Bass Lessons in Mount Kisco, NY

Instruments: Piano Saxophone Flute Clarinet Bass Guitar Music Electric Guitar

I am a stronger believer of - "if you can't explain it in a way that even a baby could understand it, you don't understand the topic area well enough". I pride myself on being a teacher that can unequivocally deliver you straight-up, tried tested, failsafe methods to improve fast on your instrument, with the aim of expanding you closer and closer to the type of player that you dream you could be. Read More

Instruments: Guitar Bass Guitar Ukulele Music Electric Guitar Acoustic Guitar

For beginners I have created my own custom lesson plan that includes the topics below. Depending on the student the order of topic may change. 1. Basic Guitar setup: Discussion of name of guitar parts,discuss basic function, strap adjustment, neck adjustment, new strings. 2. Name & number of strings in chord diagram form 3. Tuning with electronic tuner using new string knowledge 4. Learning some basic guitar riffs in Tablature…Smoke On The Water, 007,Peter Gunn, easy C & G chords 5. Read More

Instruments: Piano Guitar Voice Violin Cello Viola Bass Guitar Synthesizer Double Bass Music Keyboard Acoustic Guitar

Adult students can opt to go to the next book in the series (Book II and III of the 'modern' piano course). For String students I am comfortable in the 'Essential Elements' series, 'String Builder' series and 'All for Strings' methods as an excellent base with which to start. For Guitar Students I am a fan of 'Alfred's Basic Guitar Method' Books 1-3. For Bass guitar students I prefer 'Mel Bay's Bass Guitar Method. Read More

Instruments: Guitar Bass Guitar Ukulele

I have been teaching music for two years now. It started when I gave friends lessons. This helped my discover my passion for teaching. Why I love teaching is because it allows me to help other people using a skill that I'm good at, which is music. I also like the creative challenge of teaching. Different students learn in unique ways, so sometimes the teacher needs to change their lessons around the student. Read More

Instruments: Guitar Bass Guitar Electric Guitar Acoustic Guitar

MUSIC EXPERIENCE The Last Class, Cover Band, New York, NY September 2021-Current ● Lead and rhythm guitar and backup vocals ● Co-founded and manage gig booking, practice scheduling, setlist creation, general operations, and social media ● Played several venues across New York City including The Bowery Electric, The Delancey, Chelsea Music Hall, City Winery, and Red Lion ● Sold out every venue and nicknamed Guitarden by the people Union College Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Band, Schenectady, NY March 2018-June 2019 ● Lead and rhythm guitar ● Played classic jazz songs as well as modern classics The Cutoffs, Originals/Cover Band, Baldwinsville, NY September 2014-August 2015 ● Lead/rhythm guitar, bass guitar, and lead/backup vocals ● Wrote and performed several originals Guitar Lessons, Instructor, Baldwinsville, NY September 2014-August 2015 ● Taught a novice guitar player and took him from simple chords to complex melodies and reading tablature ● Lead him through songs of his choosing while instilling core guitar fundamentals ● Taught in-home, one hour per week as an independent instructor MUSICAL COURSEWORK ● Music Theory 1: Diatonic Harmony - Traditional harmony and modulation through writing and listening ● Music Theory 2: Chromatic Harmony - Composition and performance of intermediate music theory ● Seminar: Early Music - Listen, analyze, discuss, and write the music of the Middle Ages and Renaissance ● Baroque Music - Study of opera and sacred and secular music by Bach and Handel ● Music and the Holocaust - Analysis of music writing during World War II and its impact ● East Asian Music Cultures - Live performance, discussion, and composition of East Asian Music Read More

Instruments: Piano Bass Guitar Double Bass Keyboard

Yuriy G. is an internationally acclaimed, award-winning composer and musician. He performed at such major venues and festivals as Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club, Pizza Express Jazz Club, Southbank Centre, Vladivostok Jazz Festival, Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Hall, London Jazz Festival, Hull Jazz Festival, Barbican Centre, The Drill Hall and many more. Yuriy's name appeared at such major publications as The Guardian, Jazzwise Magazine, Bass Guitar Magazine, Jazz Journal, Jazz Weekly, Culture Jazz France, The Telegraph to name a few and his music was broadcast worldwide. Read More

Instruments: Piano Guitar Bass Guitar Music Keyboard Electric Guitar Classical Guitar Acoustic Guitar

There’s a million different approaches, and we’ll find the one(s) that work best for you. Everyone (even more traditional classical players) tend to take their own path to guitar mastery. This is in part why new techniques and styles of playing are popping up all the time! When starting out, I like to lay a good foundation; teaching students proper hand positioning and posture first. I like to combine this with some single string exercises and some basic chords and strumming patterns that can be used musically, and applied to learning parts or simplified versions of songs the student is familiar with and enjoys listening to. Read More