Private Bass Guitar tutoring lessons Jamaica Plain, MA.

25 year, veteran, Public School, instrumental teacher available for lessons on all band and orchestra instruments. Professional bassist, with extensive performance history. Specializing in Double Bass and Electric Bass Guitar.

I have worked with young children for many years.

Lesson focus on individual development of technique, music literacy and musicality.

I focus on playing bass like a bass player and not as a guitar player that plays bass just because he can't find anybody else to do it in the band. I teach mainly using examples and talk a lot about how a bass fits in with other players.

Bass is mostly arpeggios, and knowing and understanding this, classic bass lines you should know and can create variations on. Duck Dunn and John MoVie, 2 perfect bass players.

I have a good 4 years of experience using my band performance guitar abilities, and knowledge of music theory/production towards bass technique and practice. I understand the role a bass should play in most pop/funk/soul/rock/reggae/alternative/blues settings, and I work with students on right hand finger technique, holding rhythm and staying in the pocket, theory and scales, and learning songs is a great benchmark to cover all of those essentials.

I teach electric bass in many styles including rock, pop, funk and soul.

You will use the notation system that suits you best. I have developed one that a 6 year old can read. you will learn to slap and pop the bass. Pull Offs, and Hammer On. You will be guided by me through method books with supplemental materials I create to help you advance. I have been teaching bass guitar for 5 years. I want to be your next instructor.