ISB 2025 Convention Presenter — John Shiu

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Name: John Shiu
Website: http://www.youtube.com/user/beboshiu/videos
Presentation Date: Unassigned
Presentation Venue: Not Scheduled Yet
Presentation Title: The Six Figure Musician: Navigating a Successful Freelance, Teaching, and Entrepreneurial Bass Career
Presented / Performed Previous ISB Convention? No
Type of Presentation: Lecture
Genre: Adult Learners, Professional-in-Training, Young Learners, Pedagogy, Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Accessibility (IDEA), Classical - unaccompanied, Classical - with piano collaborator, Classical - with other collaborators, Improvisation, Jazz - unaccompanied, Jazz - with piano collaborator, Jazz - with other collaborators, New Music, Orchestral Music
Bio:

Bebo Shiu currently performs as the Assistant Principal Bass of the Boston Pops Esplanade, teaches as Double Bass Artist Faculty at the Longy School of Music as well as at the Killington Music Festival, and is Vice President of AFM Local 9-535. He recently earned his doctoral degree to become the first and the only DMA Double Bass graduate under Edwin Barker at Boston University. Dr. Shiu is currently the Director of String Ensemble at Bridgewater State University where he teaches various music theory, music history, and Anthropology courses. 

Program (if available): Not Provided