Lessons for Making Music with the Double Bass

Q: How much time should a student enrolling for this course practice everyday?

Students should practice a minimum of 30 minutes every day. If they can devote more time to practice, they will learn better and faster.

Q: What if the teacher wishes to reschedule a class?

In case the teacher is unavailable for the scheduled class, he/she will inform the students two days prior to the class. The teacher will conduct the rescheduled class on or before the end (i.e. Saturday) of the ensuing week or such other time as may be mutually decided between the teacher and the student.

Q: What if a student is unable to attend an upcoming class?

The student is required to inform the teacher about his absence from a particular session, two days prior to the class. In such a case, the teacher will reschedule the class and conduct the rescheduled class on or before the end (i.e. Saturday) of the ensuing week or such other time as may be mutually decided between the teacher and the student. In case the student misses to give two days prior notice about his absence to the teacher, then the decision to conduct another class for that student is completely based on teacher’s discretion.

Q: How long will the teacher take to revert to a query raised after class hours?

The teacher will try to revert back to queries raised after class hours within a 24 hour period.

Q: Can this course be customized?

Yes, the course can be customized for your goals and objectives.

All Level

by Adam Cohen

40 Years Experience

US $36 per class |

for 1-on-1, 30 mins class

Recommended: 1 class per week | 12-16 weeks to level up

Pay as you go, 2 classes at a time

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Course Summary

Swinging! Grooving! Laying it down! These things are often used to describe bass players doing what they do best. If being in the center of the music you play and having a strong influence on how it feels and where it's going, you might be a bass player and Adam Cohen can help you get there and keep moving forward. This is an online Double Bass course for all levels, Beginners, Intermediates, and Advanced Levels. It takes place in weekly 30-minute sessions over the duration of 15 weeks.

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Adam Cohen

Experience: 40 Years

From: United States

Teacher Skill Keywords
Electric Bass, Double Bass

About the Course

From beginning to advanced and everywhere in between, Making Music with the Double Bass will give you the tools to get started, teach you how to get a good sound from the instrument and provide you with a strong foundation to get you playing & creating music that feels good to you and your band mates. More than just the personal attention you'll receive during the lesson, you'll have access to customized backing/practice tracks to apply your newfound knowledge & skills after the lesson is over. You can then return to the next lesson having practiced the material in a "band setting", ask questions, exchange ideas, and refine & expand upon what you've been working on. Some topics of your lesson might include:

Fundamentals of getting a good sound
Proper technique
Scales & Arpeggios
Creating bass lines
Music Theory
Walking bass lines
Learning tunes
Bass line concepts for various styles of music (Jazz, Fusion, Latin, Brazilian, R&B, Funk)
Soloing
Playing fast tempos
Playing slow tempos (Ballad playing) and so much more!

About the Instructor: Adam Cohen has been described as a "true double threat" playing both electric and double bass. He started his musical career early on, playing the piano as taught by his composer and accomplished pianist father. It was not long after that he discovered his love for the lower end of the scales through his influences such as The Beatles, Earth, Wind & Fire, Tower of Power, Stanley Clarke and Chicago. Further influenced by Charles Mingus, Ray Brown, Dave Holland and Ray Brown, Adam dove headfirst into learning both electric and upright bass.

Moving from Queens, New York to LA, Adam is now a firm presence in the scene with two albums - Ritual (2005) and Gig Bag (1994) - as well as numerous compositions under his belt. He has also performed and recorded with many well-known faces such as Ray Charles, Ernie Watts, Renee Olstead, David Benoit, John Klemmer, Rob Mullins and Engelbert Humperdinck among many others.