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About Me: Greetings! I'm Dr. Lily Zhu (I prefer to be called Dr. Zhu, and I am delighted to share a bit about myself with you. I'm a violinist, violin teacher, and a content creator. With a passion for music and education, I have dedicated my life to inspiring students to explore the wonders of violin.

I have more than 13-years of tutoring experience and have been playing bass guitar for over 20-years. I am currently offering online, one on one bass lessons, or I can record a video tutorial for you explaining any particular riff, trick, or playing technique that you’re trying to master. I work with beginners, intermediate and pro level musicians.

What started as a childhood fascination with the guitar grew into a lifelong pursuit of music. I picked up the bass in middle school and high school, but it wasn't until I found myself living in New York City that I began seriously studying and performing on the instrument — diving deep into jazz, blues, and funk and never looking back.

About Me & My Teaching Approach Professional Background With over 30 years of professional performance and 25 years of teaching experience, my musical journey has spanned across Mexico, Canada, and Brazil. I am a multi-instrumentalist (Bass, Guitar, Piano, and Drums) and a composer currently preparing for an international performance contract with Disney.

I’ve been providing musical services to music community since 1991. I’m a second generation, collegiate level classically trained musician. I've done over 1,000 professional performances covering a wide range of styles and I've personally taught over 20,000 lessons.

I have 20+ years with over 20,000 hours of musical instrument teaching experience and a total of 30 years of guitar playing experience with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music from the Chicago Music College of Roosevelt University. I teach acoustic guitar (6 & 12 string), electric guitar, classical guitar, jazz guitar, ukulele, bass (5 string), and tenor banjo (Irish tuning).

Violin Professor at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire of Music (UK) Violin Professor at Guildhall School of Music and Drama (Junior Department), London, UK Concert violinist and recording artist (CD recordings with RPO and other leading musicians and orchestras)

I earned my Bachelor of Music degree in Violin from the Robert Schumann University of Music Düsseldorf (Robert Schumann Musik Hochschule Düsseldorf, Germany), graduating in January 2015. As an accomplished violinist, Seeun Kang has performed with prestigious orchestras and academies across Europe and Germany.

New York born and Nashville based. Perform and record with various reputable artists as a bassist, music director, producer, and/or composer. Have completed tours and recordings with various artists nationally and internationally. Experience teaching various musical concepts and instruments including bass, guitar, and musicianship.

Gary Dawson is an American musician and educator based in Yorktown, Virginia. He has more than twenty years of experience on guitar, bass, and piano, and studied at Berklee College of Music in Music Production and Engineering with a minor in songwriting.