Private Bass Guitar tutoring lessons Cliffwood, NJ.

From beginners to intermediate players .
Blues-Rock,Soul,Funk.

I've been playing bass guitar for about 6 years, playing in a variety of styles and getting to know the instrument as a writing tool.

Bass lessons are taught one-on-one and from a beginner level to an Intermediate level. Ages of students start at 6-years-old and up. I have many adult students as well. It's never too late to start a new instrument.

Rock, contemporary gospel and jazz bass walking based on music theory

We will play whatever the student would like to learn! I use the Hal Leonard Bass Method with students to give them a solid understanding of the fundamentals of bass guitar playing. I encourage my students to always find new songs that they would like to learn so we can go over them together.

I have been playing the bass guitar as my primary instrument since 2000. I have performed, recorded and written with a number of successful bands in the past. I am happy to take students at any skill level, and for any style. I believe strongly in integrating music theory and ultimately moving students toward musical self-suffiency, rather than focusing exclusively on learning particular pieces.

I teach groove and how to navigate around the changes both with blues, soul, funk and jazz. On fender bass not acoustic. I have been playing both guitar and bass for many years and have had my own bands as well as working behind many well known artists and have run many blues and soul,funk workshops teaching musicians how to play with others in a band context. also give online lessons for 30,45 minute durations.

Learn how to hold down the groove! I can get you started from a point of no knowledge, or help you to expand around the fretboard and throughout the different keys and chord types (you don’t usually play chords on bass, but you DO want to know about them! Ask me why😄)

First of all, I want to know what are the students wills and objectives in music. Understand why they want to learn music and what are their interests. This is a major thing to me, to know the student. After that, I work my way by giving the student material that will improve their skills and knowledge. This can be done by several methods (classical, Jazz, etc) that I have or by assignments that I will create in order to solve specific problems. I also want to focus on specific music interests that the student have, by giving repertoire and musical examples that will motivated them.

Our lessons will always be very fun and informative. I'm a professional, touring musician who have played with a huge variety of bands (including latest Grammy winner Billy Childs), and music has always been my life. I love passing on the knowledge I have earned, and I can teach you any song you feel like learning, on the spot.