Bass Lessons Alamance County, NC

Instruments: Guitar, Bass Guitar, Ukulele, Mandolin, Double Bass

For beginning students, my methods are centered around melody in the form of easy to play songs and tunes, and developing an understanding for basic theory through rudimentary scales and chord construction. More advanced students are entreated to delve more deeply into melodic playing and advanced scale work through modal play, advanced chordal technique, "tips and tricks for fancy licks", and pointers for breaking down, and understanding the songs you want to play. Read More

Instruments: Bass Guitar

I am a passionate and extremely patient music instructor who loves to see his students succeed.It's self fulfillment for me to know that I can impact a person's life through the art of music.I always encourage my students to always ask questions if there are things that they do not understand.There is no such thing as a "stupid question.When I started bass,I attended The Bennett Music School located in Brooklyn NY.I had a very good instructor that was very encouraging and extremely patient and influenced me to persue music as a career.Throught my career I have had the opportunity to record as a session bassist as well as playing with various national recording artists. Read More

Instruments: Guitar, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar

I enjoy helping budding musicians to achieve self-confidence in playing their instrument(s) as well by creating as many musical performance experiences as possible and encouraging them to see live performances. My goal is to instill the passion, drive, and energy that music has brought into my own life into the lives of others. I want to be a part of my students’ musical journey. I want my students to feel proud of their musical successes and teach them all that I can while constantly reminding them that you can do and achieve anything you put your mind to. "Success follows doing what YOU WANT to do." Read More

Instruments: Guitar, Drums, Bass Guitar, Latin Percussion

For those students who love to forge ahead, I use HARMONY AND THEORY. I don't tend to start out teaching how to read music, but if suggested/desired, I'm aok w/ the notion. I focus on chord tones, diatonic, symmetrical and other scales, syncopation/rhythms, the clave in Latin Music, the metronome, jazz chords vs other chords and more. Drumming wise I use the book STICK CONTROL, and for more advanced students I use an Ed Uribe book about Afro-Cuban styles ... Read More

Instruments: Guitar, Drums, Bass Guitar, Acoustic Guitar

I am an instructor who is passionate and motivated about both music and teaching. While working on a degree in Psychology at Grand Valley State University in Michigan, I also studied music theory and other musical topics. I began playing bass guitar around 1978 and have played in bands, done session work and given music lessons in Michigan and the midwest ever since. I enrolled in and intensive program for bass guitar at the Players School of music where I studied performance, music theory and received private instruction from Jeff Berlin. Read More