Since graduating with degrees in Piano, Music Composition and American History, from UC Berkeley and the San Francisco Conservatory of music, Fredric Zimmerman has held long stints teaching music at Solano College, Diablo Valley College, and Las Positas College. Professionally, Zimmerman has decades of performance experience as a pianist/composer, bandleader, accompanist and recording artist. Since 2011, Zimmerman divides his time between teaching music at Las Positas College, teaching piano, theory and composition privately, and accompanying services at the Holy Redeemer Lutheran Church of Newark.