I am currently accepting "select" private students who live in the greater Bay Area of California as well as Correspondence Students from anywhere in the world. I say "select" students because I am only looking to accept SERIOUS, DEDICATED, INTERMEDIATE to ADVANCED PLAYERS.
The Correspondence Lessons will be videotaped on my webcam and uploaded to a secure file sharing site where after you pay you'll be sent a URL and password so you can download your individual lesson .
You can read my bio and watch videos here. I've worked with many great players such as Mike Clark & The Headhunters, Donald Harrison,Steve Hunt, Scott Kinsey and many others
In addition to each students personal goals, the lessons concentrate on;
a) CHORD SCALES and their practical applications to all different types of harmony.
b) IMPROVISATION over all kinds of chord progressions. Standard tunes, to Modal tunes, and everything in between. My goal is to get the student to the point where he/she in comfortable looking at a lead sheet with just the chords changes on it and feel solid about what scale fits what chord.
c) GROOVES in ALL styles. I always use a drum machine or a drum loop whenever I practice and during the lesson there is always one of the two keeping time for us to play over. We play during 90% of the lesson which keeps it's musical. My goal is to bring out what's already in you musically, not to impose my way of playing on you.
d) Various ALTERNATIVE PICKING TECHNIQUES that incorporate the thumb and first 3 fingers of the right hand as well as palm muting and various slapping techniques.
e) CHORDAL VOICING for 4-5 & 6 string basses. I use a 6 but any string combination has a vast array of chordal possibilities. This again brings Harmony into the picture. * The lessons are at my home in Aptos right off of the Rio Del Mar Exit 10min from downtown Santa Cruz.
The lessons in person are 1 hour and are $60. The Correspondence Lessons are $70. I accept CASH ONLY for the private lessons and for Correspondence Lessons, I only accept Paypal.com NO checks or money orders of any kind. Too many scammers out there. Sorry.
All you need to bring is your bass and a patch chord. I have amplification. If you would like to see clips of my playing as well as references from people like Marcus Miller, Matt Garrison, and many others, feel free to go to my website or http://www.cdbaby.com/pickford
http://www.lucaspickford.com
*I AM ONLY ACCEPTING SERIOUS, DEDICATED PLAYERS, looking to fill in the "holes" in their harmonic knowledge. Please no Beginners or cats who can't read music at all or don't know the names of the notes on the neck. You DO NOT have to be a great site reader however. Just the basics is fine.
TO SET UP A LESSON CONTACT LUCAS PICKFORD AT:
e-mail me at ljpickford@yahoo.com
Thanks!