Benjamin Young Bass Lessons

When working with a new student I will gage to see what level they are, and what their goals for the lessons are. Once we establish the intenet for the lessons I will develop a course that will help improve each student, while learning the music that they are most interested in. 

I am a graduate of Berklee College of Music. I majored in Bass performance, and trained in both Upright, and electric bass. 

I have over 6 years of private teaching experience. I have taught all age groups, and levels. My experience has helped me deliver clear, easy to understand lessons, that directly focus on the individuals needs.

I also have large format teaching experience. This has given me good classroom management, and I have a great sense of students' engagement. This helps me to maintain interesting lesson materials, all while improving the students' ability.

My standard pricing is $65 per hour. If a student signs up for a month in advance, I will lower the hourly rate to $55.

I also teach 30, and 45 min lessons. These are just prorated rom the $65 per hour rate.

I started teaching during my second year at Berklee. A younger high school student raeched out to me, and became my first student. 

I then slowly grew my teaching studio over the course of the past 6 years. All the while developing my teaching ability, and course concepts.

I have worked will students of all ages. The youngest at age 3, all the way to students in their 60s.

I enjoy working with all different age groups, and ability levels. This forces me to be more creative, and focus on each student's needs.

A Recent teaching event that I am very fond of is while teaching a recent private lesson.

I have been teaching this particualr student walking bass line styles, and how to construct them. On this particular day I was teaching ways to add variations to the lines. My student grasped the difficult concept right away, and was pulling information from past lessons to understand the new information. This was amazing, because I could see my student was progressing, and internalizing the concepts we covered during our lessons.

I would tell the student to hire someone who is an expert in their field, but above all, the teacher needs to align with the student. This alignment is needed on a personal level, as well as the student-teacher relationship. Some students thrive in nurtchuring environments, and some students thrive in a more hands off approach. The ideal teacher will be able to function in both rolls, and help each student.

I think that student's should think about their intention for asking the questions (what their need's really are).

I also think that a student should never be afraid to ask a question. On this point, I believe that a good teacher will help the student find their true needs, and how to address them.