
“I Never Practiced. I Just Played.”
(Why That’s Not the Whole Story)
“I never practiced. I just played.” Pros and our heroes say this a lot. And they mean it. But it’s often not the whole story.

“I never practiced. I just played.” Pros and our heroes say this a lot. And they mean it. But it’s often not the whole story.

My Intentional 3-step Bass Warm-up Before every gig, every session, every practice, I run the same short bass warm-up. It’s not random. It does three

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

My marketing team reviewed my Starting Point Quiz this week. Their feedback?“It’s too academic.”“Lead with pain points.”“Make it lighter.” They’re not wrong. I could write you a

Effective Bass Practice: Practice with a Purpose Here’s something I keep having to relearn: When you’re not having an effective bass practice, the answer is

Why is practicing with a drum machine not the same as practicing with a metronome or click? Both have their place. They just train different

Powerful Bass Practice Drills That Actually Work! In our courses, you’ll be asked to chant words, scat a solo, move your body, feel upbeats and

We had an ice storm recently and our area was hit hard with power outages. No heat or lights. Below zero Celsius outside. And on

This week in Live Practice with Ari, I got a little carried away. I had four big concepts lined up. One of them: how often chord

🏔️ Notes to Self (and Bassists): Teachings from above the Clouds Published 1 minute ago • 2 min read Relax into the Groove I hiked a mountain today, Ebner
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