Colin DiCarlo

In college I studied jazz and improvised music on the Guitar, Bass, and Double-Bass. I graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Jazz Performance from Metropolitan State University of Denver, where I was honored to learn from the late-great jazz cornetist Ron Miles, the bass virtuosos Gonzolo Teppa, Patrick McDevitt, and Denver's own guitar gurus, Dave Devine and Matt Fuller.

Over the past ten years I have been regularly gigging and recording with bands and artists from a variety of different styles, such as neo-soul, folk, rock, jazz and big band music. I currently play Guitar and am the back-up bassist for the Mile-High Big Band out of Denver Colorado and have released three solo albums.

As a music teacher, I honor the individuality of my students and their goals above all else. I believe in pairing fundamental knowledge and technique with fun and interesting music relevant to each student’s interests and skill level. I recognize that all of my students are coming to me with their own varying set of aspirations and talents and I intend to aim in the direction that best suits each person. I come to each lesson with patience, love, and the want for us to learn and grow as musicians and people.

The brain can only dedicate it’s concentration to a task for about 90 minutes before becoming fatigued or distracted. A practice technique I use to confront this (especially for longer practice sessions), is called the Pomodoro Technique. It involves breaking my practice into shorter 25 minute periods of deliberate, concentrated learning, punctuated by 5 minutes of rest in between. I like to look at it like taking a bite of food, then swallowing it, rather than continuing to stuff my mouth.The brain can only dedicate it’s concentration to a task for about 90 minutes before becoming fatigued or distracted. A practice technique I use to confront this (especially for longer practice sessions), is called the Pomodoro Technique. It involves breaking my practice into shorter 25 minute periods of deliberate, concentrated learning, punctuated by 5 minutes of rest in between. I like to look at it like taking a bite of food, then swallowing it, rather than continuing to stuff my mouth.

Rock - Jux County

Pop - Kaitlyn Williams 

Funk - The Motet

Jazz - Marc Ribot

Rap - Aesop Rock

“Any fool can make something complicated. It takes a genius to make it simple”“Any fool can make something complicated. It takes a genius to make it simple” - Woody Guthrie

Music has always been around my family and I. I grew up with a father who played in experimental rock and punk bands, a grandfather who was a virtuosic jazz trumpet player, and a sister who has found an artistic voice on the piano. So it only ever felt natural for me to learn music. I started with the trumpet when I was in the 6th grade, moved to the drums taught by my dad in middle school, and finally found my own musical calling when I picked up the guitar early in high school. I began learning from a family connection and loved it, only a few months after that I bought a bass and quickly found an affinity for collecting string instruments. But the guitar and the bass will always be my first choice for my expression.