1. JOEL FASS
3400 TRYON AVENUE #D12
BRONX, NY 10467
(646)355-7026
fasstrack@yahoo.com
OBJECTIVE:Positionas Music Instructor
WORK EXPERIENCE:
1972-Present Music Instructor, Private
Taught guitar, electric bass, keyboards, composition/songwriting, improvisation, music theory, reading, repertoire to students
of all ages, levels, temperaments. Coached vocal students. Taught all musical styles. Prepared students for High School and
College auditions. Provided career counseling.
2002-2008 MusicalAssociates,In-Home
Instructor
Gave individual and group instruction at students’ homes. As above taught guitar, keyboards, coached vocal students,
prepared for and played with students at recitals.
RELATED EXPERIENCE:
2000-2001 Mercy College
Served as Adjunct Librarian/Instructor. Provided reference assistance to students and professors. Created pathfinder materials
describing library resources and how to use them. Gave classes to professors in using library resources. Performed as guitarist,
composed music for, hired musicians for, created pedagogical materials for regular musical events at Bronx and Dobbs Ferry
campuses. Performed at other locations for Student Activities Director. Provided background music and hired top musicians for
Dobbs Ferry campus. (These events ran from 2000-2003).
1991-1998 New York City Public Schools,
Per-DiemInstructor
Taught all subjects to students, K-12 levels. Brought guitar daily to use as instructional tool.
1975-Present Guitarist, Composer/Arranger
Perform as bandleader, accompanist to top vocalists and instrumentalists, solo guitarist, composer. Perform on recording, in
nightclubs, restaurants, colleges/universities/ on T.V. and radio, nursing facilities. Featured performer and composer on many
well-known radio shows nationwide.

2. EDUCATION:
2000 MLS Queens College
Graduate degree in Library Science
1989 Music B.A., The City College of New York
Studied Ensemble Performance with Ron Carter, Composition/Arranging with Ed Summerlin, reading with Jim Mitchell
(guitarist on Sesame Street)
PRIVATE STUDY:
Guitar: Jimmy Raney, Chuck Wayne, Barry Galbraith, Carl Barry. Theory, Repertoire, reading, improvisation, Composition:
John Foca. Composition/Arranging: Bill Finegan, Manny Albam, John Carisi. Songwriting: Songwriters Guild Workshop, Ann
Ruckert.
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