Bass Guitar Lessons Melbourne

One Instrument. One Teacher. Over 35 Years.

Melbourne has no shortage of music schools. Studios that teach guitar, drums, piano, and bass – sometimes all under the same roof. Finding a teacher who has built an entire career around a single instrument is a different proposition.

I’m Jeremy LaBrooy. I teach bass guitar. That’s it. Not guitar with some bass on the side. Not a multi-instrument timetable where bass fits in between beginner piano and drum kit bookings. Just bass, exclusively, since 1990.

That’s over 35 years on one instrument.

Why Specialist Matters in Melbourne

Melbourne has one of the most active live music cultures in Australia. Original acts across every genre – rock, pop, funk, reggae, hip-hop, jazz. Every one of those bands needs a bassist who actually knows the instrument.

The bass is not a supporting act. It is the foundation – connecting the rhythm section to the harmonic framework of every song in every style. Learn it properly and you become the player every band is looking for.

Learn it from someone who has spent 35 years going deep on that one role.

Credentials That Hold Up at Melbourne Level

My qualifications:

Diploma of Teaching (Primary), Monash University
Diploma of Arts (Music Improvisation), Victorian College of the Arts

From October 2002 to October 2006, I served as a VCE Bass Guitar Examiner. I assessed the very exam Melbourne’s senior music students work toward. I know exactly what earns marks at that level.

Jeremy spent years as Senior Bass Guitar Teacher at Haileybury’s Keysborough campus – students from Keysborough are just 15 minutes from his studio. I wrote the bass course curriculum there. Two students – in separate years – won the overall school music award for best achievement in music. I returned to Haileybury in 2024 on contract.

Jeremy taught at Killester College in Springvale – bass students from Springvale make the short drive south to his studio in Carrum Downs.

My Working With Children Check is current.

These are not weekend-course credentials. This is a career in music education built in this city.

The Studio: South-East Melbourne, Sandhurst

My private studio is in Sandhurst, 3977 – South-East Melbourne. Students travel to me from across greater Melbourne, accessible via the Mornington Peninsula Freeway and EastLink corridor.

It is a purpose-built home studio. One student at a time. No strip-mall parking, no crowded waiting areas. A focused lesson environment that works.

All Styles. All Ages. All Levels.

Rock. Pop. Funk. Reggae. Hip-hop. Jazz. If it has a bass line, we can work on it. I match the lesson to the student – the music that means something to you is where we start.

Complete beginners are welcome. So are developing players working toward a VCE result, school-aged students, and adults returning to the instrument after years away. Private one-on-one lessons move at your pace, not anyone else’s.

Here is what every student builds:

Technique – correct hand position, finger dexterity, tone, and timing from the ground up
Songs you love – because playing music you care about is what makes lessons stick
Music theory in context – reading, rhythm, scales, and harmony applied directly to bass
Style – rock, pop, funk, reggae, hip-hop, jazz, and beyond, matched to the student
Advanced techniques – slap, muted thumb, double stops, tapping – when you’re ready

Zoom Available for Melbourne Students

For Melbourne students who prefer online lessons, or for whom the drive to Sandhurst is less practical, Zoom lessons are available.

Same teacher. Same approach. Same results.

Places Are Limited

I work with a small number of students at a time. That keeps the quality where it needs to be.

If you are serious about learning bass in Melbourne, get in touch to book a lesson.

For current lesson fees, visit the tuition rates page.

0419 598 230

Contact Jeremy via the website

For the full picture of what I offer across the region, visit the bass guitar lessons – Melbourne south east hub.

How Can I Be of Service to You?

“Be CURIOUS. It leads to DESIRE, the prerequisite for PASSION.”
~ Jeremy LaBrooy