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Chloë

5 (5 reviews)

Rate $118
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5 (5 reviews)

$118/h

1^st lesson free

Double bass

Develop your skills in double bass technique, repertoire and improvisation with award-winning composer-performer Dr. Chloë Sobek, drawing on over 20 years of professional experience.

Name: Chloë
Address: Melbourne, CA
Telephone: undefined
Price range: $118

Double bass

Lesson location

- online

About Chloë

Dr. Chloë Sobek is an award-winning composer-performer, improviser, double bassist and educator based between Naarm/Melbourne and Berlin, with over 20 years of professional experience in music. She holds a PhD in Music Performance and Composition from Monash University and works across double bass performance, contemporary composition, improvisation, electroacoustic music, experimental performance and creative music research.

Chloë began her formal double bass training as a full scholarship student at the Victorian College of the Arts Secondary School, where she studied double bass and piano from a young age. She went on to complete a Bachelor of Music Performance at the Victorian College of the Arts, studying classical repertoire with Steve Reeves and jazz/improvisation with Geoff Kluke and Gary Costello. She later completed the Advanced Performance Program at the Australian National Academy of Music as a double bass scholar, continuing her studies with Steve Reeves and working with internationally recognized performers and pedagogues including Paul Ellison, Tim Dunin, Rob Nairn, Kees Boersma, Alex Henery and Maxime Bibeau.

As a double bassist, Chloë has performed with the Australian Chamber Orchestra and the Schoenberg Ensemble, and has played under the direction of Daniel Harding, Oleg Caetani, Richard Tognetti and Brett Dean. Her performance background spans orchestral playing, chamber music, opera, contemporary music, improvisation and experimental performance, giving her a broad and practical understanding of the instrument across classical, creative and professional contexts.

Alongside her double bass background, Chloë’s current artistic practice centers on the violone, the Renaissance precursor to the double bass, which she combines with electronics, field recordings, extended techniques, improvisation and collage-based approaches to sound. Her work spans concert music, noise, electroacoustic practice, musique concrète, experimental improvisation and research-led performance, treating sound as both a material object and a site for artistic inquiry.

Career highlights include being commissioned and curated by David Harrington of the Kronos Quartet, collaborating with Garth Knox of the Arditti Quartet, recording for Relative Pitch Records in New York, and presenting her research at major international conferences including NIME and TENOR. Her debut album Apotropaic was released to critical acclaim, followed by Burning Up with acclaimed saxophonist Tim Berne.

Chloë has received a number of major awards and grants, including the Allan Zavod Performers’ Award, the Monash Jazz and Improvisation Postgraduate Award, the Marten Bequest Scholarship and the RMIT Vice-Chancellor’s Award. She has also received funding from the Australia Council for the Arts, Creative Australia, the City of Melbourne and the Ian Potter Cultural Trust.

She has been described as “an artist that is thinking deeply about how to aestheticize what’s on everyone’s mind; to use art to drive engagement with ideas whilst pushing the boundaries of technique and technicality.” — Kieran Ruffles, 4ZZZ

About the lesson

I offer individual online lessons in double bass, performance, improvisation, creative musicianship and experimental instrumental practice. My teaching is designed for students seeking a rigorous yet highly personalised learning environment; one that supports technical development, musical confidence, artistic clarity and the cultivation of an individual voice.

As a double bassist, composer, performer and academic, I work with each student in a way that responds to their specific goals, abilities, interests and musical direction. Lessons are tailored rather than standardised and may include work on technique, sound production, intonation, bowing, repertoire, improvisation, composition, critical listening and broader creative development.

I see teaching as a form of mentorship as much as instruction. I don’t offer a fixed method, I aim to create a structured but flexible framework in which each student can deepen their practice, expand their musical thinking, and develop confidence in their own relationship with the instrument.

