Matt Duduryn

I pride myself in being a great listener who caters for each student’s needs individually, whether the lessons are for fun, grades or profession. I can set out termly plans to achieve goals but also enjoy the spontaneity of covering whatever the student wants to learn in each lesson. I advocate curiosity and self-discovery and I like to help students find out what sparks their interest and creativity.

I started teaching university students, one to one, while studying at Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge in 2015 and have since progressed to be able to teach a variety of age groups, from infant to mature. I have also taught students with ADHD and dyslexia.

My lessons on the Electric Bass cover beginner to advanced levels in playing techniques, fretboard navigation, time keeping, genre studies (Jazz, Funk, Rock, Blues, World) and reading bass notation and chord charts.

My lessons on the piano cover beginner to intermediate levels in Classical, Pop, T.V/ Film and video game repertoire, keyboard navigation and reading notation.

My Music Theory lessons cover beginner to advanced levels in melody, harmony and rhythm analysis, notation, transposition and composition. I typically use the ABRSM books to teach but also provide practical exercises when needed.

I am also happy to assist with all major exam boards; ABRSM, Trinity, Rockschool etc.

*Please come to all lessons equipped with manuscript paper and stationary (pencil, rubber etc). For bass lessons, please make you have all the required equipment for me to hear you online (amp, jack lead). Headphones and a clip on microphone are also advised but not mandatory.

Professional background

I have been playing Electric Bass across the U.K. and internationally for 13 years, covering the genres Rock, Pop, Funk, Jazz, Fusion and World and feature on several albums and studio recordings. My current work comprises of performing with the Rock band ‘Sweet Crisis’, Soul singer ‘Ollie Lepage Dean’, Jazz Fusion guitarist ‘Chanan Hanspal’ and wedding bands ‘Bespoke Party Bands’, ‘Blue Lion’ and ‘Swagger’.

‘Home Sweet Home’ by Lepage Dean (2019). Available to stream on all online platforms. ‘Tricks On My Mind’ by Sweet Crisis.

Available to stream and purchase everywhere from August 20th 2021. Originally self taught for 6 years, I received formal training from 2014 – 2017 during my studies at Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, U.K, and Ramapo College of New Jersey by world class bassists Tiago Coimbra and Tony Cimorosi, respectively.

So far, my career highlights include numerous festival dates and tours with Ollie Lepage Dean and Sweet Crisis, such as the Cheltenham Jazz Festival (2017), Nanjing Jazz Festival (2018, performing 13 dates over 2 weeks) and Ramblin’ Man Festival (2019). I also feature on the album ‘Only Two Things Are Infinite’ by Chanan Hanspal (2018), alongside Jazz legends Bill Evans and Mike Stern.

I also play Double Bass and received lessons with Pete Hill, Tony Cimorosi and Daphna Sadeh-Neu and now mostly focus on playing Jazz, Latin and Folk music.I was also classically trained on the Piano from 2009 – 2014 in Felixstowe by Chandra Grover, then until early 2015 by Phillip Mead in Cambridge. Nowadays I transfer my Piano skills to teaching and composing, although I did play Keyboards with Cambridge act, The Sound Of Pop Art, for 6 months in 2015 and feature on their album ‘Drama’, released in 2016.

Music Qualifications & Achievements:

• 2.1 B.A (Hons) Degree achieved at Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge in 2017.
• Grade 6 ABRSM Piano certificate achieved in 2015.
• Grade 8 Rockschool Bass Guitar certificate achieved in 2013.
• Grade 6 ABRSM Music Theory certificate achieved in 2013.
• Level 1 Safeguarding awarded by Prospero Teaching in 2020