Bass guitar lessons are available for students of all ages and abilities and are held at Drumbank in Bristol.
Please visit my syllabus page to see the foundation bass course.
I teach everything from:
- First grooves
- Playing along with your first songs
- Major/ Minor scales and basic theory
- Making up your own grooves
- Playing in styles – rock, folk, blues, reggae, funk etc
To more advanced skills like:
- Control of the instrument - right and left hand technique, getting a good sound, time, dynamics, articulation, fingerboard knowledge.
- Aural skills - ear training, recommended listening, nomenclature.
- Knowledge of material - A theoretical knowledge of all material and various methods of organising this on the guitar or bass including: scales, modes, arpeggios, rhythm, key centers, chords, etc.
- Manipulation of material - applying what you know, improvising, limitation exercises, drills, melodic construction
- Effective Practicing - How to practice.
- Being more musical - Ideas to be more expressive.
Click here to make an enquiry about bass lessons.
I have internet access at the teaching school and can download pdfs from subscriber databases such as Songsterr which can be printed off or emailed to your account. We also have a large selection of educational books and magazines. If you have a specific song you would like to learn I encourage you to bring it to the lesson.
Recommended books:
Hal Leonard: Bass Method: For the Beginning Electric Bassist, 1,2 and 3
by Ed Friedland
Dictionary of Bass Grooves by Sean Malone
The Bass Bible by Paul Westwood for case studies in a wide variety styles and grooves.