Teaches online

Teaches all skill levels

Age: 5+

Teaching since 1980

Professional Diploma in Arranging and Composition

Learn bass guitar with expended, degreed professional!

I graduated Cum Laude from Berklee College of Music and have been teaching all levels, ages, and styles for many years. My students have ranged in age from six years old to eighties. With children, I develop a special rapport that keeps students interested in their lessons. With intermediate and advanced students, I evaluate each student's strengths and weaknesses and customize their lessons to help them gain a thorough knowledge of their instrument and the musical concepts involved in whatever style they desire to play. I believe in teaching not only the hows but also the whys of playing. Proper technique is vital to long term success. I start beginners correctly and coach intermediate and advanced students to correct technical flaws that keep them from attaining their goals. I have taught beginners through professionals, including Bachelors and Masters Degree students in Bass, Improvisation, and Theory at university. Many of my students have studied with me for years. Music has been my entire life, and I love teaching! I have played all types of gigs as a professional: backing up famous singers, doing Broadway shows, studio work, playing with the symphony and ballet, Jazz groups, Rock groups, weddings, corporate events, and just about everything else. Whatever you want to learn, I can teach you!

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Teaches Online

Teaching Hours

Monday

7 AM-11 AM

4 PM-5 PM

Tuesday

4 PM-5 PM

Thursday

4 PM-5 PM

Friday

4 PM-5 PM

Saturday

3:45 PM-5 PM

Times are shown in your local timezone (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)

Pricing

30 minutes

$30

45 minutes

$50

60 minutes

$60

90 minutes

$110

About Peter H.

5.0

(14)

Music has been the focus of my life since I was 10 years old. I love teaching students of all levels, ages, and styles! I feel that proper technique is essential for students to attain their goals. I start beginners correctly, so they don’t run into issues later, and have a great rapport with kids. I can help intermediate and advanced students correct issues that are hindering their progress. I teach students the whys of playing, not just the hows. Students’ goals are of utmost importance to me, and I customize my lessons to best help them achieve whatever they want to do. Lessons should not only be informative, but lots of fun! Let’s get going! After graduating Cum Laude from Berklee College of Music, I began my career in Atlanta, playing guitar and bass with many internationally known artists. I was also guitarist for the Atlanta Ballet, Atlanta Pops Orchestra, Fox Theater Orchestra, Theater of the Stars Orchestra, and the Atlanta Symphony, and played with the touring productions of many Broadway shows. I taught the Jazz Program at Georgia State University for 6 years, which included improvisation, arranging, theory, guitar labs, small groups, guitar, and bass at both the Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree levels. I later moved to Chicago and enjoyed a thriving career as one of the city's top studio musicians, playing electric and acoustic guitars, bass, ukulele, dobro, mandolin, slide guitar, lap steel, and banjo on records and hundreds of national and international commercials. I also played with Jazz sax great Richie Cole, Jazz guitarist Larry Coryell, and rock musicians bassist Darryl Jones (Rolling Stones/Sting), guitarist Jeff Baxter (Doobie Brothers/Steely Dan), and drummer Todd Sucherman (Styx). I currently live in the Detroit area. I have made my living solely as a musician for my entire adult life.

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14 Reviews

Chad Reese

Student's home

Peter is a master musician. We used him for years while he was in Savannah. Our daughter started with him when she was six. He is patient and engaging. Probably our favorite part about the Peter Hennes experience is his ability to connect with young minds at their level - I can appreciate this much more since our covid in-house learning experience. From a parent's perspective, Mr. Hennes is pleasant, flexible and a pleasure to work with - we asked for our daughter to focus on different things multiple times and he made it easy. He also turned into a family friend of ours during his time living in Savannah; we wish him the best!

Posted Jan 10, 2022

Lee I.

Teacher's studio

I've been a self taught guitarist for over 20 years until I started taking lessons with Peter. I was interested in improving my technical & improvisation skills as well as learning music theory & harmony in relation to Jazz. Peter has been a great teacher and is very knowledgeable about Jazz Theory/Composition and even simpler topics like fingerings or questions about gear. I've only been taking lessons for a couple of months and already notice big improvements in my playing ability & understanding of music theory & harmony. I highly recommend Peter as a teacher for a student of any skill level.

