Beginning Bass Guitar with Bear Williams
About Beginning Bass Guitar with Bear Williams
Learn the ins and outs of Bass Guitar from Bear Williams AKA Larry Kimpel; a recognized professional with over 40+ years of experience at the highest levels of the music industry. Enrolled students will gain a working knowledge of the bass guitar and its history from invention to the present. Each week's class will build upon the last, eventually enabling the student to perform music alongside other musicians either in the garage, the basement, the club, or the concert stage with confidence and enjoyment.
Class Goals
- - Mastery of Basic Music Theory and Ear Training
- - Mastery of Bass Fingering Shapes and Basic Rhythms
- - Mastery of Bass Fingering Shapes and Basic Rhythms
- - Mastery of Scales, Common Chord Progressions and how they relate to Popular Music
Age Range
All Ages
Skill Level
Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
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When
Weekly 30-min sessions on Fridays, at 3:30 pm ET | 12:30 pm PT | 19:30 UTC.
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Enroll from this page and we will send you the Zoom link to join. Students can connect to the live session using a tablet or computer with reliable internet. To actively participate online students also need a webcam with microphone. The class recording will be available to enrolled students within 48 hours of the live session. The class is covered by the Lessonface Guarantee.
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Angela H. on January 8, 2021
Bear Williams
Bear Williams LOVES to teach and give back to the future generation of young up-and-coming bass players. After graduating High School, the Chicago Native cut his teeth in the late 70's and 80's playing bass on songs by Gene Chandler, Jerry Butler, and others at Brunswick, and Chi-Sound Records. Then Bear made his way out to the west coast where he spent twenty-five years living and working in Los Angeles both in the studios and on the road with many of the world's favorite recording artists. He's played on over 400 CDs and still records music for well-known artists today. Bear has received numerous Awards for his creative work including the Keys to the cities of Philadelphia, Dallas, New O...
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I am a professional guitarist with a degree in music from Western Kentucky University with an emphasis in classical guitar and jazz under Professor John Martin. I have played guitar for 20 years in a variety of styles ranging from Classical, Blues, Rock, Metal, Fingerstyle, Pop, Country, Gospel, Contemperary and many others. I have been a studio session player and gigged regularly since starting. I studied under the phenomenal jazz-fusion/gypsy jazz guitarist Dani Rabin from the band Marbin and Kieran Johnston from the Scotland metal band Perpertua, jazz improv under trumpeter Dr. Marshall Scott and from Grammy Award winner g...
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