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Double Bass Teachers in the Washington D.C area

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Are you starting from scratch on the bass? Do you have any prior instrumental experience?

View my profile, then send a PM if you are interested. I taught at the college level from 1983-2003 at the University of Akron, Bowling Green State U., Montgomery College, and Shenandoah U.

I live in Charles county, about 15 miles south of the Beltway.
 
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Bubbabass said:
Are you starting from scratch on the bass? Do you have any prior instrumental experience?

View my profile, then send a PM if you are interested. I taught at the college level from 1983-2003 at the University of Akron, Bowling Green State U., Mongomery College, and Shenandoah U.

I live in Charles county, about 15 miles south of the Beltway.
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Do you know Sam Gordon ?
 
#11
I don't wanna create another thread so I add my question along with this one since I have simliar question.
Does anyone know a good DB teacher in the LA area?
I play DB for couple years and I'd like to learn more about skills and musical stuff.
I know there are lots of great teachers from LA phil, but I wonder how much they usually take. (I don't know if I can afford that based on my budget)
Could someone please give me some input?
Thanks~~

:)
-megan
 
#13
megan said:
I don't wanna create another thread so I add my question along with this one since I have simliar question.
Does anyone know a good DB teacher in the LA area?
I play DB for couple years and I'd like to learn more about skills and musical stuff.
I know there are lots of great teachers from LA phil, but I wonder how much they usually take. (I don't know if I can afford that based on my budget)
Could someone please give me some input?
Thanks~~
:)
-megan
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Megan, call the L.A. Musicians Assoc. As you'd imagine, there are tons of bass teachers teaching all the genre's of music it's rediculous!
Good luck.
 
#14
Ray Parker said:
You were at BG? Do I know you?
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Grew up in Toledo, got my BM from BGSU in '79. Was the interim classical bass prof 1985-86. I sat in with your dad several times, but we haven't met in person. He always blew me away with how good he is on multiple instruments. I especially liked the group he had with Jimmy Cook.
 
#15
It's really suprising that we didn't meet (unless, of course, you were avoiding me :)) as Toledo is so small. What's your name? You were making the jazz hang, so you worked with / studied under Halsey? I was around BG a lot inthe early/mid 80's as I was hanging with Jeff a lot at that point.

HUGE apologies for the highjacking, but it's always exciting to meet someone that hails from the hometown....
 
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Bubbabass said:
Grew up in Toledo, got my BM from BGSU in '79. Was the interim classical bass prof 1985-86. I sat in with your dad several times, but we haven't met in person. He always blew me away with how good he is on multiple instruments. I especially liked the group he had with Jimmy Cook.
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Did this Jimmy Cook play tenor?
 
#18
Jimmy Cook is a smokin' trumpeter who worked in the local chevy transmission plant.

Ray, I left town in 1980 for a gig with the Knoxville S.O., and have only been back sporadically for holiday visits. That 1 year stint teaching at BG was coming in from South Bend. Didn't have as much time to hang with Jeff as I would have liked.

Bill Hones
 

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