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 Ms. McKnight is a faculty member in the College and Precollege for the following department(s) and division(s):
| Telephone | (212) 749-2802 x7749 | | E-mail | lindamcknight@optonline.net |
| | | Linda McKnight has taught double bass at the Manhattan School of Music college division since 1987 and the preparatory division since 1979. She has developed numerous innovative programs in bass performance and education for Manhattan and other institutions, including Columbia University, Columbia Teachers College, and Montclair State University of New Jersey.
Ms. McKnight earned her bachelor of music degree from The Juilliard School under Frederick Zimmermann and pursued additional studies with Stuart Sankey, Joseph Cascelli, Warren Benfield, Henry Portnoi, and Homer Mensch. She is a member of the Colonial Symphony of New Jersey and has appeared in chamber groups in Michigan, Iowa, and Indiana during conventions of the International Society of Bassists. Her summer teaching has included the New Jersey Summer Conference for String Education and Chamber Music (formerly NJ-ASTA Summer Conference), Manhattan School of Music Summer Music Camp, and the Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute.
Linda McKnight has been a featured guest artist at workshops and clinics from Maine to Texas, addressing groups of parents, educators, and students on the contrabass and music education. In 1986 she was honored with the NJ-ASTA (American String Teachers Association) Distinguished Service Award for her seven-year term as NJ-ASTA president from 1979 through 1986. Her writings have appeared in String Tones, Tempo, American String Teacher, and International Society of Bassists magazines, and she is the editor of Paul Ramsier’s Pieces for Friends, published by Boosey & Hawkes.
Manhattan School of Music College faculty since 1987.
Manhattan School of Music Precollege faculty since 1979.
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