Private bass lessons for Denver kids, teens and adults, at our recording studio in southwest Denver or online from home. We also teach after-school music in five Denver schools.
Every lesson is private bass instruction, weekly, at a time that fits your week.
Lessons can build on the student’s age, goals and taste in music.
We teach after-school music at Asbury, Bromwell, French American School of Denver, Steck and University Park.
Meet our studio and online teachers. Compare instruments, skills and rates, then get matched.
Denver studio
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Online lessons
Bass • Upright Bass
Online lessons
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Find your teacher, choose a time, and start making music.
Tell us who is learning, their experience, and the days and times that work. Leave your contact details so we can follow up with a teacher recommendation.
A person reads your answers and comes back to you with teachers who suit the student and fit the times you gave us.
Settle on a weekly time with the teacher you pick, and start at our Denver studio.
“We have absolutely loved having Louis as our kids’ music teacher! He is talented, patient, and truly gifted at connecting with kids.”
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Come to Music 4 Humans at 1111 S Pierce St, Denver, CO 80232 for in-person bass lessons in a working recording-studio setting. Your lesson time is focused on learning the instrument; agree on a weekly schedule and lesson length with your teacher before you begin.
Take bass lessons in a professional recording studio at Music 4 Humans in southwest Denver.
High ceilings, acoustic panelling and space to move around the instrument.
A full mixing console on the other side of the glass.
Music 4 Humans runs after-school music classes at these Denver schools this year. Private lessons are the next step for students who want more: one teacher, one student, at our studio or online.
Bass holds a band together: it locks in with the drums and outlines the chords. Early lessons cover plucking with alternating fingers, fretting notes cleanly one finger per fret, and muting the strings you are not playing. Then come root notes, simple bass lines from real songs, and keeping steady time with a metronome or a track.
Bass suits children whose hands can reach the frets comfortably, often from around 8 to 10, and a short-scale bass makes the stretch easier. Lessons start with plucking, a steady pulse and simple lines from songs they know, so a young player can join in with the music early.
What lessons focus on
Teens often want to play in a band, a school jazz band or with friends. Lessons work on grooves, reading, scales and ear training, and on the bass parts of the songs in front of them.
What lessons focus on
Adults start bass at every age, often to join friends, a church band or a local group. Lessons build clean technique, steady time and the habit of listening to the drums and the chords, around the styles you want to play.
What lessons focus on
What to expect when you start bass lessons in Denver.
Lessons with our bass teachers start at $37 for a 30-minute lesson. Rates depend on the teacher and the lesson length, and each teacher’s rate is on their profile. Requesting a match is free and does not book or charge anything.
Many children start bass somewhere around 8 to 10, once their hands can reach the frets without straining, and some start a little younger on a short-scale bass. Motivation and being able to focus for a lesson matter as much as age. Adults can start at any age.
Most beginners start on a four-string electric bass. A short-scale bass, usually about 30 inches from the nut to the bridge, is easier for small hands than a standard 34-inch long-scale bass. Ask your teacher before buying, and say whether you are interested in upright bass, which is a different instrument with its own setup.
Yes. This school year we run after-school music classes at Asbury Elementary, Bromwell Elementary, French American School of Denver, Steck Elementary and University Park Elementary. Sign-up runs through each school, so contact us and we will tell you how it works at yours.
Yes. Every one of our teachers teaches online, so you can learn from home anywhere in Denver. Choose online in the matching form, or ask for the studio if you would rather come in.
You need a way to hear yourself. A small practice amp is enough at home, and many have a headphone jack so you can practice quietly. Some players use headphones with a small headphone amp or an audio interface instead.
Your teacher shows you how to hold the bass, how to pluck with two fingers taking turns, and how to fret notes cleanly with one finger per fret. You will practice muting the strings you are not playing and keeping a steady pulse, then play your first simple line, often from a song you know.
No. Bass is its own instrument and many players start on it directly. Guitar experience helps with the fretboard, but bass asks different things: a steady groove, playing with the drums, and choosing notes that support the chords.
In person at our studio at 1111 S Pierce St, Denver, CO 80232, in southwest Denver, or online from anywhere in the city. Choose online in the matching form, or ask for the studio when we follow up.
Complete the four-step matching form with the learner, experience level, availability and contact details. A person reads every request and follows up with teachers who suit the student and the times you gave us.
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Complete four short steps about the student, their experience, your availability and contact details, and we will come back to you with bass teachers who fit.
A teacher match shaped around your goals and schedule.
