Caroline Emery’s contribution to the double bass world is unique. Having graduated from Conservatoire and subsequently gained a teaching qualification, she became the leading exponent of the Yorke Mini-Bass Project from its inception in 1984. Caroline focuses at present in training talented advanced students and young professionals, whilst also continuing to teach younger students.

She is a professor of Double Bass at the Royal College of Music in London where for over 20 years she has had the largest class. She also teaches at the Yehudi Menuhin School and Eton College as well as teaching privately and giving masterclasses internationally. Her publications are two Bass is Best Books published by Yorke Edition and Bow Works, Progressive Technique by Almusik in Sweden. These books have had enormous success and are used world wide. In 2022 she was able to commence her position of visiting professor at the Royal Conservatoire in The Hague, Netherlands. Previously she had been a visiting professor at the Royal Danish Academy and at the Royal Northern College of Music.

Recent masterclasses and workshops have taken Caroline to Singapore, Washington, Canada, Germany, Holland, Sweden, Denmark and Spain. Links with Scandinavia are particularly strong. She is Director of Bass Club and has run International Summer Courses for over 30 years.