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South Melbourne 3205
Victoria  Australia
Tel (61) 03 9696 6561
Fax 03 9696 6531
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Bass Teachers

 

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Tass has been teaching for himself and the Bass Centre for over 15 years. He currently holds teaching positions at the Melbourne Conservatorium, Salesian College, Atken College and numerous other schools. Tass can expand your theoretical knowledge, your technical abilities and timing. He is a consummate player and an experienced teacher. We recommend him highly. You can contact him through his website at www.tasspetridis.com

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Bruno D has been teaching bass for over 20 years. He currently holds teaching positions at Melbourne Grammer and Wesley and has taught for The Bass Centre for 15 years. Bruno has an awesome bio of the who's who of Australian rock n roll. Bruno is located in Middle Park and offers lessons to players of all levels. We highly recomend Bruno for his playing and teaching abilities....hey, he even taught me.
You can contact him on 0417 158 690
or bdmusic@bigpond.com bdmusic@bigpond.com 

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Michael Mathews has been teaching for the Bass Centre for the past 15 years. We highly recommend Michael to players of all levels. If you are wanting to expand your playing skills or theory Michael can take you well beyond where you currently are. Michael has worked with a who's who of Australian music both on the road and in the studio. Michael is well set up for teaching and is able to customise lessons to players of all styles and needs. Perfect for beginners to pros. You can contact Michael on 9584 2306 or email him at michaelmathews@iinet.net.au

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In a career spanning more than 20 years Al has collaborated and shared the
studio & stage with,Alphaville (Forever Young), Level 42's Phil & Boon
Gould & Mike Lindup, Dominic Miller (Sting),Gus Isidore (Seal,Peter
Gabriel)Marieclaire Dubaldo (co-writer with Celine Dion, KD Lang), David
Clayton (George Michael, U2, Depeche Mode), Guy Chambers (Robbie
Williams), Danny Cummings (Mark Knopfler, Pet Shop Boys), Sagat Guirey
(Nigel Kennedy), Angus Thomas (Miles Davies), Slava Grigoryan, Alegre
Correa (Joe Zawinul),Christian Eigner (Depeche Mode),Bobby Tench (Jeff
Beck), Thomas Lang (drum clinician) ,George Lynch(Lynch Mob,Dokken), Don
Schiff (Elvis),Alfredo Moura (Sergio Mendes) and recently Adrian Belew,
stunt guitarist with King Krimson, David Bowie & Frank Zappa to name but a
few.

"Al Slavik . a virtuoso with a surprise. He plays Chapman Stick like Tony
Levin and could sing Tony's parts perfectly! That made the Krimson
material sound even more authentic.." - Adrian Belew

"His sets alone, with bass backed by vocals, are astounding.
Will leave you speechless" - Time Out London

If you are looking for lessons to take you to a place that you had never even thought of, Al Slavik is your man.

contact details:

al@alslavik.com
http://www.alslavik.com

 

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Joe Creighton has worked in recording studios and on tour with many 
Australian and international artists as well as writing and recording 
his own albums. Joe is now offering to pass on his knowledge and 
experience by giving  bass lessons and coaching courses. He will be 
dealing with topics such as improving groove playing and depth of 
'feel' in musical expression, singing and playing co-ordination and 
recording techniques.

email: joe@joecreighton.com
For more information on Joe visit:   http://www.joecreighton.com

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Graduating from VCA in 1992 on electric and double bass Jonathan has
performed both nationally and internationally including numerous tours to
New Zealand the United States and Canada and has played repeatedly at the
acclaimed South by Southwest music festival in Austin Texas and the North byNortheast Music festival in Toronto Canada.
Jonathan has been a regular member and contibuting composer of Melbourne
based, original Jazz / Improvising Ensembles; ³kadoonka² and ³The
Situationists² performing at the Melbourne International Jazz Festival,
Wangaratta Jazz Festival and the Half Bent Festival.  kadoonka and The
Situationists regularly play around Melbourne and have both recently
released CD¹s.  In 2005 Jonathan began working with Pete Murray¹s and The
Stonemason¹s and tours with them extensively Jonathon can be contacted via   
jzion@optusnet.com.au

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Gus has been playing bass for audiences for the past 20 years and has a strong experience with top 40 music in general, rock, funk, Soul, Blues, dance music in general. The sessions will include basic theory and emphasize techniques for different styles, improvement of tone quality, groove and timing and interaction with drums. The lessons are geared towards becoming more competitive in the live scene in general. If your are starting to get into the bass realm and are a beginner to intermediate player, Gus can help with your playing technique, your tone, or the way you approach the music you play.
If you want to contact Gus, His numbers are (H) 9576-9192; (0419)114-146; or e-mail alopez@downies.com Caulfield area
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