Bass lessons

scarab · #1 12-02-2012, 01:00 AM

hey, i'm only 15 and i'm gonna start giving bass lessons to some other dudes my age, never done this before and have no idea if i can pull it off... any tips?

camello · #2 12-02-2012, 01:18 AM

Theory
Scales
influencial research

Roy Vogt · #3 12-02-2012, 01:30 AM

Start by thinking about what it is that you do that they want to learn. Think about how exactly you go about doing that in a way that you can explain it. It can help your playing, too.
I've found this to be a good series for information. It may help all of you out-lots of good stuff here for players of all levels.
http://bassmusicianmagazine.com/2010...vid-overthrow/

Ubersheist · #4 12-02-2012, 08:18 AM

Also, remember that most kids your age don't know anything about music... Start with the basics of beats, bars, and what "music" is, not just "bass guitar" stuff.

MalcolmAmos · #5 12-02-2012, 09:52 AM

I would suggest you get one of your early "how to play books" and use that as your lesson plan. Yes you need a lesson plan for each lesson you give. In fact tell him to purchase (or you provide) that book as that is going to be the text book used in your lessons. Home work assignments - piece of cake read pages 26 to 30 and do the exercise on page 25.

Start on page one and you and the student proceed from page one. Yes you can skip pages if the student is ready to skip those pages. He/she has to learn how to hold it, tune it, mute it, make sound with something, thumb, fingers, pick...... The how to books will help you remember all the fundamentals you have to give them.

Have fun.

fearceol · #6 12-02-2012, 11:40 AM

Make sure that you are able to convey information in an easy to understand way.

Knowing something is one thing, teaching it, is a different thing altogether.

**eddododo** · #7 12-02-2012, 01:07 PM

Record your lessons so you can identify weaknesses or bad explanations

KrisHayes · #8 12-02-2012, 02:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Roy Vogt

Start by thinking about what it is that you do that they want to learn. Think about how exactly you go about doing that in a way that you can explain it. It can help your playing, too.

Bingo. It's cliche, but the students help you make discoveries as well.