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INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEO CLIPS WHY TEACH? LOCATIONS COST CONTACT BASS LESSONS So you wanna be a bass player? Great, you've come to the right place. Whether you're a beginner or a bassist who wants to improve your skills I can offer you some assistance based on my nearly thirty years as a player and teacher in Chicago. I've written a couple of textbooks, A Practical Workbook for Bass Players, and A Workbook for Jazz Bass Players, which are for sale on this site. I wrote them specifically for the benefit of my students, without any of the usual explanatory language found in textbooks. I've posted some of excerpts right here for you to download if you like. INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEO CLIPS Here's a sample lesson you can watch. In it I explain how to connect one chord change to the next when you are playing a walking bass line. I'm using what I've learned from the greats: Ray Brown, Paul Chambers, Charles Mingus, Ron Carter, et al. The techniques I discuss are ones I've used with great success with my students over the years. Please check it out: Here's the same lesson on electric bass: WHY TEACH? Why do I teach? "Hey, it's a living" could be one answer, and I know plenty of professional musicians who teach to augment their performing income. However, teaching has more personal meanings for me as well: I feel an obligation to "pay it forward", to pass on the wisdom I've managed to accumulate during the first half of my career (I'm assuming I've got another 30 years or so!). I feel a responsibility to teach what I've learned about playing the bass, about music generally, and about the music biz. I've had some wonderful teachers (bass players as well as other mentors) and I wouldn't be the person I am had it not been for their generosity and occasionally pointed criticism. I also feel a deep respect for music as an art form. My goal is to help you to integrate all of the tools available for your own self-expression. Those tools are: your ears, your intellect, your physical technique, your eyes and your innate musical instinct. My students have ranged in age from nine to their mid 60's and have included absolute beginners, bass players looking to get into local bands for fun and pocket change, and hardcore music junkies who have the fire and patience to "go for it" as full time players. A few of my students have been kind enough to offer a sentence or two on what kind of experiences they've had in my studio. LOCATIONS I teach in two locations: Fine Arts Building, 410 S. Michigan Avenue in downtown Chicago. I also have a studio in my home in the Fullerton/Cicero area on the northwest side of town. COST And now for the most important question: what do lessons cost? My hourly fee is $50. I offer a sliding scale for full time students and other folks who can demonstrate a strong desire to learn combined with financial need. Teaching is my profession but I don't want to exclude potential students only because of their inability to pay. If you need to discuss the cost of lessons with me, just ask. CONTACT Please contact me for more information or to set up a meeting time. |
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