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Bass -But Beautiful
________PDF HERE! of bass-but-beautiful_Lesson_____ Scroll down to see 2 pages, audio and video. But Beautiful assignments: -Play walking bass from memory (will be easier after signing chords) -Learn the melody -Sing and sign bassnotes/Chords just like the video at the bottom of the page. Practice singing and hand signals separately at first. -Make video of […]
Watch Free Performances Online
It is important to hear great performers playing your instrument. Live is best, but it is not always possible to find the right instrument at the right concert hall at the right time. So if you can’t get to the concert hall, watch some of these world class musicians playing great music live, or whenever you get […]
Tenor Madness – C Week
-Analyze the Sheet of Ray Brown bass lines. (Write roman numerals for the chords, regular numbers for the Chord/Scale Tones of that Chord.) -Write 2 Chorus Bassline over Tenor Madness. ‘Borrow’ a few bars from Ray Brown or use some of the patterns you analyzed. Make sure it sounds clear, impressive and not too repetitive. -Practice 4 Scales […]
Tenor Madness – B Week
BASS LESSON –Tenor Madness B Week B Week – Tenor Madness– Creating with the material, Rhythm: Pulse, Groove and Microbeat Upright Bass: 1 Simandl exercise, Classical Solo Rhythm: -Syncopation: One hand taps quarter notes, other hand taps the rhythm. Switch hands. Read with good reading technique. Define the bar. -Complex Sight Reading: Chant rhythm from Syncopation […]
Tenor Madness – Bass
A Week, Lesson 3 Upright Bass Technique Jazz technique: Practice Rhythms from Rhythm Sheet rpatterns-blues-8th-notes-tenor-madness with each of the 4 right hand Techniques: a) Big Band index + arm b)Two Finger Pinch c) Scissors d) Electric bass style Simandl pages: Pages 9,10 Scale/Arpeggio: Bb Major Rhythm SRARI pages: Buy Book here: https://amzn.com/1575605155 Chant Rhythm Patterns from […]
Bass- Shuffle in E- A Week
A Week – Learning the material, Rhythm: reading and learning patterns Upright Bass Jazz technique: Practice Rhythms from Rhythm Sheet-Any Day with each of the 4 Right hand Techniques: a) Big Band index + arm b)Two Finger Pinch c) Scissors d) Electric bass style Simandl pages: Pages 9,10 Scale/Arpeggio: E Major Rhythm: Reading: Book, […]
Bass Lesson – Any Day Part 2
Week 2 – Any Day Blues – Creating with the material, Rhythm: Pulse, Groove and Microbeat Upright Bass: 1 Simandl exercise, Classical Solo Rhythm: -Syncopation: One hand taps quarter notes, other hand taps the rhythm. Switch hands. Read with good reading technique. Define the bar. -Complex Sight Reading: Chant rhythm while playing a bassline, scale […]
Bass Lesson – Any Day (Part 1)
https://www.berklee.edu/admissions/undergraduate/practiceexercises PDF FILES HERE: Melodic Patterns Rhythmic Patterns Any-Day-F-inner-harmony-v2 Checklist Week 1 Technique: Long tones with the bow (watch that bass is in front of you, Elbow should be bent when at the frog, Shoulder should be relaxed) Simandl pages: Pages 9,10 Scale/Arpeggio: F Major Rhythm SRARI pages: Buy Book […]
Bass Lesson – Blues and RH Technique
The Lesson Sheet: PDF Jazz-bass-lesson-1-blues-and-rh-technique Directions: 1) Sing the Root of each chord and use the hand signal for that chord function 2) Set the Metronome to 60 BPM and prepare to play with authority. March to the quarter note and tap your sides to the eight note for one whole chorus or longer; until […]
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