Last year I started teaching at an amazing music store in Southwest Missouri, and it’s been a blast! Teaching was outside my comfort zone, but I’ve gained confidence along the way. While my skills aren’t perfect, I’d like to share some takeaways from my first year as a private bass guitar instructor. Level Up Your Private Music Lessons with These Tips Always have the student play during their lesson Introduce music theory in small doses Align lessons with your student’s skill level and goals Find tools to supplement your lessons Take notes Seek advice from other private music teachers Inspir ..read more

Consider the most influential bass player in your life: the one you listen to the most or the one who inspired you to pick up the instrument in the first place. I’m sure you’ve thought to yourself, “I wish I could play like that!” at some point. That thinking, no doubt, had something to do with the player’s impressive technical abilities, but there’s another part of the equation. I guarantee the tone of the musician was equally responsible for your dropped jaw, whether it was gritty distortion, the raspiness of a jazz bass, or the dark thumping flat wound strings on a precision bass. That’s e ..read more