Learn from Great Double Bass Teachers

Tom Arbaugh is an established musician and teacher who has been playing guitar, bass guitar, and double bass for over 20 years. He has played double bass in concert halls, including Benaroya Hall (home of the Seattle Symphony) for the 2006 and 2007 seasons of the hybrid student/professional Symphony Orchestra, toured Europe with jazz ensembles and wind ensembles over the summer of…

Andrea Veneziani is a bassist, composer and educator from Italy, living in New York City. His instrumental tone, sensitivity and imagination, and melodic approach to a supposedly clumsy instrument brought him to perform and record with many established musicians such as Kenny Werner, John Stowell, Roberto Gatto, Jon Davis, Mark Ferber, Steve Slagle, John Betsch and Ben Monder, to…

John is a Brazilian American music educator, bassist, and composer. He has taught music lessons since he was a teenager and currently teaches music at The Academy of Math & Science. He played double bass in Arizona with GCC string orchestra and ASU symphony orchestra.

Marshal Herridge is a Vancouver-born jazz bassist currently residing in New York, New York. He has shared the stage with some of North America's preeminent jazz musicians including Anthony Wonsey, Andre White, Kirk MacDonald, Joe Sullivan, Kevin Dean, Al McClean, Remi Bolduc, Joe Farnsworth, Steve Cardenas, Mike Rodriguez, Dave Laing, Lorne Lofsky, Peter Bernstein, John Scofield,…

Darren G. Wagner – Electric & Double Bass | Ukulele | Guitar | Piano | Music Theory Hi, I’m Darren Wagner—a passionate, student-focused music educator with over a decade of experience teaching students of all ages and skill levels. I specialize in double bass and electric bass, and also offer beginner lessons in ukulele, guitar, piano, and music theory.

I have been playing upright and electric bass professionally for the past decade. I've been teaching private lessons for the past 3 years. I spent 9 years performing and touring with the 44th Army Band. I’ve gigged throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, playing with groups such as the Erik Jekabson Tentet, Salsabrosos, and the Julian Otero Trio.

[4.94 rating over 34 reviews from another lesson platform] Jonathan Todd is a Grammy Quarterfinalist who has been performing and teaching in the Charlotte area and CMS Schools since 2012. He earned his Bachelor of Music degree in Music Performance from Emory and Henry College and then went on to earn a Master of Music degree in Music Performance and Music Theory/Composition from…

I started playing violin at the age of eight and fell in love with music. I played in the Vermont Youth Orchestra. in high school and made some of my best friends that I still perform with! I decided to pursue music performance at the University of Vermont.

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“With over 25 years teaching and performing experience, I have learned to adapt to just about every musical and educational situation. I don’t just use one technique for every student or band, I have many teaching methods and creative ideas that I’ve learned over the years of teaching and performing so I can give YOU the best experience for YOU!