Professional Funk Bassist Teaches For All Levels & Styles

From 42.87 £ /h

Hi, my name is Jeremy and I’m a professional funk bassist. I've been playing music for 19 years, having performed and composed with many groups and ensembles across England and Belgium.

I will teach you how to reach your goals while having fun in the process, keeping lessons tailored to your personal needs. I have years of experience helping students improve as well as experience in many different styles of music such as Funk, Rock, reggae, jazz, blues etc! Some examples of what you might learn include:

- The basics and advice for beginners
- What makes a good bassline
- Learning songs that you like
- Breaking down rhythms & dynamics
- Essential music theory for bass & more advanced techniques (eg: melodic techniques, rhythmic, slap bass, etc)
- improvising, jamming and playing with others

Appropriate homework/exercises and recordings are provided during lessons. I also like to give advice and direction for people with musical aspirations. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

Extra information

- Lessons can be given in French or English.
- no equipment needed for lessons at my home. - - Pricing for lessons at student's home can vary based on travel time/distance.
- special care will be given to students with learning difficulties

Location

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At student's location :

Around Brussels, Belgium

At teacher's location :

Rue de la Perche, Saint-Gilles, Belgium

About Me

As a curious and creative individual there are 2 subjects I am truly passionate about. The first is music, which I have been nurturing since I was 8 years old. The second is Physics which I studied at university.

In music, I took drum lessons for 4 years followed by piano lessons for 3 years and music theory lessons for 2 years before I switched to bass guitar for 12 years (ongoing). In bass, I took additional private lessons, I played and toured with jazz ensembles, performed live music and composed originals with numerous bands in Belgium and the UK, went to music summer camps, payed for specific online bass courses, recorded a lot of originals in studios and joined the Brussels Royal Conservatory for 2 years. I am currently learning to sing and playing bass professionally with Kids of The Elephants in Brussels.

In Physics, I achieved 90% at the European School of Brussels II - as well as 85% in further Maths - and completed a Masters in Physics with First Class Honours at the University of Leicester in 2021. I have studied optional modules such as Astrophysics, General Relativity, Space Science, Programming and Medical Physics as well as standard modules such as Electricity & Magnetism, Mechanics, Quantum Mechanics and Special Relativity. For my Masters, I wrote a fun and fascinating literature review on Gamma-Ray Bursts and Gravitational Waves and I instigated my own Masters project in Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) techniques and Aorta Phantoms due to my interest in medicine.

I am also a very sociable and empathetic person. During my studies, most of my free time consisted of playing music with numerous bands in Leicester and in Brussels. I was equipment & events officer for a large Band & Gigs society featuring 70 active members and regularly collaborated with other music societies (choir, big band, orchestra..) around the university. I have also worked as a student ambassador for my university (talking to parents and their children about my Physics department) and occasionally like to go rollerblading.

Education

- Graduated from the European School of Brussels II [2005 - 2017]
- Master in Physics with First Class Honours (Distinction) at the University of Leicester [2017 - 2021]

For Music:
- Drum lessons [2006 - 2010]
- piano and music theory lessons [2010 - 2015]
- Bass private lessons, online specialist courses, summer camps & Bass studies at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels [2015 - 2025]
- Singing Lessons [2021 - ongoing]
- Jazz theory/harmony [2022-2025]

Experience / Qualifications

//// in Music:

- 100+ concerts on the bass as well as jamming composing, recording and touring [2015 - ongoing] & extensive study of jazz harmony/theory.

- Private Teaching in bass [2020 - 2025]

- 2 years of advanced training at the Brussels Royal Conservatory

//// in Maths & Physics:

- Teaching in Physics & Maths [2021- ongoing] with experience in all years of Secondary school + Medical Entrance exams & Netherlands entrance exams.

- Worked as a student ambassador for the University of Leicester [2019 - 2021]

- Worked as Physics & Maths Tutor at "CASG du Service Social Juif asbl" [2021-2022]

Age

Preschool children (4-6 years old)

Children (7-12 years old)

Teenagers (13-17 years old)

Adults (18-64 years old)

Seniors (65+ years old)

Student level

Beginner

Intermediate

Advanced

Duration

60 minutes

120 minutes

The class is taught in

English

French

Skills

Music theory

Bass guitar

Music composition

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Physics & Maths Lessons! - 5 Years Experience with Belgian and EU Baccalaureate, IB, CCVX, University Applications & Learning Disabilities

37.51 £ /h

Passionate & empathetic teacher. I have a Master's in Physics with honors from the University of Leicester (which was featured at the time as a top 5 Physics university in the UK by The Guardian) and a - french - European School diploma in which I achieved 90% in Physics and 85% in Maths.

