BassEducation.com by Damian Erskine

Hi all,
Damian Erskine here. It just occurred to me that I've been remiss in not letting my TalkBass community know about my relatively newly launched educational site!

Bass Education

It's only $7/mo or $75/year (just a hair more than my hourly rate for lessons).

I've been getting fantastic feedback from members and am very proud of this endeavor. My primary goal with this site is two-fold... I wanted to create an affordable place to consolidate all of my teachings as well as become more actively involved in my remote students development.
I make it point to let everyone know that I want them to consider me a resource and reach out to me as much or as little as they want, whether it's through the built in community pages (very cool), or via DM or email. You can ask about lessons given, shoot me content looking for feedback or just hit me with anything that's on your mind. Some of the students and I mostly shoot each other cool music to check out.
There is also, of course, TONS of video lessons both in the single lesson format or as part of a 'course', in which things are laid out in linear paths. There are also albums mixed minus bass with charts to practice playing along to recordings, worksheets and all kinds of downloadable materials.
It's pretty robust and I put an emphasis on good instructional content as opposed to over-loading the site with hundreds of videos for videos sake (not bashing anybody else, just trying to get my priorities across).

There's a free trial in place so feel free to pop in and kick the tires a little bit. I'd be honored to work directly with and and all of you!

~ Damian Erskine​

 

You just absolutely made my morning Gaston! Beautifully written and I'm SO glad that you found the site so useful. I hope you don't mind if I share that page.
Thank you!

 

Hope to see you there! I've also decided to do a webinar that's open to the public on Aug 6 at 11am PDT, if that time works better for you....

Public Webinar — Bass Education

Be well!

 

Ha! That's awesome... I'm SO glad to hear that, Fred!
Let me know if there's ever anything that I can help you with

 

Did you sign up for the free trial? You'll have full access to the site for 24hrs at which point you can either just cancel the membership or let it roll. You won't have access to any pages but the landing page otherwise (it'll should just pop you back to the home page and show you a pop-up to either sign in or create an account).

Hit me up if you have any problems!

 

Thank you! That is SO good to hear man...

 

I thought about making a 'free lesson' page when I was building the site but most are pretty familiar with my teachings from No Treble and my years on YouTube, etc.. and I wanted to keep the site streamlined and efficient so I decided against it, ultimately.
If you want to get a feel for my teaching style first, feel free check out my YouTube channel first or read any of my past No Treble articles.

youtube.com/damianerskine
Ask Damian Erskine – No Treble

 

FYI, I’ve added a handful of free videos to the home page!
BassEducation.com

 

Ha! I should use that in my marketing (if I marketed that is. lol). SO glad to hear that and thrilled that you're finding it useful! Reach out anytime if you ever have any questions or requests for content..

 

Another beautiful write up about BassEducation.com on a members blog.
Scott Masoner
Scott Masoner

Thank you!! You made my day man... it’s exactly how I hope people feel about the site.
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“A bass player I follow and really enjoy, Damian Erskine, has started an online Bass education website and community at the aptly named BassEducation.com. A gifted player and instructor (not to mention, a relatable, positive, and down-to-earth person), he is actively involved, available, and genuinely wants to help. The site covers a lot of ground, and there’s well thought out content geared toward nearly every level of player. I like that I can cherry pick through specific lessons focusing on single topic, or dive into a “Module” that collects multiple lessons in sequence to address larger subjects, like Walking Bass or Chords. The site also offers extensive “Paths”, collected criteria focusing on big picture goals. Damian’s philosophy and approach are as welcoming as they are practical, and at only $7 a month, you’d be hard pressed to find a more cost effective method to expand your skillset.”

 

Thank you. Scott! I'm so glad people are digging the site so much. People's reactions to it have exceeded my expectations!

It made my day reading this. Thank you!