A passionate chamber musician, Tracie has participated in many festivals, coordinated benefit recitals, debuted new works by living composers and received a National Endowment for the Arts Rural Residency grant, the Army Musical Performance Team of the Year award for woodwinds, 1st prize at the Carmel International Chamber Music Festival and performed at the National Arts Center of Canada in an artist debut recital.

While serving in the Army, Tracie was asked to play the bass guitar during a deployment to Iraq. She immediately fell in love and decided to make learning bass a priority. She completed the Berklee Professional Certificate in Electric Bass, attended several of Jim Stinnett’s Bass Workouts, and the Gerald Veasley Bass Boot Camp. 

Her learning really kicked into high gear when she discovered Ariane Cap’s Music Theory for the Bass Player online course in 2019. She has completed the course twice and is currently coaching her third cohort. She has also completed three 10-week Pattern System Masterclasses, several other masterclass series focusing on jazz and rhythm, and the ear confidence course. She is a founding member of the live practice membership where she participates weekly. Because of Ariane’s incredible guidance and mentorship, Tracie now plays bass in several groups including a blues band, a jazz combo and a community big band.

She also teaches private lessons. If you’d like to study with her, click here.