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Electric Rock Guitar, Electric Bass Guitar, Ukulele, Acoustic Guitar, Classical Piano, Double Bass, Trumpet, Trombone, Tuba

I am a versatile and experienced music educator and performer. Over the course of my musical career I have had the privilege of working in a variety of musical styles and venues, including: The Edinburgh Fringe with 'Saxtet'; The Derngate with Northhampton Symphony Orchestra; The Killerton Festival with The Drifters; Butlins with a variety of acts including Bucks Fizz and Jackie Graham; Sanctuary AG, Chicago as a solo singer/songwriter; and many more. I was a "Search for a Star" national finalist, 2001 and in the same year played Lieutenant Cable in South Pacific at the Embassy Theatre, Skegness. Up until February 2015 I lead many music departments at secondary level teaching GCSE and BTEC Level 2 with considerable success in helping his students to become productive musicians with a love for music. I consider my greatest educational achievement to be the Director of Specialist Music Status at William Lovell CE School. My main instrument is bass, trained at Birmingham Conservatoire, and offers both electric and double bass as a skilled reading player. I am able to accommodate most musical styles. In addition I am an accomplished singer, guitarist and pianist. I have been known to play in pit on percussion as well and can even play the Tuba!

Classical Guitar, Electric Rock Guitar, Electric Bass Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Classical Piano, Double Bass

Professional musician (live performer and teacher) based in London. I have been teaching bass guitar (all levels), guitar (beginners), double bass (beginners), music theory/harmony (all levels), music ensemble for 9 years. My study plan includes all you need to improve your skills with the bass guitar, either if you are starting from no knowledge of music, or if you are an experienced player looking forward to pass grades, exams, auditions, etc. In 1-2-1 lessons we'll cover the basic technique of the instrument (and later on advanced techniques as slap and pop, playing with a pick, palm muting, etc.), aural/ear training, solfeggio, studying and playing lots of songs (covering different music styles like jazz, pop, rock, funk, reggae, fusion, soul, blues, R&B, gospel), reading music sheets (treble and bass clef), study of walking bass lines and famous bass riffs, recording and analysing your bass lines, music theory/harmony, scales and arpeggios, composition of melodies, etc. First things to work on for a bass player are timing (ability to keep time accurately) and tone (how you produce sound and how it can change about the positioning of your hands and fingers). Guitar: I like to transform all my musical knowledge in simple steps that anyone can understand and follow even if they are new to the music language and have never played an instrument. If the student is really young, my approach will be more playful and easygoing but still following a method and exercises, with the goal to play from the first lesson easy melodies and then whole songs.