Bass Lessons Indiana

Instruments: Bass Guitar, Shakuhachi

The first thing to learn as a bass player is developing a good technique. The bass is a large instrument with big stings and can be tough to play. Many develop bad habits. Teaching proper technique can eliminate bad habits, and facilate proper playing. While teaching technique, learning note, the fingerboard, and music theory is the next step. Learning to read music is very important as well. There are many other means of communication when playing music, many guitar players and drummers do not know how to play music so understanding how to read tabs, chord charts, and the Nashville number system will be essential to a bass players success. Read More

Instruments: Guitar, Bass Guitar, Harmonica

I have been playing since 1998 and have been in several bands from Indianapolis to here in the Michiana area. I am self taught on guitar and piano and play the cello, harmonica and mandolin but have extensive experience on the guitar. Around 2009 I started teaching a few students guitar in the Elkhart Indiana area and with my work schedule had to stop. Since then I have been in several local band projects including a group called Megarush. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Guitar, Voice, Drums, Bass Guitar

I started playing guitar at age 8. In my formative years I studied with various instructors around central Indianapolis until mid year of '85. Upon this time I studied a full year with James Lee Thorpe whom eventually played, toured recorded with Sweet F.A. They released albums with MCA Chrysalis Records. I began composing my own riffs, melodies and solo work at age 15 also. I studied Music Theory my Junior year at Ben Davis High School. Read More

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

While I taught before graduate school, most of my teaching experience comes from the graduate assistant ship I held while studying. I taught undergraduate students with guitar as their primary instrument and also oversaw several classical guitar esembles. Outside of the assistantship I have taught a wide range of ages, from young children to middle-aged adults. While in Chicago I taught private lessons and group classical guitar classes at Merit School of Music and Sherwood Community Music School at Columbia University. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Ukulele, Electric Guitar, Classical Guitar, Acoustic Guitar

I certainly have adopted the teaching styles of my previous and current instructors, each bringing a unique approach to teaching an instrument. Patience and understand is crucial with any students, and there needs to be a lot of fun and excitement within a lesson, otherwise, what is the point? Now, fun and excitement must also be met with serious practice time and great concentration during a lesson. My objective is to create a comfortable environment fertile for learning, while at the same time having my students know there are skills to refine and concepts to solidify. Read More