Bass Lessons West

Instruments: Piano, Guitar, Voice, Violin, Cello, Viola, Drums, Bass Guitar, Synthesizer, Ukulele, Mandolin, Electric Violin, Fiddle, Double Bass, Orchestral Percussion, Keyboard, Electric Guitar, Classical Guitar, Acoustic Guitar

BA in music. 7 years teaching. Singing and performing professionally for 12 years. Four American tours including Carnegie Hall. Read More

Instruments: Guitar, Bass Guitar

I am an enthusiastic and patient instructor. My primary goal is to provide a positive musical experince for my students while developing and advancing their abilities to speak a musical language. I started playing electric guitar in the mid 80's. By 1987, electric bass became my primary instrument. I am forever grateful that it turned out that way as it quickly became apparent that more bass players were needed than guitarists, by at least five to one ratio. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Guitar, Voice, Bass Guitar, Synthesizer, Keyboard, Electric Guitar, Classical Guitar, Acoustic Guitar

My style of teaching varies from student to student depending on age, development, and experience with their instrument. While there are some students that can easily be inspired by the idea of playing music, there are others that require a little more patience at first. Either way, it's important for me to understand how I need to adapt my style of teaching depending on the student in order to help them achieve realistic goals. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Ukulele, Keyboard, Electric Guitar, Classical Guitar, Acoustic Guitar

I am a classical guitar teacher who is looking to educate and inspire potential new students. I am classically trained and I have learned from some of the best musicians in the area (Dr. Zane Forshee of Peabody University and Matthew Dunlap of Peabody University). While I do have a strong classical guitar backround, I also have a deep love for other styles such as rock, pop, blues, etc and would love to teach any of these styles. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Guitar, Drums, Bass Guitar, Ukulele, Recorder, Conga, Music, Keyboard, Acoustic Guitar

For beginning students who are children, I typically start with CAGED System. Once the student has progressed to have a grasp of the fundamentals, I will begin to introduce solo repertoire appropriate for their first recital performance looking into different genres such as RnB, Blues, Rock, Pop, Jazz. For adults, I try to find out what the student is interested in, and guide my instruction accordingly to keep the lessons engaging and fun, no matter their ability level. 5 minutes of warm up, 25 of theory, 20 of repertoire and 5 of talking about the next class. Read More