What I Teach
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I have been playing and teaching bass guitar professionally since 1985. Over four decades of gigs, studio work, and lessons, I have covered the major styles, genres, and skills that make up a working bass player's toolbox. Whatever you want to get better at on the bass, there is a good chance I have played and taught it — and if you do not see your style below, email me at russrodgers@gmail.com or call 404-386-0983 and we can talk about whether it is a fit.
Styles
From rock and pop to jazz, funk, gospel, Latin, and beyond
My teaching covers the styles I have played on professional gigs and in studio sessions: rock , pop , R&B , funk , blues , jazz (including walking bass , bebop , swing, and Latin jazz), gospel , country , reggae , and Latin (salsa, samba, bossa nova). Lessons are built around the styles and songs that matter to you — I would rather help you get great at the music you actually want to play than push a curriculum that does not fit.
Fundamentals
The skills behind every style
The styles above share a common foundation. My lesson program covers it in depth: right- and left-hand technique , reading music (note names, written range, and rhythmic notation), ear training (intervals, chord qualities, and transcription), harmony and music theory (triads, scales, modes, and chord-scale relationships), bass line construction , soloing , and groove and time-feel . You can see each of these explored in depth across the bass guitar lessons blog .
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