Learn from Great Bassoon Teachers

Holding a Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) in Bassoon Performance, I am a dynamic and energetic Bassoon & Piano teaching artist, appearing as a soloist, chamber musician, orchestra musician, and educator. I am classically trained and started my music journey with the piano and flute at the age of 5. I started playing bassoon when I was 11 years old.

Francesco Quarata (b. 2000, Salerno) is an Italian bassoonist who earned his Master’s degree and Postgraduate diploma at the Universität Mozarteum Salzburg under Maestro Marco Postinghel. He previously studied at the Conservatorio “G. Martucci” in Salerno and at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome with Maestro Francesco Bossone.

Overall Teacher of the Year on Lessonface! Alison holds a Masters in Music Ed. Fun, experienced & patient teacher. Alison has taught over 20,000 lessons in various instruments and voice to over 550 students in private lessons and small groups, in person and online. Her students range from age 3 through adults. Alison is the co-owner of Strand Studios in NJ.

Bassoonist Nicholas Akdag has performed throughout North America, Europe and Asia, and regularly performs throughout Southern California with groups like the The Los Angeles Philharmonic, Kaleidoscope Chamber Orchestra, Redlands Symphony, and others.Nick studied at the State Conservatory of Music Berlin "Hanns Eisler" (Berlin, Germany) with Prof. Volker Tessmann.

Mr. Prentice Scott is an accomplished music educator and performer with over 15 years of experience guiding students to excellence in music. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Music Performance from Clark Atlanta University and a Master’s in Music Education from the University of Georgia. With a foundation rooted in both performance and pedagogy, Mr.

I have performed in orchestras all over the world. I started in the UK and worked with most of UK's major Symphony, Chamber and Opera orchestras including the BBC Symphony Orchestra (with frequent performances at the world famous Promenade Concerts in the Royal Albert Hall ) the BBC Philharmonic, BBC Scottish, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Academy of St.

Chad Smith has spent the last 25 years performing in prestigious orchestras, Broadway shows and recording sessions. Enjoying a bicoastal career in New York and Los Angeles Chad has appeared with the Metropolitan Opera, Philadelphia Orchestra and Los Angeles Philharmonic as a saxophonist and major motion pictures, Family Guy and American Dad as a bassoon doubler.

I am a dedicated teacher passionate about music and the success of learners of all ages and levels. I am a very patient teacher. If I am your music teacher, learning will be fun! It is important that my students enjoy music and their instruments. I will lead you step by step along the way and will make sure that you have mastered each lesson before we move to the next level.

I am an American composer & sound designer and a 15 year veteran band director and music educator of grades 4-12. I taught all of those 15 years in Northeast Oklahoma, but now reside in Southwest Missouri. I am married and we have two amazing kids that keep me busy and challenge my sanity daily.

I’m Xale Slusser, a Los Angeles–based bassoonist and oboist with degrees in performance, composition, and ethnomusicology from Ohio Northern University, the California Institute of the Arts, and UCLA. I teach Bassoon and Oboe (all levels) as well as Saxophones (SATB) and Clarinets (Sopranino–Contra Alto).