Ryan S.

My Bass lessons have a focus on the fundamental role of the bass as the link between harmony and rhythm. This means that I make sure students have a strong foundation in playing simply and steadily before we expand and start looking at the more intricate elements of bass guitar. I feel that this is an extremely essential element of bass performance that many technically gifted players lack, and try to instill in students that bass guitar has to be a team player in to its job.

Students can expect to learn from me with a fun, easygoing approach that plays off of what the student wants to learn. I am interested in and focused on making sure my students have good technique and a large body of knowledge, but I know too that this has to come from them, not me--So I try to take the songs and styles they want to learn and use it as a springboard for broader topics. For example, a song that uses a suspended chords might lead to discussion of how suspensions work and what the writer may have been thinking when they used it.