Private Bass Guitar tutoring lessons Fairfield, NJ.

The lessons will be focused on: reading (notation and charts); improvisation; bass lines; technique; learning tunes; ear training; music theory.

I will work on technique,improvisation in jazz and other styles,classical repertoire, playing different grooves,constructing bass lines, and overall bass playing (accompanying)

I will also work on styles such as RnB, Soul, Rock, Pop, Fusion, and Country.

I will mainly focus on learning new music and applying new techniques to new songs.

My approach to teaching involves combining work on technical fundamentals and transcription. I find that starting with detailed technical practice makes the achievement of a player's goals quicker, and transcribing from recordings adds real playing experience and is invaluable for building musical vocabulary.

A multi-instrumentalist, Cole teaches piano, guitar, ukulele, and bass. In addition to teaching, he also is a singer/songwriter, producer, and recording studio owner. He is currently working on his degree in Music at the University of Southern California . Although Cole didn’t grow up in a musical family, he discovered The Beatles when he was 6 years old. From that moment on, he was hooked. He knew that he wanted to be a guitarist and songwriter!
Cole began taking private guitar lessons in Thousand Oaks at age 7. He studied with the same teacher for 11 years! In that time, he also learned to play the piano, ukulele, bass, drums, percussion, and studied singing. An avid and eager student, Cole also began studying random instruments here and there. He even learned to play the harmonica! Because he knew he wanted to be a professional musician, he started recording his own albums at the age of 9.
Cole started teaching guitar lessons in the 8th grade as part of a “start your own ...

I can teach you to read notation, slap, tap, keep a groove, and how to play with other instruments.

35+ Years of experience in live music performance, recording and production, education/instruction, clinician, product R&D

Aside from Rock, Pop, Top 40, R&B, Funk and Jazz, I specialize in ethnic /folk styles of Armenian, Assyrian, Arabic, Greek, Persian/Iranian, Turkish, Kurdish and Fusion of Ethnic/Pop/Jazz/Rock/R&B.