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bass guitar --Please see complete information under my Guitar listing-- I have over 30 years of teaching, performance, and recording experience. My teaching includes developing and tutoring music education workshops and programs for all ages at schools and libraries throughout Southern California. I began performing at age 6, and have not stopped since. I enjoy using my real-life performance and recording experience to help students achieve their musical goals. (See my partial credit list at the end). I teach many different styles of music, including rock, country, folk, jazz, blues, pop, R&B and classical. Techniques that are specific to bass include thumb-slap bass, 2-finger, pick-bass, syncing to drums (both live and programmed), octaves, and acoustic bass guitar. I like to incorporate a good foundation of music theory and sight-reading, as well as popular notations such as tablature and number system shorthand. I can also include improvisation, transcription, and programming for drum machines, synthesizers, and keyboards (analog and digital). My credits include: Los Angeles Times-featured instructor/co-writer/producer/performer of original music educational programs and hands-on workshops presented throughout California schools and libraries, as well as LA Cultural Affairs/Day at the Park, LA Summer Reading Program, Metropolitan Cooperative Library System, Alternative Recreation Program, LA Department of Parks and Recreation ... Private music instruction, including in-home and studio ... Published ASCAP member and recipient of 2 ASCAP awards ... Musical Director, vocalist/songwriter Evelyn Jones ... Producer/Instrumentalist, Ocean Major Musicians Association Member, Ventura, California guitar I have over 30 years of teaching, performance, and recording experience. My teaching includes developing and tutoring music education workshops and programs for all ages at schools and libraries throughout Southern California. I began performing at age 6, and have not stopped since. I enjoy using my real-life performance and recording experience to help students achieve their musical goals. (See my partial credit list at the end). I teach many different styles of music, including rock, country, folk, jazz, blues, pop, R&B and classical. Techniques that are specific to guitar include slide, alternative and open tunings, fingerpicking, flatpicking, strumming, metal picking, guitar amps and effects, bow, Hawaiian slack key, Celtic, western, 7-string, acoustic, electric, 12-string, double neck, baritone, and guitar synthesizer. I like to incorporate a good foundation of music theory and sight-reading, as well as popular notations such as tablature and number system shorthand. I can also include improvisation, transcription, and programming for drum machines, synthesizers, and keyboards (analog and digital). I continue to further my own musical knowledge, and play several other instruments, such as dulcimer, mandolin, banjo, ukulele, bowed psaltery, bodhran, djembe, and keyboards. My credits include: Los Angeles Times-featured instructor/co-writer/producer/performer of original music educational programs presented throughout California schools and libraries ... Hands-on music workshops co-writer/instructor, presented at LA Cultural Affairs/Day at the Park, LA Summer Reading Program, and California schools and libraries, showcasing over 50 musical instruments, antique to digital ... Instructor/writer/performer of music programs featured at Los Angeles Unified School District (“excellent” rating), Metropolitan Cooperative Library System, and the Alternative Recreation Program/Department of Parks and Recreation ... Private music instruction, including in-home, studio, LA Department of Parks & Recreation small-group music instructor, and large-group co-instructor ... Published ASCAP member; recipient of 2 ASCAP awards ... Musical Director, vocalist/songwriter Evelyn Jones ... Producer/Instrumentalist, Ocean Major ... Musicians Association Member, Ventura, California music theory --Please see complete information under my Guitar listing-- I have over 30 years of teaching, performance, and recording experience. My teaching includes developing and tutoring music education workshops and programs for all ages at schools and libraries throughout Southern California. I began performing at age 6, and have not stopped since. I enjoy using my real-life performance and recording experience to help students achieve their musical goals. (See my partial credit list at the end). I teach many different styles of music, including rock, country, folk, jazz, blues, pop, R&B and classical. I like to incorporate a good foundation of music theory and sight-reading, as well as popular notations such as tablature and number system shorthand. I also like to help students see the vital relationship between music theory and song construction/improvisation, making use of scales, modes, chord note analyzation and the circle of fifths. Additionally, I can also include programming for drum machines, synthesizers, and keyboards (analog and digital) as part of music theory study. My credits include: Los Angeles Times-featured instructor/co-writer/producer/performer of original music educational programs and hands-on workshops presented throughout California schools and libraries, as well as LA Cultural Affairs/Day at the Park, LA Summer Reading Program, Metropolitan Cooperative Library System, Alternative Recreation Program, LA Department of Parks and Recreation ... Private music instruction, including in-home and studio ... Published ASCAP member and recipient of 2 ASCAP awards ... Musical Director, vocalist/songwriter Evelyn Jones ... Producer/Instrumentalist, Ocean Major Musicians Association Member, Ventura, California