You’re a skilled bass player. You know every single Beatles song and you want to show others how to play them. Where do you go? What do you do? Take your skills to YouTube, of course! YouTube is quickly overtaking Google as one of the most used search engines when searching for valuable content. More and more, people are looking for video content, walkthroughs and … [Read more...] about Making Bass Guitar Lessons: The Ultimate Guide to Making Music Lessons for YouTube
For Teachers
How the Wisdom of an NBA Coach Can Change Your Teaching Approach
Sometimes you just need to let your students take care of their own education. You can’t keep holding their hand through the learning process and dictating what is right and what is wrong. This past week, San Antonio Spurs head coach, Gregg Popovich shared some words with ESPN regarding his coaching philosophy with the Spurs: let them figure it out. Famous for his … [Read more...] about How the Wisdom of an NBA Coach Can Change Your Teaching Approach
For Music Teachers: One Helpful App to Remind Students of Upcoming Lessons
As a bass teacher, scheduling and keeping track of students can be a tedious and time consuming process, especially if there are a hundred other things in your life. The same thing can be said of the student as well. Whether they are an older player with a day job, family and a significant other or a kid just starting out on bass, other activities can get in the way of … [Read more...] about For Music Teachers: One Helpful App to Remind Students of Upcoming Lessons
What NBA Coach Phil Jackson Can Teach When It Comes to Learning Music
In honor of the opening NBA season, it seemed smart (haha) to open a discussion about how one of the NBA's greatest coaches, Phil Jackson, has to do with music and what his methods have to do for other music teachers and bass teachers. Jackson was a famous coach for coaching against the grain. Scholars even calling him a counterculture coach because of his unorthodox … [Read more...] about What NBA Coach Phil Jackson Can Teach When It Comes to Learning Music