Private Bass Guitar tutoring lessons East Meadow, NY.

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.

I will break down the nuances of learning the bass in a friendly, clear, and articulate manner. We will discuss various concepts of the bass guitar in the styles and songs you enjoy most.

I began playing Bass Guitar in 1970 taking interest learning from recordings with Jack Bruce, John Entwistle, Stanley Clarke and Jaco Pastorius. In college Charlie Parker and John Coltrane doing their charts by myself and with combos. I still to this keep up with many Jazz Fusion Groups. I teach Technical Studies, Scales and Arps., Right and Left Hand Technique as well as ReadingSkills.Let' s get playing!

I've played guitar and bass guitar for many years and am happy to share my experience and skills with novice players. I play and enjoy all genres of music - rock, pop, jazz, hip-hop, country. You name it!

I believe music lessons should be fun and engaging for students. I am excited to take you to the next level, whether you are an absolute beginner, intermediate, or advanced student. If you are interested in learning classical guitar, rock, jazz, heavy metal, or polka!

Let me show you the fundamentals of bass guitar! I'm an expert guitarist, and a highly proficient bass guitarist. I specialize at teaching rock, metal and blues on bass guitar. I've taught the work of many well known bassists, include Geezer Butler, Charles Mingus, Stanley Clark, Bootsy Colins, Bill Laswell, Gustaf Hielm (Meshuggah), Colin Marston, Geddy Lee, Jaco Pastorius, Darryl Jenifer and more.

I possess more than 10 years of progressive experience in music education. My professional history includes positions such as president/instructor at Rockville Centre Music as well as classical guitar instructor at Long Island Conservatory.
Most recently, my responsibilities as owner at Rockville Centre Music match the qualifications you are seeking. As the Owner, my responsibilities included preparing schedules, creating lesson plans, and working with special needs children.

Electric bass lessons cover Pick & Finger style bass. Different styles and feels are worked on with a drum machine during lessons. Student picks
The songs they would like play.

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.

Being an active and experienced musician gives me the necessary knowledge to know what is needed on order to become a better musician. Also having over 20 years of teaching experience allows me to tailor my knowledge to the need of every particular student. I really enjoy to transfer my knowledge and solve the unique musical problem that every student encounter during their musical path.