Where
I
teach lessons out of my house in Aurora, Illinois, just off of I-88 and
Rt. 59. I will e-mail you the directions after we confirm a lesson.
When
I
send out an e-mailer of available dates about a week before the end of
the month. My times depend on whether I'm touring or not. Usually I have
Monday and Thursday open. When not touring, I'm wide open. I teach between
11 a.m. and 10 p.m.
Cost
I
charge $40 for an hour and $25 for half an hour.
*Note: I try not to book students one right after the other as I tend to
go overtime (at no extra charge).
Curriculum
I
teach what you want to learn. The first lesson is usually to see where
you're at. I have you play something you're comfortable with and watch
your left and right hand technique, then usually touch on several different
styles to see which you'd like to learn.
Here
are some subjects typically covered:
•
Left hand technique
• Right hand technique
• Fretboard knowledge
• 2-handed tapping
• Funk/slapping
• Walking bass lines
• Harmonics/false harmonics
• Chords on the bass
• Soloing
• Playing in the style of great bassists
• Rock
• Blues
• Theory/modes/scales
• Reading
I
also have about 200 bass books and several videos and CDs that we usually
check out after the lesson to learn about new players and styles.
Contact
e-mail
Phone: 630-978-2122
