Learn from Great Upright Bass Teachers

Welcome fellow music lover! I look forward to diving into the music with you. Michael K. Harrist is a New York City based multi-instrumentalist and educator specializing in upright bass and yaylı tanbur. Michael performs in a wide array of world traditions including Turkish classical and folk music, Jazz, Western classical music, Hindustani music and American roots music.

[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…

Hi there! I’m Michael Lanier, and I love teaching music! I'm a lifelong musician of multiple instruments, and I've been teaching since 2014. I hold a bachelor's degree in music, and a master's degree in music education. I teach a variety of instruments, both common and obscure, across a diverse array of styles and genres.

I'm a musician who plays both cello and double bass, I graduated from the University of North Texas in 2005 with a degree in Jazz Studies, and received a masters degree from University of Michigan for Improvised Music. I've played gigs numbering in the 1000's and have performed all over the world.

Spencer Jensen is a double bassist, composer, and teacher who compliments a Western classical performance career with a foot in Americana. As a teacher, Spencer has taught bass privately for over 10 years and his students have ranged from age 8 to 70+.

Adrienne Schoenfeld is a teaching artist, composer, and bassist based in New York City. She has been teaching piano for five years, working with over 70 students to cultivate their love of music. She has a classical and improvisational background, with a Masters degree in Concert Composition from NYU Steinhardt and a Bachelors in Music from Berklee College of Music.

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.

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…

A resident of Upstate New York, Menegon started his career as a jazz bassist in Montreal. After having worked for several years on the Canadian jazz scene with the great guitarists Sonny Greenwich, Mike Gauthier & Nelson Simons, and saxophonists Steve Grossman & Pat LaBarbara, he then went on to hone his skills in NYC in the mid-80s.

Robert Johnson -Born in Toronto, Robert moved to the west coast in 1995. He quickly established himself on the music scene as a much sought after Electric and Upright bass player. Over Robert's 30 year musical career, he has performed and taught and has shared the stage with an impressive list of artists.