Bio For George Ballesteros

Instrument(s) Taught:

Bass

Location(s):

Brookfield Waukesha

I am most comfortable with this age group:

10+

Bio

George Ballesteros is a freelance Electric/Double Bassist and Instructor that has coordinated gigs with musicians across the country. From an early age George can remember music being around in his life on a constant basis. At around the age of 16 is when George's curiosity for music began to develop and was also the same time when George began to pick up the bass and Bass Guitar. Now a days you can find George playing bass with many groups and Artists such as Jazz Flux, The Stephen Hull Experience, Ethan Keller Group and many more groups all throughout the greater Midwest area.

Music Education:

Concordia University 2016-2018 Milwaukee Area Technical College (2018) Birch Creek Music Performance Center (2013-2016) Victor Wooten Center for Music and Nature (2017-2022)

Teaching Experience:

Around the time of when COVID-19 was affecting musicians' way of means is when I began to think about learning how to teach. I began first by reaching out to musician friends to see if anyone was looking for bass lessons. With the help of my colleagues, I was able to pick up a few students here and there. Then in around August of 2021 is when I began to teach bass lessons at the White House of Music.

Styles Taught:

Jazz, Blues, R&B, Soul, Beginner Classical

Methods Taught:

Real Book, Jaco Pastorius Bass Method, Simandl Standing in the Shadows of Motown, Hal Lenoard