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Hi all, I'm a high school teacher in Los Angeles, and I've been starting up a music program from scratch. Last year was our first year, and we got three electric basses that were pretty bottom-of-the-barrel in terms of costs; I know, but we just needed instruments in hands. (Most of my students...

I’m seeking a double bass teacher in the Hudson Valley area of NY. I’m brand new to db, and recently had a NBD on which I purchased a used Shen 88. I need help learning proper form and developing a solid foundation with the new instrument. I’ll have a teacher at school starting in January, but I...

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In the second movement of the Kussewizki concerto (op.3) in the section with the sixteenth notes what slurring do you guys do? My teacher is having me do 5+7 and it just isn't working for me.

Hello! Does anyone have a reference for a online bass teacher ? My current goals are getting into jazz and reading heavily. I live in Japan, so the time factor may be an issue. Unless anyone knows an English speaking bass teacher in Japan. Thanks and have a great day

Title says it all. Had a number of years of lessons about 15 years ago, never practiced seriously enough due to age but eager to get back into playing and learning. Looking for a teacher who can help assess my playing and theory gaps (not exactly starting from square one), and would like to...

Hello my bassist mates!! I am here to basically share my experience in bass learning. All begins with another of my posts asking "what was the best course to buy", and some people recommended me to get a teacher. At that point I acknowledged that a teacher would be better idea, but it was just...

I want to share some Instagram content that Patrick Pfeiffer @basspower (thank you!) has been posting. Patrick is a bass freak of the highest order- author (Bass for Dummies, Improve your Groove, etc...), clinician, columnist & teacher (Gerald Veasley's Bass Boot Camp, Bass Magazine, Skype), and...

I am seeking an in-person teacher of electric bass guitar. Ideally a dedicated bass instructor, not a guitar teacher who also does bass. I need a serious person who will help undo any bad technique habits, knows theory deeply, and will not coddle me as a student. I am not starting from scratch...

Hi, I've been playing music my whole life, including electric bass. But I could really use assistance with the fundamentals of double bass — left hand, especially. E.g., where & when to exert pressure, and where not to. I'm interested in popular styles: jazz, latin, bluegrass, rockabilly, and...

I'm looking for someone who can give me bass lessons in person. I like slap, fingerstyle, tapping and can produce some decent sounds, but I'm not very skilled or knowledgeable when it comes to music. I'm pretty free this summer but I'm going to be very busy starting this fall, so I'd like to...

Over the last year, it looks like some? many? most? private music teachers have worked out how to give lessons online. Which kind of means that we all have a vast number of double bass teachers to choose from. It’s no longer a matter of choosing from the hand-full who live in my town and...

I’m on my second face to face teacher. My first teacher got me going and was enthusiastic and encouraging when I needed it but she wasn’t really listening to me when I stated my goals and raised issues I was having. So I quit and went online for a while. I did some of the well known sites...

I'm looking to spend some time in New Orleans and was looking for a good bass teacher! Any hints?

Dear Bassheads I have really upped my game in the last few years working on my own teaching myself plenty of new things, I now undersstand music in general in many ways that I did not before. However I have reached a point where I think I need some really focused practice period, hard work and...

Hello friends! I need a teacher. I'm looking for someone who can help straighten out my right hand technique, so any player who can help me there would be welcome. Who are the best teachers I can Skype these days?

Hello bassist! Just joined this forum mostly because of this dilemma that I've had for a long time and since google doesn't answer my question, I could use some advice. I am a young student of classical double bass and facing a question of studying abroad soon (in music academy). My small...

Hi all, Not sure where to post this, moderator my apologies if this is not the right place and do not hesitate to redirect me to the proper forum. Hobbyist EB player who LOVES the sound of DB but intimidated by the instrument... Considering giving it a serious spin, therefore looking for...

Hey folks. I’m having a hard time find resources in central North Carolina. I’m in the Asheboro area, just south of Greensboro, in the Triad. I’d like to get my bass setup first of all. I’ve called around and mostly gotten the runaround or told that they think their guitar guy does that for...

