Bass Lessons South

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

I began playing guitar around 2001 at 11-years-old with guidance and mentorship from my father, Randy M., who has played music professionally for the past 40+ years. At the age of 14, I earned a long-standing permanent spot alongside my fathers many established bands throughout junior high and high school, while living in Texas and after moving to Tennessee. In college, I spent all of my free time immersed in various musical endeavors, whether I was honing my songwriting skills, working on mixing projects, doing session work for various bands around Middle Tennessee/Nashville, or actively performing live. Read More

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

I like to work with students toward their goals. Setting achievable goals with the student and guiding them as they accomplish the goals. My teaching style is to mentor and coach students so they enjoy their time playing music as well as see their progress. Helping each student with the individual challenges the encounter is a priority, and every student is unique. I always take time to find out what inspires the student and tailor the lessons and repertoire so they enjoy the music they are working on. Read More

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

Anyone can look up tutorials or guitar tabs on where to put your fingers to play a particular song, but most people don't know how to understand the underlying relationships so as to manipulate those sounds in your own way. That's the basis for songwriting, composition, learning new songs quickly and improvisation. This process truly demystifies music no matter what instruments you'd like to play. I also employ ear training via the solfege system (moveable Do) to help folks who want to be able to identify things by ear and improvise more fluently. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Guitar, Voice, Violin, Drums, Bass Guitar, Ukulele, Mandolin, Electric Violin, Fiddle, Electric Guitar, Djembe, Acoustic Guitar

Drums are my favorite instrument to play and I approach music trying to understand how all the instruments fit together. I was classically trained on violin from the time I was 6 years old and have since taught myself drums, guitar, electric bass, vocals, ukulele and some piano. I see now how all the instruments are related. They all share the same scales and notes and theory, and if you want you can play any music on any instrument. (There's nothing wrong with playing heavy metal on a ukulele or violin!). Read More

Instruments: Guitar, Voice, Bass Guitar

For beginners, I will start out teaching them the fret board from one end to the other and basic chords. Once the student is up to speed on chord changing and fretboard knowledge, I will begin teaching them easy songs. With students in their mid-teens and up, I will ask them what their interests are and teach them accordingly to meet their goals. As far as method books, I will use Alfred Methods and methods I learned from my past teachers. Read More