Teaching

Teaching is an important and rewarding part of my practice, and I enjoy helping pupils discover their own voice on a wonderful instrument. 

I have tutored at prestigious summer schools including Glamorgan, Roujan (France) and La Coruna (Spain). Long and short-term programmes, and one-off sessions all available. Online tuition is possible.

Please get in touch via the Contact page. I charge £40 per hour (plus £10 if I travel to student).

“I have been taking double bass lessons with TIm for about 5/6 years. I would highly recommend Tim as a teacher, he is incredibly competent and knowledgeable, both on the instrument and on jazz theory in general. Our lessons have been always well organized, working our way through technique, tunes, transcription, jazz language and hear training. Highly recommended!“ - Andrea P.

“Tim is an incredible teacher. He is everything a student could want; an incredible double bass player, great listener, kind, calm and knowledgeable. If you’re looking for a bass teacher look no further! He is great at explaining and teaching how a jazz standard is composed and played. As well as explaining its historical significance and place in jazz history.” - Nathan S.

“Tim is a versatile double bass tutor and player of the instrument. He has an incredible understanding of the double bass in terms of theory, jazz theory and jazz improvisation. I recommend Tim as a tutor because of his skills, knowledge and understanding of how to enable double bass students like myself to develop professionally within a short period of time, both in soloing and walking bass lines.” - Caswell S.