Learn from Great Upright Bass Teachers

Choose to learn with an expert instructor! I am a retired choir and orchestra director for a school district (28 years) and currently teach music theory, guitar, ukulele, piano, and songwriting classes part time at a local comunity college.

[4.92 rating over 49 reviews from another lesson platform] Hello there! I suppose if you’re reading this you’d like to walk away having learned a thing or two about me...I’ll do my best, but feel free to drop me a line if you have any questions. Originally from Toledo, Ohio, I am currently based out of Nashville, Tennessee.

My name is Jerry. I LOVE music and passing my knowledge on to others. I have played music for 35 years. I started on clarinet in 7th grade and soon after discovered guitar. I picked up bass in high school was awarded a full scholarship to play with the Valdosta Symphony Orchestra while majoring in music. I also played tuba for 2 years with the VSU Blazin' Brigade marching band.

I've been in the MET Orchestra for 27 years. I have been Professor of Bass at the Colburn School and Bard College and have taught master classes and lessons at most major conservatories in the US. I've been the bass teacher/coach of the Verbier Festival for the past 20 years.

LessonFace Teacher of the Year 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 with over 4,300 lessons taught since 2013! From a recent "first lesson" parent: Thank you for an awesome first lesson and for even spending extra time. That's how you can tell someone has passion for what they teach. I do the same when I'm teaching cardiology :).

Yaman Akdogan was born in Izmir, Turkey in 1986. He started music by playing guitar at the age of 11. He added the bass to his skills to fill in the bassist position in the school band. Later in high school, borrowing some jazz recordings from a pianist friend, he started getting into jazz music.

Geno, life-long musician from Austin, Texas, grew up in the renowned 78704 zip code surrounded by some of Austin's most iconic musical legends like Rocky Erickson, Marcia Ball, and Jimmie and Stevie Ray Vaughan. Geno started playing piano and taking voice lessons at age seven and later attended Austin High School, playing tuba in band and orchestra.

I am a bassist, keyboardist, and vocalist located in Los Angeles, California. I play for local bands and artists in venues throughout LA. Currently, I am attending the University of Southern California majoring in Popular Music at the Thornton School of Music with a minor in Music Industry.

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.

BASS and GUITAR LESSONS as well as THEORY and AUDITION PREP Jesse teaches at the Berklee/Victor Wooten bass camp, Berklee Summer Program, Milton and Phillips Academies, as well as his private teaching studio. He has played 10,000 shows world-wide and has received 3 Grammy Nominations for his playing and composing on records with the North Ms Allstars, Duke Robillard, and joe Louis…