Chris Symer

Chris Symer

Private lessons available for: Bass

Enthusiastic support from Chris Symer along with detailed feedback and careful instruction about how to progress. Also a nice survey of essential approaches to walking bass lines coupled with many recordings of great players using the approaches. I also enjoyed the other student's input and support.

Anonymous

Chris Symer is great!! Not very constructive I know but I've got 0 complaints

Mathis Darr

I really enjoy working with Chris Symer and think my playing has improved greatly under his guidance, especially because he emphasizes simplicity and pulse.

Warren Wilson

Chris Symer is a fantastic instructor who provides value feedback and the immediate opportunity to apply the feedback as he keeps the focus on playing as much as we possibly can in the class period.

Alan Brozovich

Of the many things I like about Chris as a teacher is that he says positive things. Not the fuzzy, baseless kind, but specific things he liked about each of our playing. He sounds like he means it, and actually enjoyed hearing whatever it was we were doing. This was so helpful. It makes playing easier because it predisposes you to believe Chris is not sitting there suffering, but actually listening for what is interesting.

I very much appreciate Chris’s approach to teaching and coaching us. I felt like he cared for us as people as much as he cared for our musical competence. He's smart and funny and perceptive and almost every class was primarily playing music with brief comments between efforts.

Steve Thompson

Chris is a top-level instructor. With lots of experience and capabilities he brings a lot of good things to the course. Lots of good advice. Lots of technical skills. And a lot of positive energy and encouragement.

Anonymous

Chris has performed and/or recorded with Roger Kellaway, Bennie Maupin, Robben Ford, Theo Saunders, Kai Akagi, Kate McGarry, Tierney Sutton, Larry Koonse, Kim Richmond, Bob Florence and many more. Originally from Southern California Chris relocated to Seattle in 2002, where he makes his living as a freelance jazz musician. His recent projects have included recordings with The Johnaye Kendrick Quartet (Here, 2014), Jim Knapp’s Scrape (2013) and Nelda Swiggett’s Swingtet (2014).

Chris has played and taught clinics throughout Europe, Asia, North and South America. He has appeared on soundtracks for television, movies, theatre, performance art, and in settings from duos to big bands and symphony orchestras. Since May of 2000, Chris has been tuning in fifths and enjoys the altered palette of colors that tuning provides.

Chris Symer

Enthusiastic support from Chris Symer along with detailed feedback and careful instruction about how to progress. Also a nice survey of essential approaches to walking bass lines coupled with many recordings of great players using the approaches. I also enjoyed the other student's input and support.

Anonymous

Chris Symer is great!! Not very constructive I know but I've got 0 complaints

Mathis Darr

I really enjoy working with Chris Symer and think my playing has improved greatly under his guidance, especially because he emphasizes simplicity and pulse.

Warren Wilson

Chris Symer is a fantastic instructor who provides value feedback and the immediate opportunity to apply the feedback as he keeps the focus on playing as much as we possibly can in the class period.

Alan Brozovich

Of the many things I like about Chris as a teacher is that he says positive things. Not the fuzzy, baseless kind, but specific things he liked about each of our playing. He sounds like he means it, and actually enjoyed hearing whatever it was we were doing. This was so helpful. It makes playing easier because it predisposes you to believe Chris is not sitting there suffering, but actually listening for what is interesting.

I very much appreciate Chris’s approach to teaching and coaching us. I felt like he cared for us as people as much as he cared for our musical competence. He's smart and funny and perceptive and almost every class was primarily playing music with brief comments between efforts.

Steve Thompson

Chris is a top-level instructor. With lots of experience and capabilities he brings a lot of good things to the course. Lots of good advice. Lots of technical skills. And a lot of positive energy and encouragement.

Anonymous