Our Teachers

Nick Cameron is a Baltimore-based award-winning composer, vocalist, mandolinist, audio engineer, and educator. Cameron currently performs with Nick Cameron and the Heard Mentality (singer-songwriter), Cherry Blossom Special (bluegrass), Corned Beef Hash (Irish/klezmer fusion), and the Apollon Mandolin Quartet. As an educator, Cameron can be found teaching private lessons, instructing at the university level, and running jams and workshops in the Washington/Baltimore area.

As a teacher, Nick believes the most important aspect of music-making is sustainability. By learning to use their instrument properly, students can avoid long-term health issues associated with poor technique, so that music-making is physically sustainable. Nick also thinks it’s important to keep the spark of joy from music-making alive, so it is emotionally and intellectually sustainable too. Given his extensive experience in a multitude of genres, Nick is comfortable teaching in a variety of styles, including musical theater, classical, jazz, rock, folk, country, and bluegrass. In addition to voice and mandolin, Nick also teaches guitar, bass, octave mandolin, music theory, composition, songwriting, and audio production.

Cameron holds an M.M. in Composition from the University of Maryland, College Park, and a B.S. in Music Technology from the University of North Carolina, Asheville.