In addition to his performing endeavors and college teaching, Yoshi works with private students on a weekly basis. While most of his private students are of elementary, middle, and high school age, Yoshi believes that you can always learn to improve your skills at any age.

Yoshi’s students have:

-Achieved All-County Status

-Achieved All-State Status

-Achieved National Youth Orchestra Status

-Received scholarships to some of the best universities in America as a music major or a double major

-Played professionally and done well in auditions

-Taught at the collegiate level

-Most importantly, Yoshi’s students have gone on to develop a life-long love for music regardless of their profession

***Yoshi’s teaching studio schedule is currently full and will have openings for 2 students starting in summer of 2026 school year. For more information and rates, please visit the Contact/Sheet Music Page***

Teaching is Yoshi’s true passion. From complete beginners to college students and adults, Yoshi enjoys teaching bass on at all levels. While primarily teaching classical bass, Yoshi is comfortable working with students play across all genres- pop, jazz, rock, fiddle, and more!

Yoshi teaches a masterclass at the University of Texas, El Paso

Yoshi and his students perform for retirement communities. Performing opportunities are important for young bassists to develop their ability to prepare solo works for weeks leading up to the performance, get up on stage and speak about their selected works to an audience, and perform the work.

Special guest teacher, Barbara Fitzgerald teaches at masterclass to Yoshi’s bass students at Towson University