Master the 1235 bass line 1235 is on my mind today. It came up in a lesson with a student.
“I never practiced. I just played.” Pros and our heroes say this a lot. And they mean it. But it’s
Bass Technique Practice Made Fun & Musical Practicing bass technique is always on the menu. But it doesn’t have to
Question from a Rhythm Matrix attendee about the first “Precision Drill” in the course where the goal is to be so in sync with the kick drum pattern that it sounds like a single sound, not two attacks. Question: When we are trying to be at one with (or “kill”)
Master the 1235 bass line 1235 is on my mind today. It came up in a lesson with a student.
“I never practiced. I just played.” Pros and our heroes say this a lot. And they mean it. But it’s
Bass Technique Practice Made Fun & Musical Practicing bass technique is always on the menu. But it doesn’t have to
Question from a Rhythm Matrix attendee about the first “Precision Drill” in the course where the goal is to be
Effective Practice I just finished prepping every Live Practice class for September, and somewhere along the way I caught myself
The Tie Trick to deal with syncopated rhythms There’s one type of rhythm that stumps many players cold: syncopation. Something
What is an Accountability Coach? Ever started a course on your own, got busy, and never finished? You’re not alone,
My Intentional 3-step Bass Warm-up Before every gig, every session, every practice, I run the same short bass warm-up. It’s
Bass Improvisation Tips: Why It Feels Hard & How to Finally Make It Musical I hear a lot of rumbling
Groove enthusiast and learning nerd.
As a bassist, I have toured/played/recorded with a variety of rock, Jazz, and funk bands, I have worked with some incredible producers (Keith Olsen) and musicians (Paul Hanson, Muriel Anderson) and I toured Brazil with Stu Hamm as a duo.
As a bass teacher, I have taught at London Bass Day, Gerald Veasley’s Bass Boot Camp, SBL, Truefire, notreble… I even ran my own music school for a few years before gigs took me back on the road.
One thing to know about me is that I teach because I am absolutely fascinated with the learning process. And I am obsessed with helping others realize their musical potential.
When I started playing bass, I excelled very quickly because I had an amazing teacher who taught me using a powerful method. This method transformed my playing so quickly that I passed a bunch of high-level university auditions and even tested out of entire classes at university even though I had been playing for only a very short time.
That’s what, many years later turned into one of my books, co-written with Wolf Wein, called “The Pattern System for the Bass Player”. I created entire systems of learning based on some of these ideas and wrote books and created courses together with Wolf. Our bass books have sold over 30,000 copies and garnered rave reviews.
I started teaching online in 2009 and have embraced technology as a powerful learning tool since then, never losing sight of the importance of providing feedback and personalized guidance to learners.
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