Bass Lessons in Island Park, NY

Instruments: Guitar Bass Guitar Ukulele Music Electric Guitar Acoustic Guitar

Learn the 6 open major & 3 Open minor chords 6. Strum one chord at a time with metronome 7. Bass/Chord & Half & Half strum emphasizing ¼ notes with back beat. 8. Chord transition exercises: “Ghosting “& “Common fingers” With metronome 8,4,2 beats per chord 9. Easy songs that use these chords.”Sweet Home Alabama, “Knocking On Heavens Door” 10. Random chord progressions/compositions 11. Rhythm Page: to continue from ¼ notes…..Underlying groove.1/8(rock), triplet(blues), 1/16(funk) For more advanced students the topics below can would be used. Read More

Instruments: Bass Guitar Double Bass

I’ve been teaching since my High School days. For the past 10 years i’ve been focusing on Individual, private lessons, both person-to-person and online. I teach students of all ages and all levels, focusing on each student’s interests and needs. Students come to me with different questions, interests and needs, and my focus is to adress those in a simple, practical manner. I also teach music theory and the basics of arranging for small ensembles, because nowdays, most students look to perform their own music. Read More

Instruments: Guitar Bass Guitar

My teaching style is song based. I generally try inspire my students by having them learn material that they want to play. For beginnersI teach the notes and chords and how they apply to the songs they want to learn. For advanced students we examine whattechniquesandconcepts are used in the songs. Read More

Instruments: Piano Guitar Voice Drums Bass Guitar Electric Guitar Classical Guitar Acoustic Guitar

Thank you for visiting my page. I guess music found me. On a family trip to Mexico by way of Arizona when I was eleven years old I remember guitars seemed to be everywhere. I asked my mom and dad if I could have the toy. When we got home from the trip I registered for music lessons and the guitar soon became my favorite toy. Three things happened that changed my life - after a few months my lesson was "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" and I remember that if I practiced it hard enough I could get it to sound right. Read More

Instruments: Guitar Drums Bass Guitar Electric Guitar Acoustic Guitar

Seriousness and also keeping fun and interesting. Being serious to understand music is a science, and fun not to let it become tedious. Most music students don’t stick to practicing for the mere reason nobody has ever showed them the right way to practice, practice with the mind and not as a robot, and keeping it interesting and challenging. You need to challenge yourself, put yourself to the edge. Read More

Instruments: Piano Guitar Drums Bass Guitar Mallet Percussion Orchestral Percussion Conga Latin Percussion Keyboard Djembe Acoustic Guitar

As soon as I graduated high school, I began teaching with my old high school as an assistant. Over the course of time I began progressing in my playing which lead to more teaching positions in various styles and genres of music from Drumline to Jazz. Educating and passing along concepts is one of the most important roles as a musician. The goal is to give your students enough tools to surpass you as a mentor. Read More

Instruments: Bass Guitar Double Bass

Have been teaching for many years and know that each student has their own mindset and we need to work around each person`s goals and interests. I teach mainly pop, rock, blues, jazz, funk, RnB. All ages and levels are welcome. My students are encourage to bring music pieces/tunes for our sessions so we can work on them. I also encourage them to compose something of their own original material, so they can feel good about their accomplishments. Read More