Simon Eastwood is a composer and bass player from Wellington. He has completed a MMus in Composition with distinction from the Royal Academy of Music in London, and also a BMus in Performance Double Bass and Composition from the New Zealand School of Music.
Simon Eastwood is a composer and bass player from Wellington. He has completed a MMus in Composition with distinction from the Royal Academy of Music in London, and also a BMus in Performance Double Bass and Composition from the New Zealand School of Music.
Simon has a broad range of teaching experience, having taught double bass, bass guitar, composition, and musicianship privately for almost 15 years, and has worked with students from a range of ages and backgrounds.
During his time at the Royal Academy he also completed a LRAM teaching diploma for composition, working with Junior Academy students. He is currently pursuing a Doctor of Musical Arts at Victoria University of Wellington.
Established in January 2013, Rātā Studios prides itself on offering specialised professional courses to children and adults in focused areas of drama, music, visual art and creative technologies.
Taught by industry professionals, using state of the art equipment, in world class facilities, and with strong relationships with the industry, we provide inspiring opportunities for our people to access and make a life in the creative and performing arts.
Rātā Studios operates out of the incredible Scots College Creative and Performing Arts Centre.
The double bass is the largest and lowest sounding instrument in the string family and is a very versatile instrument which is used extensively in classical and jazz music and can also be heard in popular music.
Learning an instrument is the brains equivalent of a full body work out. The earlier you start the bigger the benefits. These include increased memory, problem solving and literacy.
The Goodtime Music Academy curriculum has been developed by professional musicians and teachers
Composers use stringed instruments in so many different ways, so you always have a big variety of things to play.
Using Psychology and my experience teaching your lessons will be created to reinforce all the skills you need and want. Lessons can be individual or group and theres no minimum lessons or contracts, when you want to stop you are free to!
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