School of Music
Renata Soares Caceres
Adjunct Instructor in the School of Music
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Originally from Brazil, Dr. Renata Soares C谩ceres has worked, performed, and studied
in the US since 2013. Having started as an electric bassist at the age of 11, Renata
is familiar with many different settings of music ensembles, in both classical and
popular styles. She holds a Master鈥檚 degree from the University of Southern Mississippi,
where she studied double bass with the virtuoso double bassist Marcos Machado and
jazz with Larry Panella; an Artist Diploma Certificate from Texas Christian University,
with Yuan Xiong Lu; and a DMA degree from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign,
where she studied with Michael Cameron.
With extensive experience in teaching double bass for all ages in the American school
system, Renata has developed a passion for teaching. She has worked at the El Sistema
USA program B Sharp Youth Music, in Fort Worth, TX, and at the Illinois String Academy
at UIUC, in Illinois. She is regularly involved with festivals in the United States,
like Illinois Chamber Music Festival, International Society of Bassists鈥 Young Bassists
Program, and the Chicago Bass Festival, and teaches masterclasses in Brazil and the
USA periodically. She regularly participates as a clinician at the ASTA National Conference,
the Illinois Music Educators Conference, and the International Society of Bassists鈥
Convention.
Renata is the double bass specialist and faculty at the annual Paul Rolland String
Pedagogy Workshop, and is co-authoring, with Michael Fanelli, the 鈥淒ouble Bass Companion to Paul Rolland鈥檚 鈥楾he Teaching of Action in String Playing鈥欌, to be published by ASTA in the Spring of 2027.
Renata is currently the Education Chair on the Board of Directors of the International
Society of Bassists, leading the ISB education team and their educational projects.
She is also the creator and developer of 鈥淏ass Bites - Bite-sized Double Bass Pedagogy鈥 video series, and has a private studio in Urbana-Champaign.