Bass Guitar Lessons

Long Music Academy offers instructions in bass guitar fundamentals as practiced in classic rock, pop, soul, jazz, and funk. Beginners will develop proper hand position, tone control, posture, fingerpicking and plectrum style playing techniques through study of standard rock and pop hits from the 1960s up to the present. Lessons will be adapted to suit student’s musical preferences.

           Key to developing a well-rounded understanding of modern bass playing is analysis of the interplay between the bass and drums. Students will study how bass guitar and drum parts interact to form a cohesive rhythm section as supporting members of an ensemble. Tablature notation will be used to teach all repertoire initially, and learning tunes by ear will become more common as students progress.