Maybe you love the soloing prowess of Jimi Hendrix & Eddie Van Halen, or just crave the acoustic rhythmic sounds of Ani DiFranco & Dave Matthews.
Thorough instruction in technique, soloing, comping, rhythm strumming and FX usage offers students creative ideas on how to express themselves by simply having fun. The guitar is an instrument that has paved the way for legions of aspiring musicians over the past 60-plus years.
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb, by plucking, slapping, popping, strumming, tapping, thumping, or picking with a plectrum, often known as a pick. It is similar in appearance to an electric guitar, but with a longer neck and scale length, and traditionally with four strings.
Since the 1960s, the bass guitar has largely replaced the double bass in popular music as the bass instrument in the rhythm section. Bass masters such as Jaco Pastorius, Geddy Lee, Marcus Miller and John Paul Jones pushed the envelope on what could be accomplished on just four strings. Bass players are the anchor between the kick drum and musical ensemble. They dictate the bottom end feel, tempo and rhythmic outline within a song structure.
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Those musicians drawn toward drums & percussion have a true love for rhythm, beat and tempo. This is the driving force behind any ensemble and the anchor piece that keeps the ensemble afloat.
Drum/Percussion instruction not only involves learning stick positioning, left/right hand independence, and wrist coordination, but it also helps identify your role as a percussionist within a musical context. Whether it’s learning to play drum set, conga or xylophone, our highly skilled teachers are here to help you achieve your dreams!
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The instruments found in the brass family encompass many roles within the band or orchestra. For example, a student may wish to learn the trumpet techniques of legendary players such as Miles Davis & Wynton Marsalis, or have aspirations of playing in various solo lines in an ensemble.
When a student decides to play trombone, baritone or tuba, they learn to be a part of the “low brass section” and what it means to play an instrument that is often responsible for supporting the entire ensemble by laying a solid foundation for the rest of the group to rely on.
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