Bass Lessons Oregon

Instruments: Piano, Guitar, Voice, Bass Guitar, Keyboard, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar

I grew up in a musical family. With my grandmother accompanying me on piano, I sang at church, senior citizens, American legion, Kiwanis and Elks clubs. Later my father joined me, and we traded off melody and harmony lines, our voices blending perfectly. I started piano lessons at 14. and continued for many years. I know what constitutes a talented teacher and what does not. I took guitar, opera, performance and music theory at college. Read More

Instruments: Guitar, Bass Guitar, Synthesizer

I have toured the world 5 times and have been on US and Worldwide radiostations, had3 songsthat I co-wrote get submitted for Grammy consideration, have been on 9 albums and performed on several national, international and local TV stations. I have had 14 songs on the airwaves in the last 5 yrs with various bands and performers.Recorded and submitted some music for a couple of upcoming TV shows airing this 2013 season.Currently, I am on hiatus from working with an Award Winning Country Rock artist. Read More

Instruments: Guitar, Bass Guitar, Synthesizer, Ukulele, Keyboard, Electric Guitar, Classical Guitar, Acoustic Guitar

I began as self taught guitarist during elementary school but taking up to formal music education in 1996. From 1998 to 2002 I attended La Universidad de los Andes in Colombia where I received a B.A on classical guitar performance. I have toured North America, Argentina & Germany with The League of Crafty Guitarists as well with Robert Fripp and The Orchestra of Crafty Guitarists. I am a band leader as well as record producer. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Guitar, Voice, Bass Guitar, Ukulele, Conga, Music, Keyboard, Electric Guitar, Djembe, Acoustic Guitar

I encourage students to focus on their personal expression and growth as a musician. While I select pieces for students based on their skill level and ability to take challenges effectively, students are given the freedom to browse their own musical library or lexicon to perform music they enjoy or is moving to them. Since many modern songs can be found without sheet music or proper notation for each instrument, I arrange pieces and songs for students' instruments as close to the recorded version as possible. Read More

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

My methods tend to vary based on the student's particular needs. For young students, I would say up to the age of 12, I like to use the Beginning Mel Bay books, because they have a nice, even approach that introduces fundamentals. For students older than 12, the Berklee books "A Modern Method for Guitar" are my go to. Also at this age, I introduce the concept of transcription. After about 16 or so, if the student shows that they are passionate and have the attention span to stick with something that isn't easy at first glance, I graduate them to Mick Goodrick's "The Advancing Guitarist." At this point, they should have some grasp of ear training and transcription, so they will be picking solos and tunes they are challenged by and are excited to learn. Read More