, ASCAP, The Prince George's Arts Council, The Maryland Summer Institute for the Creative and Performing arts, The Loyola Composition Competition, and the Bascom Little Fund. Joshua received his Doctorate of Music from the University of Maryland in 1995.
Want lessons? You can email
me!
josh@joshuabayer.com
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