Helping others understand difficult topics and skills is something that I am very passionate about as an empathetic person. I have experience teaching Physics and Maths to kids from unprivileged backgrounds at the homework school in Saint-Gilles (CASG du Service Social Juif asbl) as well as 5 years of private teaching.

In my classes, I aim to:

- help students achieve better grades in exams/tests in all branches of Physics & Maths
- clearly explain and break down topics
- give context and or example applications of topics (to improve understanding and memorization)
- help with ADHD & other learning disabilities
- give practical advice for university applications (eg. UCAS in the UK) and discuss the exciting Physics research/work and projects you can work on later in life.

Physics has a plethora of useful and fascinating applications, from the detection of Gravitational Waves and Gamma-Ray Bursts to the development of novel Medical Imaging techniques and Nano-technology (eg: smartphones). It is a subject that I am very passionate about and I hope to make use of my years of experience and extensive knowledge to help you understand and love the subject! My lessons will always be tailored to the individual needs of the student, so please do not hesitate to contact me if you have questions!

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-How to record and mix an electric guitar?
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A musician since the age of 14, I have been giving lessons as a private tutor for over 9 years.

I focus on your desires, whether to improve your vocabulary (jazz or other modern genres), or learn the basics of double bass and electric bass. I pay great attention to the practical application of theoretical notions.
Personalized itinerary according to the student's needs and wishes.

non-exhaustive list of what we can see:

- basic techniques for beginners
- learning songs of your choice
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-develop your ear and improvisation
-develop your sense of rhythm and music theory
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My background in brief:

Student at the Boulogne-Billancourt Conservatory
Graduated from the Bordeaux Higher Music Center
Musicology license graduate
State diploma of trumpet teacher
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Experience as a trumpet teacher and musical training in music schools in Gironde

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I myself had amazing and terrible music teachers during my learning process and believe me, I know what a difference makes... To really enjoy learning music or just to feel a ‘must study’, is the difference between ‘...I have to’ or ‘I want to!’.

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Classes description:

I have different study books we can use depending on the level, Wastall, Klose, Voxman, classic duets, jazz duets, Rubank, Horen, Lezen & Spelen, etc.... Plus I can write for you the songs you want to learn.If you have specific needs of topics to learn I will adapt the lesson and material to it. If what you want is to start or develop further in jazz music and/or improvisation, I’m definitely ready to help you!

Beginners:
Start finding the sound of the instrument, where the notes are within all those keys, begin with learning how to read music if you don’t read yet, and find easy and fun songs to play to enjoy the instrument already. I can introduce you to the understanding of basic harmony and theory concepts to help understand better inside music that you are playing.

Intermediate:
We can get to improve the technique of the instrument, reading skills, get more precision, speed, sound and timing and musical expression. Advance the understanding of harmony, its beauty and its possibilities. If you like to work on improvisation we can get to discover how to enjoy improvising with all the technical tools you already learned in the past and enhance that material according to your taste. If you want to start with playing jazz music I can introduce you to first steps and nice and technically comfortable songs to begin with.

Advanced:
At an advanced level it’s very important to understand the direction you want to take and what you especially want to improve. However I can help you perfectionate sound and timing, rhythm, vibrato, etc..., work on the accuracy of the reading and at the same time make it sound musical and human. On jazz music and/or improvisation, expand the vocabulary for improvising, the knowledge of harmony, what you can do with the material you know from different perspectives, increase precision and sense of direction when phrasing lines, learn more jazz standards, help on original compositions. And of course share all the better understanding of jazz music I learned during my years in New York City.

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Autonomy, creativity, curiosity and listening are the main 4 words for me!

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-Acquisition of basic techniques to accelerate your progression.
-Presentation of a study plan that allows achieving quick results and carrying out a methodological approach to any difficult technique.
-Work on relaxation and mental concentration at play.
-Development of joy and spontaneity to create music.

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Applied music theory lessons are a support of this class. I integrate chord theory into practical saxophone lessons, making a key connection between ear and theory.

I started playing classical saxophone, and I am currently a Jazz saxophone student at the conservatory of Brussels. Switching to Jazz made me analyse my own behaviour in improvising, which I find a crucial step in development.

Feel free to reach out!

I am also happy to give lessons to complete beginners or children as well.

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With a long musical career on stage and as a composer, I am passionate about transmitting this universal language that is music. Although music transcends borders, it has its own codes and traditions, varying according to style. It brings together, it shares, and is transmitted as much orally as in writing.
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