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Hi all, my name is Will. I am a professional bassist based in NYC with 15 years of professional teaching and playing experience. I am a jazz guy primarily and have played at Newport Jazz Festival, Java Jazz (Indonesia) and have toured extensively throughout Europe, North America and Asia, with...

Hello my dear TBers, I teach private lessons (both online and in person). I love doing it, but some of my students keep cancelling classes, sometimes like minutes before the lesson. Normally I can reschedule, but it's starting to wear on me. Also, these students "never have time to practice"...

Hey gang, Someone cold-called me for a lesson, but I have never taught. The person holds a Bachelors in music and has been classically trained as a tuba player, with 20 years of experience. He needs to become reasonably proficient enough to play in army rock and jazz groups, the latter being my...

I am a teacher at a private school. The goal is to teach music to any and all age(s) interested in the subject, on modern instrumentation such as Vocals, Guitar, Bass, and Drums. I have, roughly, the same amount of guitar students (varying in ages) as I do on drum kit lessons (ages 7-15 on avg.)...

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

From forum discussions it seems that teachers in the US often used published bass methods books. Here in Denmark I've had 4 guitar teachers, 2 piano teachers and now a bass teacher, and none ofte them have used published methods books - although all were dedicated teachers. My teacher of...

Mel Bay Presents Essential Music Theory for Electric Bass. Excellent condition. No writing inside or dog eared pages. Good for a beginning student or teaching aide. Free shipping via media mail

Hello everybody, for those who do not know him, for some time I started following an excellent italian bassist. He is a skilled and complete musician, but mostly an exceptional teacher who delivers his knowledge with extraordinary competence and humilty. His name is Igor Sardi. This is the...

Hi all, I'm interested in posting one of those videos where you hear the recording and the transcription flows along while it plays. I've been doing some transcriptions and I thought I'd try to give back a little. In the past I've loved the Jazz Capacitor for example (by Dave Fink) Does anyone...

My S/O has shown a recent interest in Bass and wants me to teach her. Ive been playing for 5, almost 6 years and I do believe I have the requisite skills and proper technique to be able to teach someone, I just dont know how to get the info across! She wants to learn one bassline so she can jam...

Hi I'm not very technically minded and struggling with working online, or rather I'm not sure I'm there yet. Can I ask for opinions as to the best set up to capture sound and visuals to teach double bass online. I've got a 3/4 bass, it does have EMG pickups. I'm hoping to teach online some of...

I posted over in the Recording Forum since my post was about the tech involved, but with no responses I figured I'd repost it here.. HI Everybody, Like a lot of folks I've started 'Distance Learning' lessons this month and I thought I'd start a thread where we can offer tips, ask for help, etc...

HI Everybody, Like a lot of folks I've started 'Distance Learning' lessons this month and I thought I'd start a thread where we can offer tips, ask for help, etc. I've offered distance lessons for a several years but now (in a pandemic) its become imperative. In the past I got by with FaceTime...

My 9-year-old just started bass in school orchestra, and I am giving him lessons to supplement his lessons at school. I always did French bow and never really even held a German bow, but I found with him he had a lot of trouble with keeping a good hand position, and that he had a tendency to...

I know that there are many TBer's here who are involved in education. That said, my pilot wife and I had an amazing experience today. We were asked by the local school district to help teach one hundred junior and senior high school STEM students, (Science, Technology, Engineering, and...

Professional, working bassists looking to grow teaching business. I live in New York City and have a very good performance career, mostly specializing in playing Cuban and South American music along with Latin jazz. I periodically do online seminars for Scotts Bass lessons and have one book...

Hi everyone, I recently started teaching the double bass to an 8 year old kid. I don't know how it's possible, but this kid really loves the double bass! We had 4 lessons so far, and all I've done is show him how to hold the German bow (holding it like a French bow for now), and letting him...

Hi to All. Happy New Year! It is great to be back on Talkbass. I've already engaged in chatting with many members about learning how to play and it has been a pleasure. Some people believe that there are many ways to learn how to play. I agree, and for me, this is the problem! There are a...

Anyone else ever notice this? When I teach, I sometimes get inside my own head and start hunting for notes - but when I just play, I can hop up and down and find everything and be pretty much spot on. I don't think I'm unique in this regard, but I figured I'd ask if anyone else experiences...

I am looking for a way to print out selected guitar chords I wish to learn. Currently I have to search out and cut-n-paste from various places. I'd like to have a FREE program that has an extensive chord library that I can pick and arrange for printing or displaying.

Hey all. Lately I've felt a little stagnant in the career department- I work in a SpEd classroom and I love my work but it just isn't really taking me anywhere new (and sees me mostly subsisting on eggs and rice to make it to the end of each month), so I've been sending my resume around to test...

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!

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...

Hi bassists, just wondering what setup you use for teaching, or what setup your teacher uses? Currently I use a small 4 channel Behringer mixer, but not convinced on the sound quality. Have also tried using an AVID interface that I've used for recording. I need to be able to plug in myself and...

Hello Everyone I was wondering if anyone has advice on learning an instrument by yourself. I have a hard time being disciplined and was wondering if anyone has any tips. How to keep a good practice schedule, different things to practice, stuff like that! Also if you have taught yourself tell me...

I wasn't quite sure in which section I should post this, sorry if it's supposed to be somewhere else. A few months ago I put up ads about me being available as a private teacher. This morning I had another response from a man whose 6 y.o. son wants to learn how to play. I'm very hesistant to...

I am a Bluegrass guitar player and have been for over 40 years, but now I want to learn how to play Bluegrass Stand up bass so I can sit in with an established band. What are the best resources to use, and most essential first things to learn when trying to accomplish this? Any and all...

Hello Janek, Hope you're well! I'm loving your Instagram videos that are coming up right now, some nice exercises you got going on! As an trainee teacher, I last year taught instrumental bass lessons at a music college in the UK for 1 hour per week. Now I'm half way through, so far so good...

I am currently getting back into teaching bass. I play with both fingers and pick, depending on the sound and speed I want to achieve. The question is, would there be problems teaching bass using a pick to a student who wants to use fingers? I have no issues for beginners, but if I get a student...