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Tutor needed for a beginner - Chesterfield/Sheffield area


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Hello,

My wife bought me a lovely, lovely Fret King bass for Christmas. I have been watching the usual free You Tube videos from TalkingBass.net, Scott's Bass Lessons, the one by the "enthusiastic" Australian bloke, etc.

However, I am thinking about taking proper face-to-face lessons so that I don't start off with poor technique etc. I think face-to-face might work better for me based on the "Weightwatchers" principle. They weigh you publically each week, so you are motivated by the threat of humiliation. Eat propely and you will be spared your blushes!

I think I might be more motivated to practice what a Real TutorTM has told me I need to work on, if I know that I will have to play the pieces in front of him.

Right now I want to work on good technique, so I don't need a tutor who is a specialist in a particular genre (i.e. a bass tutor who specialises in jazz or rock). That might come later but if pushed, I think I would like to work on rock and jazz.

I have this vague notion of playing in a local theatre orchestra for pantomimes and musicals (we have a fantastic production company up here - Chesterfield Operatic Society. Don't let the name put you off, they are rehearsing "Grease" and "9 To 5" at the moment), so at some point I would need someone who specialises in getting sight-reading up to scratch.

I live in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, so can anyone recommend a bass tutor in the Chesterfield/Sheffield area please?

Thank you in advance.

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