Bass Lessons Indiana

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

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

Instruments: Guitar, Bass Guitar, Banjo

I've been teaching people guitar since I was a teenager. I taught several of my friends how to play guitar or to play certain songs. Later, I began to teach from my home and eventually was offered a job in a music store. I've given thousands of lessons since I began teaching. I think it's important to teach students songs as quickly as possible while introducing some fundamentals like counting and giving them a number of different strumming patterns to work with. Read More

Instruments: Guitar, Bass Guitar, Harmonica

I am so pleased when a student understands and excels at something and when they have creative methods of memorization. All people are different when it comes to learning so the beginning lessons are to find out what style is detrimental to this person and how we will execute a lesson plan. Once the lesson plan is laid out and the groundwork is set we will get to work and the student will be left with something tangible to look at for the next time we get together. Read More

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

It's important to take the time to assess the skill level of every student. No student will need the plan as another as skills and faculties differ from person to person. With their skills in mind, I tailor the lessons according to the students ability and thier goals. While I may assign weekly technical drills, etudes, and pieces for the student, I encourage them to find music they want perform. Read More