Salima's Tutor Profile, Redbridge Double Bass teacher

Double Bass
Beginner - £30.00 p.h.
Intermediate - £30.00 p.h.
Advanced - £30.00 p.h.
Expert - £30.00 p.h.
Casual - £30.00 p.h.

Personal Description: Salima is a diverse musician working in London and can be found in orchestras, chamber groups, musicals, recording sessions, rock and jazz bands. She performs with the English National Ballet, British Philharmonic and Oxford Philomusica among others. She has recorded in the Dairy Studios for Nitin Sawhney, toured for Jeff Wayne’s musical War of the Worlds and regularly writes and performs original music with her band Flux, which is influenced by Western and Indian classical, jazz, popular and urban music. Salima has been featured in the short documentary film The Bass Player, which was shown in March 2009 at the Royal Society of Arts as part of Cineforum’s Muslim Women: Visibility and Leadership.

Salima is passionate about her off stage work with communities and education. She regularly works in the London Symphony Orchestra Discovery program after having played with the orchestra as a String Scheme participant in 2009. She works with the Digital Technology group to involve young people in creative music making projects, the LSO St. Luke’s projects for both LSO Fusion and workshop participants with learning disabilities and various workshops in the Barbican Centre and London schools/universities. She has taught music at youth camps such as Camp Mosaic in New York City 2009, coached community ensembles and volunteered to play in hospitals, nursing homes and other health care facilities.

Salima completed her Master of Music at Guildhall on a full scholarship studying with Thomas Martin and earned her Bachelor of Music at Juilliard, also on full scholarship, studying with Timothy Cobb. She played Principal Bass for both schools, performing Mahler’s Symphony No. 1 in Avery Fisher **Web Address Removed** the Juilliard Orchestra during its China Tour in 2008 and playing Strauss’s Ein Heldenleben in the Barbican Hall. She earned the distinctive Peter Mennin Prize for her outstanding achievement and leadership at Juilliard.

Tutoring Experience: 8 years private double bass teaching experience in London, New York, and Georgia.

- London Symphony Orchestra Discovery, from 2008
- East London Burrow Workshops and Barbican foyer concert with Jazz at Lincoln Center, 2010
- Exhibition Road Music Day, Ismaili Centre, London, from 2009
- Bromley Youth Music Trust, Deputy Coach, 2010
- Stoke Newington School Deputy Bass Teacher, 2010
- Private lessons instructor, London, from 2008
- Mill Creek High School Summer Orchestra Festival, Georgia, 2007
- Huthmaker Music Studios Master Clinician, Georgia, from 2004
- Camp Mosaic, Music Skill Building Teacher, New York, 2009

Tutoring Approach: Master the French bow and develop your understanding of the instrument. Fun and productive learning environment. Lessons tailored to individual levels (all levels welcome). All aspects covered, including how to hold the bass, tuning, left and right hand techniques, scales, hand-picked pieces to work on, theory/aural training, and much more! Salima offers students practical advice on becoming a professional musician.

Having played for 13 years, Salima is a performing professional with a wide range of experience. Playing and recording experience in New York City and London, including with the London Symphony Orchestra, British Philharmonic, English National Ballet and various rock/jazz groups in both cities. 7 years teaching experience. Conservatory trained at Juilliard (B.M.) and Guildhall (M.M.).

Qualifications:

• 2010: Master of Leadership, Guildhall School of Music and Drama - Guildhall School of Music and Drama (Masters)
• 2009: Master of Music (Distinction), Guildhall School of Music and Drama - Guildhall School of Music and Drama (Masters)
• 2008: Bachelor of Music, The Juilliard School (Peter Mennin Prize for outstanding achievement and leadership in music) - The Juilliard School (Bachelors)

Native Language: English (American)
Availability: Weekends / Weekdays (all times)
References Available: Yes
CRB Check: Yes