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Bass Guitar

Often overshadowed by its older brother – the guitar – the bass is an extremely important instrument in a band situation. Without it the music would sound empty and without depth. It provides a low end to other musical instruments, whilst also holding the rhythm together with the drums. Plus, it is an incredibly versatile instrument – with a staggering array of techniques and uses in both ensemble and solo situations.

Here you will learn:

  • The basic left and right hand techniques such as fretting and finger-style, so you can play efficiently for long periods of time.
  • A wide variety of musical styles including: Rock, pop, soul, funk, jazz, blues, metal, reggae and many more.
  • Understanding your instrument by unlocking your fretboard and seeing where notes belong.
  • Advanced techniques such as Slap Bass, Tapping, Harmonics, 3 Finger Plucking, Picking and Chords.
  • How to follow chord charts, understand key signatures and read music.
  • How to improvise, solo and walk the bass.
  • How to set up and maintain your own instrument.
  • Learn how to play like some of your favourite bass players!
A close up of a fender electric bass
Contact us for Bass Guitar Lessons!
Gillian Winters
Gillian Winters
Acoustic Guitar
Adam is a great tutor who I would highly recommend. From the beginning Adam asked me what music I liked and has focused our lessons around my tastes, which can be eclectic and varied. Adam can also back this up with a great understanding of music theory. Adam is patient with lots of encouragement and just what I needed to focus my guitar playing. I recently asked Adam to teach me some Christmas carols which he did without question 😊👍 Amazing guitar player too !!
Dan Hilton
Dan Hilton
Bass Guitar
Adam's been teaching me bass guitar for a number of months now. He's been fantastic and I've really enjoyed both the practical instrument tuition and also the associated music theory tuition. Lessons are informative, tailored to my needs, and also fun. He has vast knowledge and I'd have no hesitation in recommending him to anyone.
Richard Jacob
Richard Jacob
Bass Guitar
Adam is one of the best bass players I have worked with over the last thirty years. Technically and musically gifted he is also a great person to work with. Always open to new ideas as well as having excellent creative instincts. His understanding of the bass guitar is second to none.
Malcolm Smith
Malcolm Smith
Ukulele
Adam is a knowledgeable, experienced, musician and tutor. He tailors lessons and your progress according to your goals and abilities and reviews and repeats topics as required. I have no hesitation in recommending Adam as a tutor.
Yoga Narasimha
Yoga Narasimha
Piano
I will highly recommend Adam Porter to any parent who is looking for a piano teacher for their kids. Mr. Porter has been teaching my 9-Year old son for over 2 years now. He is very friendly, supportive and encouraging to learn more to do better! He engages my son actively during the online sessions (considering the pandemic), my expectations have been surpassed watching my son grow as a pianist. My son did complete his initial grade with merit. I am very grateful to Mr. Porter for teaching my son and I look forward to seeing continued success. He deserves more stars than I can give here!
Russell Graham
Russell Graham
Bass Guitar
Highly recommended, explains everything clearly and concisely. Great knowledge of all genres of music and playing styles. Also keeps the learning fun and interesting. Noticeable improvement in my playing after only a few weeks.
Finn Darke
Finn Darke
Electric Guitar
Adam is one of the best teachers who not only teaches you to play like a professional in weeks but makes it enjoyable, honestly one of the best teachers out there.
Oliver Harris
Oliver Harris
Bass Guitar
Incredible teacher, really helped with my music progress
Stephanie Chapman-Laing
Stephanie Chapman-Laing
Music Theory
Adam's been teaching me for over 2 years and he's brilliant. Really chilled and laid back teaching style, happy to work on songs I've liked as well as making suggestions based on specific style. 100% would recommend!
Chris Davis
Chris Davis
Bass Guitar
Adam is a patient teacher who knows a wide variety of techniques like slap bass, tapping, fingerstyle, picking etc. He can also teach many different genres and styles such as Funk, Jazz, Rock, Blues, Metal etc. He also understands the 'theory' side of music (such as scales, reading music and where all the notes are on your fret board) He's also happy to tailor the lessons to you, asking which songs you'd like to learn and breaking down to you the key, the rhythm and the scales that are involved in the song. Overall Adam has a lot of knowledge about the bass guitar and is very enthusiastic and passionate about what he does.

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