Bass Guitar with Fabrizio S.

Hi everyone! My name is Fabrizio Sciacca and I'm here to help you to become a better bassist and a better musician. I'm originally from Italy where I lived until 2011, when I decided to pursue my career in music after I won a scholarship to attend the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston. There I had the chance to study with some of the best musicians, just to name a few: John Patitucci, Danilo Perez, Victor Bailey, Victor Wooten... From them not only I learnt the art of music, but also the art of teaching. Some of the topics we covered were: understanding the student's needs, developing the right technique on the instrument and freely express yourself through music. After graduating in bass and double bass Performance, I moved to New York City in order to continue my education with a Master Degree in Composition and Performance at the Manhattan School of Music, where i graduated in 2018. Throughout the two years I improved my teaching skills taking classes on Pedagogy and learning from some of the best teachers/musicians: Dave Liebman, Phil Markowitz and Ron Carter (with whom I still study nowadays). Beside that, I'm an active member of New York jazz scene. I play, record and teach all the time. It would be amazing catching you at one of my shows sometimes! I have a lot of experience in the teaching field. I started teaching in 2013 when I was still living in Italy. During this time i had students of different ages and different levels. Later on, once I completed my education, I started delivering lessons again in 2018. How I like to structure my lessons: - Listening to the student's goals; - Providing the right material to reach those goals (technique, reading, improvisation, ear training); - Applying the concepts on a real musical situation (studying different styles, like funk, rock, jazz, bossa nova); - Giving listening material to find the right inspiration and develop a good musical taste; - Developing a personal approach to the instrument and music (the one that will make other musicians hearing YOU in what you play). Feel free to drop me a message. I'll be happy to answer to any of your questions. Looking forward to working with you. Fabrizio