Depending on the student, lessons may focus on:

- Double bass technique
- Bowing, intonation and sound production
- Repertoire and interpretive work
- Orchestral excerpts and ensemble preparation
- Improvisation
- Composition and creative development
- Experimental and extended instrumental practice
- Listening practices and critical reflection
- Building a sustainable independent practice

Lessons are suited to school-aged students, tertiary students, adult learners, emerging artists and dedicated practitioners who want thoughtful, high-level guidance in double bass performance and creative music practice. They may be particularly useful for students seeking support with technical development, repertoire, auditions, ensemble playing, improvisation, compositional practice or an experimental approach to performance.

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Thomas

Chloë is an inspiring educator. She approaches each and every session with the patience and open-mindedness necessary to explore and make sense of seemingly abstract concepts, while maintaining a structured process to ensure these concepts reach their desired, tangible manifestation. Her guidance has helped me restore the confidence and creative fortitude in my own endeavours.
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Thomas
Chloë is an inspiring educator. She approaches each and every session with the patience and open-mindedness necessary to explore and make sense of seemingly abstract concepts, while maintaining a structured process to ensure these concepts reach their desired, tangible manifestation. Her guidance has helped me restore the confidence and creative fortitude in my own endeavours.
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Isaac

Chloë helped me complete my final composition last year. I really enjoyed the lessons we had together as she is really knowledgable, patient, and encouraging when it comes to music theory and composition! Her teaching helped me improve my confidence, refine my music, and think about music in a much deeper way.
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Isaac
Chloë helped me complete my final composition last year. I really enjoyed the lessons we had together as she is really knowledgable, patient, and encouraging when it comes to music theory and composition! Her teaching helped me improve my confidence, refine my music, and think about music in a much deeper way.
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Bernardo

Chloë was one of the most important teachers I had during my undergraduate studies in composition and music technology. I studied with her for a couple years, including individual mentoring that culminated in my thesis.
What always stood out was how seriously and thoughtfully she engaged with any idea I brought to her. She created an incredibly collaborative learning environment where I genuinely felt she was on the student’s side creatively and intellectually. Her knowledge of experimental and electronic music is immense, but what made her teaching so valuable was her ability to make complex ideas feel clear and workable, in other words streamlining :) . Her feedback was always insightful, I would wholeheartedly recommend her to anyone interested in composition, electronic music, or developing a stronger artistic practice.
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Bernardo
Chloë was one of the most important teachers I had during my undergraduate studies in composition and music technology. I studied with her for a couple years, including individual mentoring that culminated in my thesis.
What always stood out was how seriously and thoughtfully she engaged with any idea I brought to her. She created an incredibly collaborative learning environment where I genuinely felt she was on the student’s side creatively and intellectually. Her knowledge of experimental and electronic music is immense, but what made her teaching so valuable was her ability to make complex ideas feel clear and workable, in other words streamlining :) . Her feedback was always insightful, I would wholeheartedly recommend her to anyone interested in composition, electronic music, or developing a stronger artistic practice.
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Elena

Chloë is a warm and encouraging teacher with extensive music experience across composition and improvisation. I learned so much from our lessons and found her teaching to be practical and engaging. Beyond that, Chloë helped me develop new confidence and skills, and I have enjoyed continuing to implement what I learned from her in my music practice. Highly recommend!
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Elena
Chloë is a warm and encouraging teacher with extensive music experience across composition and improvisation. I learned so much from our lessons and found her teaching to be practical and engaging. Beyond that, Chloë helped me develop new confidence and skills, and I have enjoyed continuing to implement what I learned from her in my music practice. Highly recommend!
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Marilyn

As the Principal of a senior college Chloë provided individual lessons for some of my students. She was absolutely reliable, took great pains to get to know the specific needs of each student and was genuinely interested in helping each one become confident and successful. Highly recommended!
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Marilyn
As the Principal of a senior college Chloë provided individual lessons for some of my students. She was absolutely reliable, took great pains to get to know the specific needs of each student and was genuinely interested in helping each one become confident and successful. Highly recommended!
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