Doug Jasik

Phone Ext. 305

Available Tues. through Sat.

Email:
doug@dougjasik.com

Doug brings joy and excitement to the study of music. He believes that all young people are musically gifted. From total beginners as young as six, he succeeds in building students’ self confidence and love of music as they develop into fine violinists and violists. His patient, precise guidance has led many students to be chosen for "select" strings, "senior" strings, and other honors. Doug's teaching style reflects a diverse background that includes graduate studies in Music Therapy, certification in Early Childhood Music Learning; and techniques for teaching Blues, Jazz and composing on the violin, viola or piano. Doug has a website at dougjasik.com.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE & EDUCATION

An accomplished classical violinist, Doug has performed with Tony Bennett, Peter Nero and the Philly Pops, the Filarmonica de Caracas, Orchestra 2001, Pennsylvania Pro Musica, and Foto Rodriguez y Charanga La Unica. He is also a jazz violinist and composer whose repertoire encompasses Blues, Latin, Middle Eastern, and R & B; and has performed extensively with his own ensembles.

Doug began music studies in New York with Hungarian violinist Margaret Rosenak Berend, a student of Hubay at the renowned Budapest Conservatory where Kodaly taught. Since attending Swarthmore College on scholarship, he studied classical violin with Davyd Booth, Geoffrey Michaels, Paul Windt, and David Arben; and jazz, composition and improvisation with Vic Juris and Dennis Sandole. He has lived in Venezuela and Israel and traveled extensively, speaks some Spanish and Hebrew...and he was once a decent tennis player.