Music Theory for the Bass Player

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How Many Note Names are There?

How Many Notes Are There? In the movie Amadeus, the Austrian Emperor Joseph II says to Mozart – as the last notes of the opera he had commissioned

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Life and Play

Bass at The Grammys

Bass at the Grammys What an amazing adventure to get to experience the 2017 Grammy Awards show (pre-telecast, telecast, and after party), and a week of

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Practicing Hacks

Practicing Tip: Make it Emotional

Practicing tip: If you want to remember something, make it emotional. Very often we can vividly recall times/moments of our lives that were very dramatic

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Teaching Videos

Talking Double Stops

Talking Double Stops! This Talking Technique Episode was very popular. Check out why. Double stops add drama and excitement to a bass line. Technique, music

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Theory and Improv

Why learn Intervals?

Just got this question in from a course participant. I know it is on the mind of many players, so here is a blog post

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Teaching Videos

Talking Triads!

Talking Triads I am very partial to practicing triads all over the fret board. They are a great technique workout and usually sound great. That is

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