Staten Island, NY Bass Guitar Lessons

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!

My primary goal with all of my students is to help them make great music that is true to themselves. I also try to stick with a sound-before-symbol approach to learning music. What this means for my teaching is a focus on training both the ears and technique. I always prefer a more personalized approach to teaching, working with students to find repertoire that speaks to them and improves their musicality and technique.

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.

Focuses can include: Understanding the fretboard, right and left hand techniques, reading bass clef, the role of the bass in a band situation, learning to be able to improvise on the fly, tone shaping, fingers vs pick, basic slap/pop and much more!

My classes are very flexible when it comes to what the student wants. I can go from just teaching very basic bass playing to advanced harmonic concepts and jazz improvisation. On the first class, I give the student the choice of controlling our lessons materials about what they want to learn. Or the student can choose to let me control our classes, in which I will bring my own materials and ideas in which we should work and will go through the whole academic process of learning music.

Electric Bass Guitar was my first instrument. It has been over 10 years since I first picked it up and I have a Bachelor's degree and a Master's degree in Bass performance. I have taught and performed Electric Bass, Upright Bass, Classical and Jazz, Music Theory and Composition, as well as Music History all over the United States. I'm always honing my teaching method and you can expect to become more than just a Bass Player when you study with me; Expect to become a Musician.

Lessons will dive into proper playing techniques, sight reading music, learning about and playing different styles of music, how to achieve great tone and time with your bass and gear.

My wheelhouse is rock, jazz, and funk. Basic grooves to advanced soloing concepts. I believe bass is all about mindset and making the music feel good! Music School educated, professional bassist. 15 years teaching experience.

Lessons will cover technique, exercises, music theory, learning songs, ear training, and more. I have years of experience playing bass in a variety of styles, and will tailor my lessons to the students needs.