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 like this, from a Mitch Foreman tune called Reunion with Will Lee on bass (Gary Burton/Reunion): The Tie Trick In the Rhythm Matrix we work our way up to complex
Want to learn the Bass Guitar Notes? Bass Guitar Notes are easy to learn, but there is a trick to
Always have to… “Steal My Kisses” by Ben Harper features an inspiring bass line using tenths by the awesome Juan
Playing fills is fun. These scalar drills sound great and give you great ammunition for fills. And they are a
How to Make Your Walking Bass Lines Swing A commenter on YouTube said about this lesson on how to make
Thunderstruck by Bass Technique? (pssst: hey guitarists, we bass players can play AC/DC riffs, too!) AC/DC’s Thunderstruck provides us with
Here are a few ideas to get you started tapping chords on the bass: https://youtu.be/ghZGAncUAfg Free TABs and diagrams here
Two tips if one finger per fret is hard for you in the lower registers. Small hands? No problem! https://youtube.com/shorts/50SXbQJh0P8
Many popular gadgets exist that are designed for strengthening your bass fingers. What I recommend may surprise you, though: https://youtu.be/0fTDQDYc_ek?si=DU9QbcFsc5IWHrkR
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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