MrAnderson

Not particularly funny or annoying, just dumb, although I did only watch about 3 seconds of it.

Gotta say Alan Carr gets my vote for that title

I know a Pete Stuart who teaches classical guitar/bass, doesn't sound like the same guy though...he's middle-aged, and def not skinny!

Lessons suited to any standard, ages 8+

Aspects of musicianship, theory, aural skills + playing by ear, 'real' tunes/exam work are all covered, and tailored to meet your needs.

Exam preparation is possible if desired...Rockschool/RGT syllabus.

I will come to your home or teach at Aberdeen Uni; lessons in Aberdeenshire may be possible, with negotiable travel costs.

Rate of 20 per hour; however, standard lessons are 45 minutes long.

Relevant qualifications;

LTCL instrumental teaching (bass guitar) [licentiate level diploma]

Rockschool Grade 8 bass guitar [merit]

Trinity Grade 8 double bass [merit]

ABRSM Grade 8 music theory

LCM Grade 8 popular music theory [distinction]

Just completed 3rd year of BMus (hons) performance.

email; alan.anderson.08@aberdeen.ac.uk

I teach a bit of bass (am qualified but still studying so not teaching full time...)

Sorry for the mass of text which follows, I just had a lot of thoughts to put out there!

I really would advise getting at least a few lessons to get you started, there are so many bad habits to pick up that will not only hamper your progress, but will lead to problems over time (RSI and other injuries)...these seem to be especially prevalant among guitarists, most likely due to the number of people who pick up an instrument and 'teach' themselves to play

Also 'practise' is not always the answer, if you are doing something wrong and can't see why, doing it repeatedly won't solve the problem!

Any decent teacher will have a well balanced approach, focussing on building your technical ability, musicality and ear-training; exercises are obviously an essential tool, as for learning to read notation or tab that really depends on you and the teacher...personally I think reading is an invaluable tool if you want to be a versatile musician, however if you just want to play by ear/learn a few chords + riffs then it's not essential. It does take some effort on your part to learn, rather than relying on tab

Also if you want to learn theory, you will learn much more efficiently from a decent teacher than from the web, the amount of misleading (or just plain wrong) info on the net is unreal...also the terminology varies a lot between different countries, such as UK/US.

For older pupils, the path lessons take is more under their control, it's really up to them how much time is spent on reading/improv/technical work/tunes; obviously I structure the lessons, but the emphasis on the specific aspects we work on is down to them.

For younger guys, I tend to focus on real tunes and/or exam work (ie rockschool tunes), as well as elements of ear-training and playing by ear/improv. Again, I tailor my approach depending on each pupil's wants and needs.

Think we're going to try and get some stuff down in their too, good to hear it's worth it

Looking forward to Wed!

Looking forward to it

The other gigs we've played at Tunnels have started pretty late anyway eh

Hey Colin, sorry I missed you tonight, I was trying to sort out car problems

We're up for it, but if possible could you get us on after 10pm? I'm supposed to be at a show rehearsal until then but will make it down as soon as I can...sorry to be a pain!

Cheers.

Cool, don't know what room we're in but it's booked under my name...I'm sure you'll hear us anyway

We're there from 7.30 - 9.30, feel free to come say hi when you get there

Ok cheers dude, we'd probably play more funky stuff.

We have a practise tonight so will check if we can make it or not and let you know as soon as I can

Soul Situation might be up for it so if you think we'd fit, I'll ask the band

Cheers, Alan

I have the H4, it's pretty smart although I haven't investigated the multi-track abilities yet

Comes with Cubase LE too so not a bad deal.

Sound is very good with just the built-in mics, I'm sure the H2 would suit your purposes also.

Just up the street from the stage door (restaurant at the forum), if that helps?

Also not far from the music hall (golden square)...

Google maps

It's about halfway up North Silver St, in the middle of the pic.

Will try and make it along for a bit

Hi guys,

We played at the Tunnels on Monday night and I have uploaded some of the tracks to our MySpace page; they haven't been mixed but let me know what you think of the band

Cheers!

We'll be back at the Tunnels to play a full set on May 1st, hope some of you can make it down.

Hi jock, thanks for getting in touch...

Think we're sorted for now but as I say we have a bad history with guitarists, so may get back to you at some point

Cheers, Alan

Fair enough

I take it that's the original Galactica you are talking about? I've only watched the new series, which is damn good!

Yeah I was just informing the dude who suggested violins should 'evolve' and get frets

Double bass is exactly the same tuning as electric bass, EADG, all other 'classical' strings are tuned in 5ths.

Violins (and other classical string instruments) 'evolved' from viols around 400 years ago...and viols had frets!

If you think about it adding frets to a violin would not be a step forward, it might make it easier to play, but it takes away some of the capabilities and alters the sound.

Ever wondered why people bother with a fretless bass? Smoother tone, ability to play 'between' the frets, sweet slides and glissandi, more effective vibrato...etc.

'Dots' are useful as a teaching aid, when I had double bass lessons as a child my teacher would mark each new position with stickers...but over the months you get used to finding the notes without looking, and of course this makes you use your ear too

No longer required...forum mods feel free to delete, thanks.

Hey all,

'Soul Situation' are looking for a new electric guitarist; we're not having much luck with them!

Our most recent guy was very talented but has had to pull out due to work commitments.

We play a mix of soul, funk and ubeat blues covers, including Superstition, Want you back, Gimme some lovin', Play that funky music, Chain of fools, etc etc.

We have played a few small gigs at cellar 35 and a party at the Forum; we also have a paid gig coming up in the Noose and Monkey at the end of next month.

Rehearsals are generally on a Wed or Thurs evening.

See our MySpace here and give me a PM if you're interested!

Cheers, Alan.

Would be up for it but both my bands do covers, sorry

PM'ed, cheers.

Johnson, I don't know what the rules are like here, but advertising your site like this is generally frowned upon...