Lauren Passarelli
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | L. Pass. |
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February 1, 1960 Teaneck, New Jersey, USA |
| Genres | Pop-rock, Instrumental |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer songwriter, professor of guitar, record producer, recording engineer, author |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, piano, bass, drums, ukulele, mandolin, harmonica |
| Years active | 1982-present |
| Labels | Feather Records |
| Website | www |
Lauren "L. Pass." Passarelli (born February 1, 1960 in Teaneck, New Jersey) is an American musician and educator. She was the first woman to graduate from Berklee College of Music as a guitar performance major in 1982, and she became Berklee's first female guitar instructor in 1984. She was promoted to professor in 2009. Passarelli's students include John Ryan, Derek Sivers (founder of CD Baby), David Rawlings (guitarist with Gillian Welch), John Weston (founder of Futura Productions) and Kyle Patrick of The Click 5. Another of Passarelli's students was Annie Clark (known as St. Vincent), the niece of Tuck Andress of Tuck & Patti. A past student of Passarelli is Panos Panay, Creative Entrepreneurship. More past students of Passarelli are Jesse Ruben, Angie Swan and Will Knox. Students Dave Cohen and Uleberg Cohen, owners of Equilibrium Guitars, and Greg Amy, founder of Hub Guitar
Passarelli's guitar studies began when she was nine years old. She studied for five years with Lou Sabini while growing up in Paramus, New Jersey, where she attended Paramus High School. Sabini told her about Berklee, informing her that even though she was eleven she was using college textbooks: A Modern Method for Guitar by William G. Leavitt.
Lauren has been a teacher in the Guitar Department at Berklee College of Music since 1984. Lessons are available online through skype or facetime contact thru Lauren's website. Lauren has recorded video instruction on the website Jamplay. Click this code 55DB3375AA and use code to check it out for a week. Also, Lauren offers lessons through Play With A Pro.
Front and Center: Berklee College of Music Guitar Professor, Lauren Passarelli, WIMN
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