Wisdom from a Latin String Master!

Aline has conducted orchestras and ensembles in Europe, Brazil and United States and also performs as a Guitarist and Bassist with Bossa Nova River Duo a music group that combines Brazilian rhythms with jazz. In 2019 she was the guitarist featured in a Hollywood Movie the High Note.

Why Rip with Her?

You will be playing jazz harmonies and Brazilian rhythms in no time!!
She will help you to feel comfortable to play your favorite tunes.
You will improve your technique and groove with confidence!
You will develop your harmonic ear so you can play along by ear or by heart.
You will learn bass lines and solos, scales, and modes.

Want to take your String Skills to the next level?

You will learn how to play your favorite music on the guitar and bass.
You will learn to master the fretboard.
You will learn how to play different music styles.
Most importantly, you will learn how to improvise!

Thinking of becoming a full-time musician?

Aline will walk you through the whole profession from start to finish! How to make money? Join a band or freelance? She knows the ins and outs of being a professional musician!

With weekly lessons and practice, we will improve your technique. No matter if you are a beginner or an experienced musician, I will plan the sessions around the skills you need.

What to expect at your first meeting:

Be comfortable and relaxed and ready to learn.
Have your bass / guitar connected to an amp.
Acoustic, just sit back and relax, no amp needed.
Have a notebook and pencil to take notes for the next lesson.
Have a timing device ready like a metronome or a tuner.

Orchestral and Operatic conductor, Maestra Aline Sardao is a native of Brazil. She began her Music studies with the Electric Bass at the age of seventeen, and at the age of eighteen, she won the competition for young instrumentalists offered by Berklee College of Music in Boston. Currently Aline studies with the world-class Bassist, Abraham Laboriel. Ms. Sardao holds a Master of Music in Instrumental Conducting from The Azusa Pacific University. Aline has been Stage Director and Music Director of Musical Theatre in Brazil and in the United States for over 20 years.

In addition to having been the Music and Conductor of CalJAS Singers, Aline has served as Music Director and Conductor of Orange County Symphony, the Performer’s Academy of Orange County and Associate Conductor of California Philharmonic, working alongside Maestro Victor Vener at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

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