Anyone around the dallas TX area That can teach me some blues on the double bass

My daughter plays upright at Delta Secondary in Ladner. The band teacher hasn’t been able to find someone to do a clinic with the bass players. I play, but I’m self taught and don’t want to pass on my bad habits to more kids! If you feel like you could help, please message and I’ll connect you...

I am on the hunt for a very good bass teacher in Miami. Can you guys give me any recommendations? THNX.

Looking for a teacher in the S.E. PA area. Mainly interested in brushing up on jazz stuff. Any suggestions?

I am fairly new to the Austin area, and I'm looking for the best Double Bass teacher I can find, for upright technique, mostly focused on Jazz styles. I have 30+ years experience on electric bass, studied upright in college but stopped playing it after school. Looking to study, on a rental, and...

What is more beneficial when taking lessons(or does it even matter), going through a music store, using the store's guitar teacher like say at a Guitar Center or paying a teacher directly taking them say out of the teachers own house?

Hello all, Live in the suburbs of Metro Detroit in Macomb county. I am looking for a Bass teacher around the area. Anyone know of anybody? Could you PM me their info or somehow get me their info. I would appreciate any and all help. I have called some music stores but not too many bass guitar...

My son has been taking Piano lessons for three years. He's not bad. But his teacher has yet to move beyond "Oh, Susanna," etc. He's getting bored. I feel like I could keep him interested if I could get him to play something that he liked. This poses a couple of issues. First, I'm not a...

I'm a beginner and looking for a bass teacher in/near McKinney, tx I'm working on technique at this point. Thanks!

Hi guys, I wanted to ask you when do you know it's time to change bass teacher ? For the context: I have been playing bass for around 3 years now, I started music late, in my 20s. I picked up bass with one bass teacher that I have been taking lessons from since then. He's a good player...

So I've been going to Bradley School of Music in Lafayette, CA for some time now. Many of the teachers are Berklee graduates and fantastic, but in particular my teacher has this amazing gift for figuring out what each student needs at particular times. I had shoulder labrum surgery about 4...

This is addressed to any teachers out there who offer remote lessons online, as well as to any students of those teachers. I'm curious to know if there are any platforms aside from Skype that people are having success with. Tell me your story!

So...6 months in...play everyday...but tabs and friends...im not getting better...i need to improve. Fast. Ideas? Suggestions?

Several times a year, I find myself turning down prospective students. The most common reason is, an intermediate/advanced player thinks they want to learn theory, but they don't really want to. I make no character judgment about that, it's just a fact. The conversation usually goes something...

Currently live in Schaumburg, IL so NW suburbs of Chicago teacher would be preferred. Any advice on whom to contact for lessons? Thank you! Damian

I'm looking for a highly recommended Bass teacher in the Denver area...preferably West Denver (Lakewood, Arvada, Golden, Wheat Ridge), but I'm not too picky. I have been playing bass for 6 months with a band and had previously played guitar with the same band for about 3 years. So, I have some...

I graduated high school two years ago (it's going to be three in May of next year) and my original plan was to go on to Berklee College of Music to study music because I wanted to be a session player. I auditioned but didn't get accepted (I was playing guitar and guitar players are a dime a...

Can any one recommend a good bass instructor/ teacher in New Orleans? I have been playing on and off for a few years and need someone to look at my technique, and teach me some music theory. I picked up the bass later in life, and I basically have gotten to the point where I can play (parrot)...

Does anyone know a good teacher in brooklyn who can help with groove/jam type playing as well as some americana. Think Donald Duck Dunn, Grateful Dead, Phish, and George Porter.

While I currently have a teacher, would also like to see someone at least once a month someone that specializes in the bass (versus jack of all trades). I am in the Sandy Hook area but willing to drive for weekend lessons.

Did you notice that sometimes when somebody shows how to play an excercise he just can't stop at the end of it and adds something like long vibrato, a couple of extra notes or even several bars of noodling? I've seen that plenty of times in instructional videos on YouTube and yesterday found my...