Bass Bits for the Brave
The Forgotten Fifth (Have it Under Your Fingers?)
Fingering a Fifth You probably know it as a “1 by 2”: one string up, two frets over, like this (the numbers are fingering options for fifths): According to my
The Ultimate Shortcut to Rhythm Changes
What does “Rhythm Changes” mean? We refer to “Rhythm Changes” to a chord sequence made famous by George Gershwin’s tune “I Got Rhythm”. The A section of this tune features
Efficient Practice Hacks: Sleep!
Learn in Your Sleep or: Put Your Bass Under Your Pillow for Maximum Practice Effect. Wait, what? In this article I talk about the magic window of learning we get
Efficient Practice Hacks – How to Take Breaks
It’s a no-brainer, you practice, then you take a break, right? True, but, even that process of taking breaks can be improved upon and hence make your practice session significantly
Adapting Patterns for Four-, Five-, Six-string Basses
Adapting The Patterns for Four-, Five-, Six-string Basses – Surprisingly Easy and Not What you Might Think I have been getting a few emails lately with questions about The Pattern
PORA Video: Watch the Method in Action
The best method I know of for habit change is the PORA method. I learned the basics of it at the University of Music in Vienna, Austria, refined it over
Powerful Questions to Ask Yourself
The Right Questions at the Right Time… When a student is interested in working with me, I send them an in depth questionnaire. Why do I ask you questions? Am
Why, in music, do B and E notes not have sharps? (Don’t only black keys have sharps?)
White keys, black keys… Got a question, wrote an answer. This is a very fundamental one on black keys on the piano, but nonetheless important to the bassist. Without a
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