Music Theory for the Bass Player
You Got a Friend in me [UBass solo • VIDEO]
My Little UBass Friend and I have a Little Note for you… Enjoy! Thank you Kala, for creating amazing instruments that are highly addictive and impossible to
How the Pros Use Inversions
How the Pros Use Inversions A student recently asked me: “I’m not 100% sure I get the necessity of inversions… I understand them, but when I’m playing and I need
Killer Octave Riff! [VIDEO]
Killer Octave Riff Turn a simple 2-chord progression into something special using a modern take on a “disco-inspired” octave groove. This killer riff is also great for shedding your technique:
An Eye-opening Ear Exercise
A Quick and Useful Ear Exercise Developing confident ears remains one of the most requested items on my student’s intake forms. Below I will show you a great new Ear
Are all Dominant Chords Seventh Chords?
Do dominants, secondary dominants, or tritone substitutions have to be seventh chords? You might think yes. But really, no…. This deserves further explanation which I provide in my response to
The point of DIMINISHING returns…
Is it true that when music calls for a diminished chord, it really means a diminished 7th? Ahh… the diminished chord. It does cause confusion. Because one needs to be
Student Feature: Jeremy Sherman
Student Feature Jeremy: Beautiful Practice in A One of the milestone exercises I assign to almost all of my students over the course of me working with them is our
Scale Strategies [Video]
Talking Technique: 11 Strategies for Learning an Alien Scale Okay, not that kind of alien… but rather a new or unfamiliar scale. It’s important to be rock solid with your
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