Upright Bass with Lisa H.

Hi there! My name is Lisa and I'm a professional bassist, composer and touring artist, working in the field of jazz/improvised music as well as in popular/contemporary music. I have 10+ years of teaching experience and hold a master’s degree in both music pedagogy and music performance from Bern University of the Arts, Switzerland. Over the years I have been teaching bass students of all ages and levels, from absolute beginners to advanced instrumentalists, from ages 6-60+. I find joy in helping all of my students defining and reaching their goals and experiencing the fun in playing music. Some of my main goals in music teaching are: - developing a realistic and satisfying practice routine - reaching a deeper understanding of the instrument through connecting imagination/pre-hearing and movement - working on rhythm and time, exploring the role of the bass in the rhythm section (and in music generally) - playing with bow, strengthening the left hand, control of intonation and classical repertoire - understanding and playing with chord symbols, practical music theory - improvisation – solos over chord progressions, over pedals, with or without accompaniment, extended technique  and free improvisation - sight-reading - the ability of transcribing music (and having a lot of fun!) - discovering jazz, blues, folk, improvisation, indie rock, R’n’B, singer/songwriter, classical repertoire and much more!