Mr. Baker received his bachelor of arts degree in music education, with a focus on instrumentals, from the University of the Pacific, Stockton. He also received a master’s degree in Saxophone Performance from the University of North Carolina, Greensboro.​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‍‌​​‌‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌​‍‌‌​​​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‌​​​​​​‍‌‍‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌​‌‌‌​‍​​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌‌​​‌‍​​‌‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‍‌‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍​‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍​‍‌‌

Prior to his arrival at BASIS Independent Fremont, Mr. Baker spent six years in education, instructing TK–grade 12 music students in public and private schools across the Bay Area and Central California. Mr. Baker excels at teaching students how to read notes on treble and bass clef staves, read rhythms, and start the fundamentals of playing an instrument.

Mr. Baker believes that to have a truly well-rounded education, students need to engage critically with the arts. His teaching philosophy is that every student has a right to a quality music education. Mr. Baker strives to create equitable music lessons intended to foster a lifelong appreciation and love for music.

In his spare time, Mr. Baker enjoys keeping up his professional practice by playing with community bands, watching musical productions, and reading classic literature.