Posted Dec 10, 2021

Erin

Online

Peter has been teaching my 14yo for a couple years now and transitioned him from electric to jazz guitar, preparing him for auditions for the band in high school. My son as a freshman made the advanced band which I credit to Peter’s help in getting him up to speed through a pandemic! Great teacher!

Posted Dec 8, 2021

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Experience

Teacher

Sep, 2021 - Present

Grosse Pointe Music Academy

Guitar, Bass, Uke, Theory

Teacher

Mar, 2017 - Present

Portman’s Music

Guitar, Bass, Ukulele

Owner

Jun, 2001 - Dec, 2016

Peter H. Productions, Inc.

I had an 11-14 piece band that played high end weddings and corporate events in the Chicago area and throughout the Midwest.

Teacher

Sep, 1982 - Jun, 1988

Georgia State University School of Music

I taught the entire Jazz Program except Jazz History and Jazz Band: Improvisation, Theory, Arranging, Jazz Lab, Guitar Lab, Jazz Guitar, and Bass.

Teacher

Jan, 1980 - Aug, 1982

Ken Stanton Music

Guitar and bass lessons.

Guitarist, Bassist, and Multi Instrumentalist

Aug, 1979 - Present

Self Employed

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE * Several thousand live jobs of all sorts – Wedding and corporate event bands, Rock bands, Jazz bands, Country bands, Fusion bands, and more. * Studio Musician – played on thousands of regional, national, and international commercials on all types of guitars, bass, banjo, dobro, mandolin, lap steel, and ukulele, as well as several albums. * 2002-2016 – Leader of the Peter H. Orchestra – one of Chicago’s top wedding and corporate event bands. LIVE PERFORMANCE- SINGERS AND GROUPS * Frank Sinatra * Liza Minelli * Joel Grey * Patti Page * Clint Holmes * Danny Gans * Danny Thomas * Bobby Vinton * Julie Budd * Bob Hope * David Brenner * Bernadette Peters * Diahan Carroll * Marvin Hamlish * John Gary * Rich Little * Debbie Reynolds * Robert Goulet * Gordon MacRae * Anna Maria Alberghetti * Hal Linden * Anita Bryant * Perry Como * Lennon Sisters * Ben Vereen * Pete Barbutti * Donald O’Connor * Anthony Newley * Mitzi Gaynor * Nancy Wilson * Bill Conti * Frankie Laine * McGuire Sisters * Suzanne Somers * Diamonds * Freda Payne * Gloria Loring * Crystals * Drifters * Del Shannon * Platters * Danny and the Juniors * Marvellettes * Leslie Gore * Coasters * Herman’s Hermits * Shirelles LIVE PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE – BROADWAY SHOWS, TRADE SHOWS, AND OTHER * Atlanta Ballet * Atlanta Pops Orchestra * Atlanta Symphony * Fox Theater Orchestra * Theater of the Stars Orchestra * Pontiac * Cadillac * Coke * Evita * Grease * My One and Only * A Chorus Line * 42nd Street * Pippin * La Cage Aux Folles * Big River * Nunsense * Anything Goes * Opportunity Knocks (played on the movie soundtrack) * Richie Cole * Larry Coryell

Teacher

Aug, 1978 - Aug, 1979

Acton Music

Guitar lessons

Education

Diploma

Sep, 1968 - Jun, 1972

The Hotchkiss School

Professional Diploma in Arranging and Composition

Sep, 1974 - Jun, 1978

Berklee College of Music

Pre Med

Jan, 1973 - Jun, 1974

University of Michigan

Pre Med

Sep, 1972 - Dec, 1972

Wayne State University

Affiliations

American Federation of Musicians

Aug, 1979

A labor union representing professional musicians in the United States and Canada. Founding in 1896 as the successor to the "National League of Musicians," the AFM is the largest organization in the world representing the interests of professional musicians.