Whether you’re an ace on the bass, or are just starting out, our bass guitar lessons will teach you everything you need to know.
HCM bass guitar lessons are a great way to learn to play, develop new skills and improve your technique, whether you’re a total beginner or a seasoned professional. Prices range from £13 to £39 dependent on private or group led classes.
For more information about taking bass lessons at HCM Music College, get in touch today.
HCM bass lessons are a great way to learn to play the bass guitar, develop new skills and improve your technique, whether you’re a total beginner or a seasoned professional.
They’re suitable for students aged 7 and over, right up to adults, and take place every week at HCM Music Academy. You can choose from group or one-on-one classes, and they last either 30 or 45 minutes – it’s totally up to you.
HCM bass guitar lessons cover the whole spectrum of styles and genres, and you’ll learn bass techniques such as slapping, popping, hammer-ons, pull-offs, harmonics and slides. The exact format and content of your lessons each week will vary depending on the size of your class, your level and the interests of you and your classmates.
Here’s just a small selection of the techniques you’ll learn in HCM’s bass guitar lessons:
As well as bass lessons, HCM bassists are encouraged to take part in our end of term gigs and showcases. This helps students gain experience in playing live and in front of an audience, as well as giving useful experience and a new found confidence.
At HCM we offer graded instrument exams because it allows you to measure your improvement over time. Our lessons all follow the RSL graded bass guitar syllabus from Debut to Grade 8. For teenage students, these graded lessons can complement other activities, such as the Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme or GCSE Music.
To find out more about bass at HCM Music Academy you can either complete our enquiry form, call us directly on 01920 460646 or by email learn@h-c-m.co.uk
Meet some of our tutors at HCM
As well as being experts in education, our teachers play an active and successful role as professionals in today’s music business.
As a professional musician Zane has performed and toured all over the world in a range of musical settings from international tours with musical theatre stars to small select private functions, and has been involved in many recording sessions in all the major studios in London.
Shane has been playing Guitar for the last 24 years. He was brought up on Rock and Roll / country music as a Child and by the age of 10 years old, he started playing lead guitar for his dads band.
Peter Hedley is an accomplished professional drummer and tutor who has worked with a broad array of artists across many genres.
Roisin Quinn is a freelance vocalist, songwriter, arranger, educator and musical director. She holds an undergraduate music degree, a PGCE focusing on 16+ education, and a master’s degree in Songwriting.
Marc has 25 years’ experience as a gigging musician, performing with artists such as Kim Wilde and Ben Westbeech (Brownswood Recordings), as well as working in high end function bands as a musical director, Marc has a broad range of experience as a live player.
Tom Brown is a score composer, producer, musician and educator based in Hertfordshire and London. He has a Higher Diploma and BMus in Popular Music Performance, specialising in the guitar, as well as a Distinction-level Master’s degree in Composing for Film and Television.
Dave Evans is a diverse musician and versatile electric bassist, double bassist, composer and arranger whose skillset also includes strong vocals and guitar.
Alex Forryan started playing drums at the age of 5. Early in Alex’s playing career he played with both County and National Youth Jazz Orchestras and participated in a number of tours of the UK and Europe.
Joe Hannis is a guitar tutor who gained a degree in Professional Musicianship from The Bristol Institute of Modern Music, where he was selected to be a session guitarist for the institute in their house band, starting his playing career.
Jo Harris is a Hertfordshire-based singer/songwriter who teaches vocals and piano lessons at HCM, she also previously worked with Rock Choir as a leader for the Hoddesdon, Enfield and Bishops Stortford Areas, and continues to work with independent choirs in the area.
Chris Jenks started learning the piano and violin when he was 5. He carried on studying for many years, graduating from conservatoire in 2001.
Marie Lee is dedicated to her teaching and teaches both group and one to one lessons with an aim to make lessons fun, educational and engaging, across all genres.
Stacy has been playing the drums for almost 20 years and in that time has studied with top UK drummers Steve White, Pete Riley and Darby Todd.
Read some of our success stories
Over the years, so many of our past students have either gone on to further studies in music, to a first-rate music business career… or both.
Ajit Gill is now in jazz-funk band Vertaal and studying a music degree at ICMP Music College in London.
Cara Beard is now a singer-songwriter with Eurovision experience and a Warner Music record deal.
Lizzie Reynolds is now at ICMP Music College studying a music degree and gigging at London’s Hard Rock Cafe and Winter Wonderland.
Mica Douglas is now a rapper and producer studying Events Management at university.