Billy Smolen | Glen Ridge, NJ

  • Total Hires: 8 times
  • Service Area: Glen Ridge, NJ
  • Team Size: 1 employee
  • Business Duration: 12 years
Billy Smolen

Business Hours

Currently, we do not have any information about this provider's business hours. We recommend reaching out to them directly for specific details.

Payment Methods

  • Cash
  • Credit Card
  • PayPal
  • Venmo

Services Offered

Music types

  • Band
  • Vocals
  • Guitar
  • Piano
  • Other strings

Event type

  • Wedding reception
  • Wedding ceremony
  • Birthday party
  • Cocktail hour
  • Corporate event
  • General event
  • Holiday party
  • Fundraiser

Music genres

  • Pop / top 40
  • Rock / classic rock
  • Jazz / Blues
  • Mariachi
  • Covers
  • Variety
  • Country / bluegrass
  • Oldies
  • Dance
  • Other

About

As a young professional bassist and educator, I am uniquely qualified to teach students of all ages and skill levels. With extensive experience on electric and upright bass in rock, jazz, and classical situations, I offer a multifaceted musical approach focused on the goals of each individual student. In my lessons, students can expect to learn to:

-utilize scales, arpeggios, and chords in musical ways

- keep a steady beat

- groove authentically and accurately in different styles

- read standard notation and chord charts

- walk bass lines over standard forms

- improvise solos and accompaniments

- think analytically about music

- understand aural and written music theory

- have fun!

The best thing a student can learn with me is incremental, specific, and goal oriented practice. To learn to practice effectively is half the battle. The most satisfying part of teaching for me is seeing students achieve the goals we set forth based on their individual needs. Watching musicians grow in confidence and skill through consistent practice and diligence is rewarding for both the student and the teacher!

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License

This service provider might not be licensed, so we strongly recommend that you reach out directly to inquire about their license status.

Verification

  • Background Check
    • William Smolen
    • Completed on 6/30/2023

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