Bass Lessons Hockley County, TX

Instruments: Bass Guitar, Double Bass

My main focus is helping the student improve while enjoying the process. A musician is more likely to stick with it if it's fun. If it's classical on doublebass the book of choice is Simandl or something that teaches fingerings. Maybe the bassist wants to play jazz. That involves learning scales and patterns.Listening to the types of music you are interested in can be very helpful and fun and I like to encourage that. Read More

Instruments: Guitar, Voice, Drums, Bass Guitar, Synthesizer, Ukulele, Recorder, Music, Keyboard, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar

Once we've established a basic working of character and music theory we will begin to learning the anatomy of our instruments and how to handle and care for them. Now the fun part begins. We will then immediately dive into making noise, chords, warm up practices and small challenge games on the instrument! 3rd sessions we will begin to focus on the student's interest in genre styles and selected pieces of music. Read More

Instruments: Guitar, Voice, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar

The teaching methods I use for young beginners are a combination of Kodaly and Orff (both standard methods of public school music) as well as straight traditional notation and music theory ('tablature' is usually reserved for older, more experienced students). I'm a firm believer in teaching the fundamentals of music, while at the same time, making it fun and engaging for the learner. I also modify according to the student's learning style (i.e. visual, kinesthetic, verbal, etc..). Read More

Instruments: Bass Guitar, Double Bass

Playing music is a passion of mine and always makes me happy. Therefore, there is nothing I enjoy more than seeing a student who has been working hard on learning something accomplish their goals and improve. I encourage all students to practice as much as possible. There is no way to improv without practice. In order to keep them interested and make it not seem like they are practicing, I like to assign songs for the student to learn that incorporate the skills we are working on. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Guitar, Voice, Bass Guitar, Harmonica, Lap Steel Guitar, Banjo, Ukulele, Mandolin, Double Bass, Music, Keyboard, Electric Guitar

From Church to Opera to The Blues. I sang in church my formative years and in choir all through Jr. High and High school, continuing through college in various ensembles, madrigal (Accapella Baroque), and congemporary, also, a stint with Civic Opera in Puccini's La Boheme. It was at this time that I began playing guitar and then bass shortly thereafter and did so for years before starting my teaching career. Read More