Alex Bohrer
Originally from Boston, Mass. Alex started playing piano at age 9 and began playing professionally at age 14 graduating from Berklee College of Music with a music degree in Jazz Piano Performance in 1981.
Next Alex moved to Los Angeles continuing his education in Composition/Arranging at the Dick Grove School of Music completing the intensive CAP program. He spent the next 15 years performing locally and abroad as well as composing, arranging and scoring commercially.
His private instructors included music legends:
- Henry Mancini (Pink Panther/Moon River)
- Ray Santisi (Roster included Diana Krall)
- Bill Conti (Rocky theme)
- Madame Chaloff (Roster included Oscar Peterson, Keith Jarrett and Herbie Hancock)
- Herb Pomeroy (Invented the jazz scale) and many others.
Alex moved to Austin, Tx in 1998 where he discovered his greatest enjoyment and passion is teaching Piano and Composition.
His unique teaching style of incorporating composition, performance and music technology with a relaxed sense of humor earned Alex the moniker the Cool Piano Teacher by his students. The name stuck.
Alex attributes his success as a teacher to his own love for learning and daily self study believing that his own passion for continuous learning is the best student motivator. This belief is supported by his many Student Success Stories.
Next Alex moved to Los Angeles continuing his education in Composition/Arranging at the Dick Grove School of Music completing the intensive CAP program. He spent the next 15 years performing locally and abroad as well as composing, arranging and scoring commercially.
His private instructors included music legends:
- Henry Mancini (Pink Panther/Moon River)
- Ray Santisi (Roster included Diana Krall)
- Bill Conti (Rocky theme)
- Madame Chaloff (Roster included Oscar Peterson, Keith Jarrett and Herbie Hancock)
- Herb Pomeroy (Invented the jazz scale) and many others.
Alex moved to Austin, Tx in 1998 where he discovered his greatest enjoyment and passion is teaching Piano and Composition.
His unique teaching style of incorporating composition, performance and music technology with a relaxed sense of humor earned Alex the moniker the Cool Piano Teacher by his students. The name stuck.
Alex attributes his success as a teacher to his own love for learning and daily self study believing that his own passion for continuous learning is the best student motivator. This belief is supported by his many Student Success Stories.
