1^st lesson free

Hamish

Rate $80
Response 1h
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Number of students Hamish has taught since their arrival at Superprof
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Number of students Hamish has taught since their arrival at Superprof

$80/h

1^st lesson free

Bass guitar
Double bass

Multi award winning jazz bassist, composer & educator, graduate of the Manhattan School of Music Jazz Program, teaches intermediate to advanced double bass & electric bass students

Bass guitar
Double bass

Lesson location

- At Hamish's house: New York
- online
- at your home or a public place : will travel up to 10 mi. from New York

About Hamish

Award-winning New Zealand Jazz artist, Hamish Smith, flows with rhythmic inventiveness and a unique groove-centric approach. He has been described by NEA (National Endowment Award ) Jazz Master, Todd Barkan, as “a modern marvel - one of the great young bassists in the world.” Currently living in New York City, Mr. Smith has quickly become a highly sought-after musician. His career highlights include tours, performances and recordings with world class artists such as Paquito D’Rivera, Dayna Stephens, Miguel Zenon, Manuel Valera, Michael Rodriguez, Benito González, Elio Villafranca, Diego Urcola and the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra. Mr. Smith is also a founding member of the collaborative group, Immigrantet, along with Nicola Caminiti and Juan Diego Villalobos.

After having been an influential member of the New Zealand music scene, Mr. Smith received a Full Tuition Scholarship to attend the Manhattan School of Music, which led to his move to New York City in 2018. After his freshman year of college, he was recruited to play in the quintet of NEA Jazz Master and fifteen time GRAMMY Award-winning artist, Paquito D’Rivera. Mr. Smith has recently graduated from Manhattan School of Music and continues to play with many groups throughout the United States and internationally. He thrives in providing a sonic foundation with his formidable sound echoing the vibrations of New Zealand’s roots.

About the lesson

My aim with teaching is to guide students on a path to musical growth, by setting and understanding goals as a performer.

Four main areas of concentration that I usually focus on with students include:

1) Bass line construction (walking bass, two-feel, latin bass lines, pop/funk bass lines)

2) Melodic statements (learning melodies of jazz standard repertoire, working out of etude books to grasp an understanding of improvisation)

3) Rhythmic choices (working with the metronome to improve time, listening exercises to develop a better "time feel", playing in different time signatures)

4) Ensemble skills (reading music, sight reading, playing with drummers and pianists, the function of the bass player in different styles of music)

Rates

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Pack rates

5h: $400
10h: $720

Travel

+ $$10

free lessons

This first lesson offered with Hamish will allow you to get to know each other and clearly specify your needs for your next lessons.

30mins

online

$80/h

Multi award winning jazz bassist, composer & educator, graduate of the Manhattan School of Music Jazz Program, teaches intermediate to advanced double bass & electric bass students

Lesson location

About Hamish

About the lesson

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Multi award winning jazz bassist, composer & educator, graduate of the Manhattan School of Music Jazz Program, teaches intermediate to advanced double bass & electric bass students

Lesson location

About Hamish

About the lesson

Rates

Rate

Pack rates

Travel

free lessons

online

Other tutors in Bass guitar

Tiani

Mason

Rob

Robert

Michael

George

Ferran

Gib

Writeto

Joseph

Andres

Lukas

Ben

Ethel

Alasdair

Dan

Robert

Kate

Nick

Ken

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