Nurturing a New Generation of Bassists

Dr. Michael Fanelli is an educator, professional bassist, and string specialist. He studied bass with Warren Benfield, Michael Cameron, Edward Krolick, Joseph Guastefesta, and sting pedagogy with John Kendall, Samuel Applebaum, Marvin Rabin, and workshops with Dr. Suzuki. He has performed and presented at national and international conferences, and has authored numerous articles on double bass pedagogy, history, and string education. He is a member of the Suzuki Bass Committee, and forums editor for the SAA Journal and the ASTA Journal. He teaches bass at Grinnell College and Wartburg College. He is a member of the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Symphony, located at the Gallagher Bluedorn Performance Arts Center at the University of Northern Iowa. He is also an assistant professor in the Department of Education Psychology and Foundations at the University of Northern Iowa where he teaches dynamics of human development and conducts qualitative research in the fields of child and adolescent cognitive development and arts education.

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