As of late, I’ve been really aware of two great weaknesses in my playing. The first is no great surprise: I’m a terrible soloist. I am still relatively new to the idea. I think most bass players come to the soloing game late and I am no exception. I feel like I have most of …
I am blessed by having so many close friends that do music either as a profession or as a large and important part of their lives, since it gives me a bit more perspective beyond what my own experiences with music are. All of these people do something a little bit different from one another, …
I just gave a productive lesson to a student concerning the modes of the major scale. We’d gone over them in the past but this was the first time I think he really had a lightbulb moment and GOT it. I won’t bore you with too many of the mundane details concerning diatonic music theory, …
I had a student today ask me about how to properly produce vibrato. I was momentarily stumped. I really never thought about it before, and I had to pause for a bit to think about it. In the past I have had this problem with questions about left-hand muting, and a good 95% of right …
