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Drum Lessons and Bass Guitar Lessons 

With 15yrs experience playing bass guitar and about a decade on drums, I now offer both bass guitar and drum lessons (full kit as opposed to hand percussion; which is a different skill set).

At a glance... 

  • From my home in Arnside 
  • From 7yrs to 70yrs, all welcome 
  • Ideal for beginners 
  • Professional musician and qualified teacher: CRB checked 
  • £17 per 30min, £24 per 45 minute, session or £30 per hour 

About my approach.. 

I've been informally educating for as long as I can remember; I've welcomed showing people…

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Try thinking your way to creating 

Etude F 1625 (Robin May)


I was working with one of my students in the States. We were exploring chords using open strings ~ not your usual 'open chords'. She likes to finger-pick so I came up with this brief progression as an example of how one can create complex chords by simply introducing open strings. It's essentially a practice piece, which I've discovered is what an etude is:
  étude
ˈeɪtjuːd,eɪˈtjuːd/
noun
noun: étude; plural noun: études
  "a short musical composition, typically for one instrument,… Read more

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