Technique

Ariane Cap Deliberate Practice
Technique

Deliberate Practice (2 of 3)

Deliberate Practice. Are you practicing with purpose? Here’s what I learned. A few years back, I taught a lot of one-on-one lessons, and I had

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Speed Lick Trick Image
Teaching Videos

Speed Lick Trick

Lightning-Fast Bass Licks: Master Speed Technique in Minutes! 🔥🎸 Ever watched a bassist shred lightning-quick licks and wondered, “How do they make it look so

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Talking Technique #22 - Drills for Fills
Teaching Videos

Drills for Fills

Playing fills is fun. These scalar drills sound great and give you great ammunition for fills. And they are a great technique drill, too! After

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AC/DC Thunderstruck Riff
Technique

The Lightning Quick Thunderstruck Riff

Thunderstruck by Bass Technique? (pssst: hey guitarists, we bass players can play AC/DC riffs, too!)   AC/DC’s Thunderstruck provides us with a perfect opportunity to

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