Juan Pablo Gonzalez

2 Years Teaching on Lessonface
Bass Guitar, Upright Bass, Music Theory
Lesson Fees
$15.00 / 30 Minutes

About

Hello, I'm from El Bolsón Patagonia Argentina. I am a graduated from Escuela de Musica Popular de Avllaneda (EMPA) with the specialization of bass and double bass in tango and jazz. I worked in various musical genres such as jazz, soul, funk, tango, folklore, bossa, rock, etc. I perform at various festivals around the world such as Bs As Jazz Festival, Bs As Tango Festival, Medellin Tango Festival, Puro Sinaloa Festival, Puerto Montt Jazz Festival, Festival Julio Torri. I teach personalized instrument classes online since 2020 and in person since 2015. Students who are just starting out with the instrument and advanced students.

Teaching Style

I am an electric bass teacher with more than 10 years of experience in teaching music and the instrument. In the first lesson we will adapt the lessons so that you can have an effective development according to your needs.

Technical development: Position/Fingering/Position of the body with respect to the instrument/Correct position of both hands/Independence of both hands/Intersperse index and middle fingers when playing/Anatomy and location of notes on the electric bass and their location on the staff.

Elements of musical language: Scales in one and two octaves: (plus their key signature)/ Majors: All keys Minors: All keys / Intervals/

Arpeggios in all keys in two octaves: (tetrad) Major with major seventh/Minor with minor seventh/Major with minor seventh/Diminished with minor seventh/Diminished with diminished seventh

Rhythmic reading (in 2/4, 3/4 and 4/4 time signatures) and melodic reading in bass clef:

Whole note, Half note, quarter notes, eighth notes and sixteenths notes./Staff in bass clef and treble clef.

Bass Lines: Without fixed note (with default fingering) /With accidentals in key/ With chromaticisms/With slurs and slurs/ Create your own bass lines/ Analysis of bass

Curriculum

  • Real Book Vol 1, 2 y 3.
  • Peralta, Julián. (2008). La Orquesta Típica. Mecánica y aplicación de los fundamentos técnicos del tango. Editorial del Puerto.
  • Gregorio, Gustavo. (1999). Cuatro Cuerdas. Método de bajo eléctrico. Ricordi.
  • Friedland, Ed. (1995). Building walking bass lines. Hal Leonard Corporation.
  • Pastorius, Jaco, Jemmott, J., Goines, L., & Thress, D. (1985). Modern electric bass. DCI Music Video.
  • Stagnaro, Oscar, & Sher, C. (2001). The Latin Bass Book. Sher Music Co.
  • Sher, Chuck. (1979). The improviser's bass method: For electric & acoustic bass. Sher Music Company.
  • Sher, Chuck, & Johnson, Mark. (1993). Concepts for bass soloing. Sher Music Company.
  • Appleman, Rich. (1986). Reading Contemporary Electric Bass: Guitar Technique. Hal Leonard Corporation.
  • Harris, Barry. (1994). The Barry Harris workshop video. Bop city productions.
  • Rodriguez, Máximo (sin editar). De bajo candombe. 
  • Schoenberg, A. (1974). Tratado de armonía.
  • del Carmen Aguilar, M. (1991). Folklore para armar. Ediciones Culturales Argentinas.
  • Alchourron, R. (2006). Composición y arreglos de música popular. Melos de Ricordi Americana.