Bass Lessons Indiana

Instruments: Guitar, Drums, Bass Guitar

What do YOU want to learn!? In order for me to teach you, I need to learn about yourself in order to assess the best way to help your overall instrument skills. What kind of music do you like? What is your current skill set? What are your overal goals and aspirations? These things help me to provide a curriculum that is specific for each individual students needs. Each student is blessed with a specific skill set and talents, and it's only right that I spark an interest and a desire for students to want to practice, and become excited for the next lesson. Read More

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, Banjo

I like to teach students a few easy chords to get them started. Hundreds of songs can be play with only 3 chords. I also like to teach students some 2-note chords also called power chords. Rock and roll and blues are often played with power chords. I find that students can begin playing some common rock and blues rhythms only after a few lessons. Read More

Instruments: Guitar, Bass Guitar, Harmonica

My methods are originated from the classical style of "no pick" and proper posture to various rock methods on electric to finger style accoustic. I would start my lesson with an in depth description of the guitar itself and how to tune and then enter the notes and with foot tapping rhythms. I am praised on my patience and understanding with individuals. I find out what the student is comfortable with whether it be reading tablature or visual hands on. Read More

Instruments: Guitar, Bass Guitar

Ben is my name, born and bread in Columbia City, Indiana. My earliest memories of playing guitar around the house when I was five maybe six on a little toy guitar. Around the age of nine I began taking lessons from two individuals here in my home town (One of them didnt know how to read music, I felt that was important so I found another teacher who did). In High School you counldn't get the thing out of my hands. Read More