Adrian Hires
Los Angeles,CA
Summary
As a dedicated bass guitarist of 21 years, my path towards instructing others of my technique has been a passion of mine from the 2010s up until this present day. I have acquired useful knowledge of the bass guitar from previous instructors of mine and have created my own approach to sharing my teachings to students with patience, insight, and encouragement. I have an ultimate goal of helping aid students with developing their technique and helping them prosper as musicians while also making sure the company who employs me sees value in having me serve their team.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Bass Instructor
Self-employed
Northfield, NJ, Glens Falls, NY, Los Angeles, CA
06.2013 - 12.2024
- Established and communicated clear objectives for lessons and projects.
- Encouraged students to practice regularly and provided feedback on progress made during lessons.
- Introduced popular bass songs from various genres while emphasizing foundational concepts like rhythm exercises and scales.
- Created lesson plans customized to the needs of each student based on their musical goals.
- Enhanced students' confidence and progress by promoting diligence and determination with difficult tasks.
- Compiled a library of resources such as books, recordings, charts or videos for use during lessons.
- Planned lessons according to student skill level and learning modality.
Education
High School Diploma -
Mainland Regional High School
Linwood, NJ06-2011
Skills
- Music Theory knowledge
- Ability to read both treble and bass clef in Western music notation
- Ability to read tablature
- Perfect pitch
- Ear training
- Pizzicato technique
- Picking technique
- Economy picking
- Slapping technique
- Wide range of covering bass approach for given genre
- Ability to keep intonation with fretless instrument
Timeline
Bass Instructor
Self-employed
06.2013 - 12.2024
High School Diploma -
Mainland Regional High School