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Bass Guitar with Joe S.

Laguna Beach, California

5.0
(42)
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Teaches online
Teaches all skill levels
Age: 7+
Speaks English, Spanish
Teaching since 1996
Masters in Business Administration

    Learn Bass Guitar with ease from an experienced teacher of 15 years

    I have been playing, teaching, and recording bass guitar for about 15 years now. I started out teaching jazz bass...and now play all forms of music with it.

    Instructor details

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    Teaching Hours

    Saturday
    11 AM-2 PM
    Times are shown in your local timezone (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
    Pricing
    45 minutes
    $47
    60 minutes
    $59
    75 minutes
    $70
    90 minutes
    $81

    About Joe S.

    5.0
    (42)
    I absolutely love teaching music! After over 25 years of teaching, performing, writing, and recording in all styles/genres, it continues to be a great adventure. It is a joy to pass this on to others...especially seeing my students that never touched the instrument going on to be very proficient players. I take teaching seriously, but definitely try to make it enjoyable for the student. I studied classical guitar in college, but was playing everything from Van Halen to Jazz to Country & Blues before that. Currently, I'd consider myself a flat out musical mutt...enjoying anything and everything. The love of guitar has also expanded to a multitude of instruments that I record, gig, & teach with.
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    42 Reviews
    Violette
    Student's home
    Joe is a wonderful instructor. He is very patient, has a great teaching style, and a pleasant attitude. Love his sessions!
    Posted Apr 12, 2023
    Sheena Mortazavi
    Teacher's studio
    Joe is very patient and makes my son feels relaxed during the lesson. He always leaves his lesson feeling pumped and ready to play guitar! The rate is very competitive especially for the talent and knowledge that he shares so expertly. I would highly recommend.
    Posted Feb 12, 2023
    Stan
    Online
    Joe is an excellent observer and listener. In our first lesson, was able to assess where I was at and immediately start providing constructive feedback. Looking forward to continuing!
    Posted Apr 10, 2021
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    Experience

    Guitar / Music Theory / Piano / Voice / Mandolin / Ukulele / Banjo, etc. Instructor

    Jan, 2007 - Present

    Self

    Started teaching guitar, voice, piano, mandolin, banjo, ukulele, and more independently. Developed custom made lesson plans on a per student basis.

    Analyst

    Jul, 2019 - Nov, 2020

    Taylor Guitars

    Dream job of analyzing the global guitar industry. Learned a lot about acoustic instrument production and care.

    Guitar / Music Theory Instructor

    Jan, 2003 - Oct, 2006

    Kidder Music

    Took a guitar studio that had four students enrolled and increased it to thirty two students of all ages. Also taught bass guitar, keyboard theory, and music theory.

    Guitar / Vocals

    Aug, 2000 - May, 2006

    Casual Man - Band

    Played guitar and sang in a Budweiser sponsored band covering classic to modern rock. Also did session and songwriting work with other members of the band.

    Music studies

    Aug, 1998 - May, 2001

    Missouri State University and Illinois State University

    Took pedagogy coursework on piano, flute, trombone, saxophone, clarinet, plus studied classical guitar and sang in choir.

    Guitar Instruction

    Sep, 1996 - Apr, 1997

    Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

    Taught group guitar class of students 18 and older.

    Education

    Sociology / Psychology

    Jan, 2003 - May, 2006

    Illinois State University

    Masters in Business Administration

    Aug, 2016 - Sep, 2018

    University of California - Irvine

    Languages

    Spanish

    Limited Proficiency

    English

    Native Proficiency

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