The bass guitar is the beating heart of the band, and it’s also one of the most enjoyable instruments to learn and embrace. If you’re looking to get started playing bass guitar, you’ve come to the right place. With over 30 years of experience teaching people to play guitar, I’ve gained the knowledge to help just about anyone achieve what they want to in music. So if you’re looking for ways to start learning, my lessons are the best place to begin.
First of all, it’s important to be clear about what my lessons are like. Learning to play an instrument is one of those things that I firmly believe should be fun, so why is it so often the opposite for so many beginners? A lack of poor teaching techniques and the temptation to cave into frustration mean that people often grow to hate the process of learning. I’ll be looking to rectify that by teaching you to play in a way that’s always enjoyable.
Everyone is different, so you won’t be forced to learn a set way of playing your bass guitar when you take lessons from me. I always make sure that the style of music that the learner is most interested in is the one we focus on during the learning process. It becomes much more relatable and meaningful to the student when they’re learning to play the kind of business they love.
With all this experience and knowledge of playing bass guitar, you won’t find any other lessons in Oxford that are more useful to you than mine. The pricing of these lessons is always kept very straightforward and easy to understand, so you won’t be in for any nasty surprises when you get the bill. I find it really important to offer value for money, and you will see that reflected in the prices we offer to learning like yourself.
This could quite easily become your brand new hobby, and it’ll certainly be something that you get a lot out of. The sooner you start to think about getting lessons, the sooner you can get better as a bass guitarist; you might even find yourself wanting to join a band. This is something that my lessons will be actively encouraging.
Unlike other guitar teachers, I won’t just be slavishly teaching you out to play songs that you might like. That’s not the best way to cement the principles of good guitar playing in your mind. I focus on making it an enjoyable and educational experience, so that you feel like you’ve learned a lot about what’s going on behind the song and how it all starts to fit together.
You should get in touch with me right away if you're based in Oxford and you’re looking to learn about how to play the bass guitar. It’s an underrated instrument, but it has an awful a lot to offer people like you, so you definitely shouldn’t rule it out before at least giving it a try.
