This video hit home pretty hard. No… it’s not meant specifically for musicians, but it is perfect for us. I had to post this video for my own personal reference, but I hope that you receive the message as harshly as I did. Put simply… Put away all the distractions. He goes way deeper into the explanation of this process and what happens when you … Continue reading May Be THE Best Practice Advice I Ever Heard.
Bassist Resume outlines the musical history & recordings of your favorite bassist. This allows for bass guitar mentor studies to learn the styles and phrasings of the featured artist. It also allows the listener to hear the featured artist’s personal development as their career progresses through the years. I have learned a lot from this kind of study and I hope that you will … Continue reading Bassist Resume: Donald “Duck” Dunn – The Blues Brothers
I am really enjoying the courses that Scott’s Bass Lessons has to offer. I just finished Adam Neely’s course called, “A Bass Player’s approach to Ear Training and Intervals.” For me, this course was difficult to understand. I needed a musical dictionary to get through this course (I didn’t have one). With terms like reciprocal third of the minor fifth…. The ratio of the forty-third … Continue reading Course Review: Scott’s Bass Lessons “A Bass Player’s Approach to Ear Training and Intervals”
Bassist Resume outlines the musical history & recordings of your favorite bassist. This allows for bass guitar mentor studies to learn the styles and phrasings of the featured artist. It also allows the listener to hear the featured artist’s personal development as their career progresses through the years. I have learned a lot from this kind of study and I hope that you will … Continue reading Bassist Resume: Donald “Duck” Dunn – The Mar-Keys
I had just finished reading Jerry Scheffs book, “Way Down” Playing Bass with Elvis, Dylan, The Doors and More by Jerry Scheff when I decided to order this book. Jerry Scheff and Donald “Duck” Dunn have been heroes of mine since I was a teenager. That was uncommon in my day and age of Metal music, but it was what it was. I have chased … Continue reading Book Review: “Soul Fingers” The Music and Life of Legendary Bassist Donald “Duck” Dunn
Scott’s Bass Lessons has really done it right when it comes to online instruction. I have learned more in my few weeks in SBL than I have after over thirty years of classes, books, and other various methods. This course, Essential Sight Reading for Bass- Part 2, is the second course in a four part series. It is instructed by bassist Phil Mann who has … Continue reading Course Review: Scott’s Bass Lessons “Essential Sight Reading for Bass” – Part 2
This is really a SUPER book! I couldn’t put this book down. I read it every chance I got and it ended way too soon. Jerry Scheff has always been my all-time bass hero because of his style while playing with Elvis Presley. I knew that he played with The Doors and a few others, but I had no idea of the multitude of huge … Continue reading Book Review: “Way Down: Playing Bass with Elvis, Dylan, The Doors & More” – The Autobiography of Jerry Scheff
This is another GREAT course from Scott’s Bass Lessons. I have tried many methods to learn how to read music throughout my life. I have always gotten discouraged or disappointed and quit. I don’t plan on being a studio musician or anything, but I have always wanted to just open up a piece of music and learn the bass line strait from there. Imagine the … Continue reading Course Review: Scott’s Bass Lessons “Essential Sight Reading for Bass” – Part 1
First let me say that this was a GREAT Course. I started with Scott’s Bass Lessons to try to fill in some of the missing gaps in my bass education. The Reading Charts Survival Guide course did just that. It helped me identify elements that were missing in my education, but I also learned something else by completing this course. I learned how much I … Continue reading Course Review: Scott’s Bass Lessons “Reading Charts Survival Guide”
Ray Brown’s Most IMPORTANT Advice for Bass players That’s what they want, and they will pay you for it – good, and you will work for the rest of your life. Raymond Matthews Brown Raymond Matthews Brown was an American jazz double bassist who was known for his extensive work with Oscar Peterson and Ella Fitzgerald. Even though he played the double bass, his advice … Continue reading Important Advice for Bassists from Raymond Matthews Brown
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