Bass Lessons in Manhattan, NY

Instruments: Bass Guitar Music

My teaching style can be shaped around what the student is looking to learn. I do stress in my lessons the importance of consistency of practice. 15 mins everyday is much more rewarding than 3 hours in one day. I like to write out everything that I explain in my classes to my students so that they have a reference of what they are learning. Also, I am a strong believer of singing the notes that the student is playing, especially in scale studies. Read More

Instruments: Guitar Bass Guitar Electric Guitar Acoustic Guitar

In my opinion, love and art are the most beautiful human expressions and both of them merge in music. The music theory and technique are really important to achieve our musical goals, however, the most important thing is to have something to say and understand that music is a vehicle to express something beyond words. I teach my students to enjoy music and life through music and their instruments so they can be not just better musicians but good human beings. Read More

Instruments: Piano Guitar Voice Violin Cello Viola Bass Guitar Synthesizer Double Bass Music Keyboard Acoustic Guitar

For adolescent beginner piano students I recommend 'John Thompson's Earliest Piano Course'. In this series Books I-III build a strong base upon which a student can specialize in different genre and styles graduating from book III. For adult students beginning I would suggest John Thompon's Adult (or Modern) Piano Course. The pacing of this book is far more accelerated and more in keeping with an adult pace to work with. Read More

Instruments: Guitar Bass Guitar Double Bass Acoustic Guitar

I began my musical studies when I was 6 years old. At the age of 10 I was already able to play with tremendous fluency different instruments, but I focused mainly on piano, guitar, voice and electric bass. When I was 14 years old, I got interested in Jazz, Tango and classical music so I started playing the upright bass because it is an essential instrument in these styles of music. After finishing high school, I was already a musician with excellent skills in many different instruments and with a huge understanding of music. Read More

Instruments: Guitar Bass Guitar Electric Guitar Acoustic Guitar

MUSIC EXPERIENCE The Last Class, Cover Band, New York, NY September 2021-Current ● Lead and rhythm guitar and backup vocals ● Co-founded and manage gig booking, practice scheduling, setlist creation, general operations, and social media ● Played several venues across New York City including The Bowery Electric, The Delancey, Chelsea Music Hall, City Winery, and Red Lion ● Sold out every venue and nicknamed Guitarden by the people Union College Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Band, Schenectady, NY March 2018-June 2019 ● Lead and rhythm guitar ● Played classic jazz songs as well as modern classics The Cutoffs, Originals/Cover Band, Baldwinsville, NY September 2014-August 2015 ● Lead/rhythm guitar, bass guitar, and lead/backup vocals ● Wrote and performed several originals Guitar Lessons, Instructor, Baldwinsville, NY September 2014-August 2015 ● Taught a novice guitar player and took him from simple chords to complex melodies and reading tablature ● Lead him through songs of his choosing while instilling core guitar fundamentals ● Taught in-home, one hour per week as an independent instructor MUSICAL COURSEWORK ● Music Theory 1: Diatonic Harmony - Traditional harmony and modulation through writing and listening ● Music Theory 2: Chromatic Harmony - Composition and performance of intermediate music theory ● Seminar: Early Music - Listen, analyze, discuss, and write the music of the Middle Ages and Renaissance ● Baroque Music - Study of opera and sacred and secular music by Bach and Handel ● Music and the Holocaust - Analysis of music writing during World War II and its impact ● East Asian Music Cultures - Live performance, discussion, and composition of East Asian Music Read More

Instruments: Piano Voice Cello Saxophone Bass Guitar Double Bass Keyboard

I took on my first student in 2007 and found that I loved it! In being an open minded learner, I made it a point to treat my students in the same manner; thus allowing me to develop highly individualized lessons, plans, and goals for my students. I made it a point to ensure their goals and needs were in line with any external deadlines. I would encourage students to keep practice journals and to record at home practices for reference. Read More

Instruments: Bass Guitar Double Bass

I usually tend to focus on technique and posture when I'm dealing with a beginner. I'll get to introduce them the instrument itself and make them familiarize with the fretboard (with a special focus on bow and shifts when it comes to upright bass). Rudiments of ear training and harmony will follow as the students progress with their favorite tunes, etudes or a general introduction to styles (depending on the student's temper and instrument). Read More