Tetrachords for Technique! Tetrachords are four note sections of scales; in this episode I will demonstrate some good technique shedding using tetrachords. And, again, it’s
The Diminished Scale In this Bass Bit I will walk you through another sequence of seconds – in this case major and minor seconds alternate.
The Whole Tone Scale Fun to Play and Sounds Great! In my book (Music Theory for the Bass Player) I describe the whole tone
Chromatic Scale Shedding This is one of the most freeing and fun exercise imaginable – shedding the chromatic scale in a musical way using a
Seconds Part 1 In this segment I show you fingerings and concepts of the minor and major seconds, how to hear the difference and more. Hear and
Not prime ribs… Prime tips! This blog post contains the highlights of the interval that is called the prime. It sheds light on the question
The Notefinder This is a very powerful exercise to start you off towards knowing the notes on the fretboard. I have covered this exercise in the Cycle
BB #3 The Range of the Bass (Free Lesson) Short and sweet, Bass Bit #3 gives you a little excerpt of chapter 2, talking about the range
Practicing without the Bass: Musical Alphabet Soup Knowing the musical alphabet up, down, sideways and backwards serves us very well, yet we usually never practice
Welcome to Bass Bit #1, with an Introduction and a Free Lesson on Notes! This one is quite a bit longer than most of the
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