Collection of videos from the Contemporary Bassist Online course, the 5 Steps and the various in-depth courses created by Tiziano Zanotti for all those interested in a serious and professional study of the electric bass.
Involve your friends in practicing volume 2 - Here's another example of a microadventure you could have by repurposing the material from Contemporary Bassist volume 2 more freely along with some of your other musician friends. May I remind you that the MICROAVENTURES series was created by... Continue reading
Contemporary Bassist 2: A gold mine of basslines and grooves! - The Contemporary Bassist Volume 2 is a veritable gold mine of musically interesting basslines and grooves that can "live a life of their own" and give much satisfaction, in the hands of mildly creative and resourceful students. Here is a... Continue reading
Improvisation anxiety: you can overcome it too! - Today I want to point out a wonderful video from the online course, for me one of the most entertaining, which also gave me an opportunity to reflect on how you can quite easily overcome "improv anxiety." Maybe it is not your problem, in fact you... Continue reading
"All music is made up of notes taken from a scale. They can be scale pieces, arpeggios, jumps or chromaticism. But it is always about scales. Whether you are aware of it or not, all music works like that. So the more you can play scales and arpeggios with fluency and ease, the better... Readmore
"The aim is to stimulate the bass player's musical instincts" br We recently had the pleasure of exchanging a few words on The Contemporary Bassist with Stefano, a specialist in the bass and guitar department of the Borsari Strumenti Musicali shop in Bologna, who has been helping us with the distribution of the book for years now. It had been... Continue reading
Highlights of the certification exam on 25 September 2021 Hello And finally the certification exam in Contemporary Bassist 1 is also gone! I have tried to summarise in this article the highlights of the exam, the satisfaction received, and above all the new features of this 2021 edition. The guys worked so hard... Continue reading
How can you turn a music exam into an enjoyable, positive experience that will really give you tangible improvements? With the certification in Contemporary Bassist Level 1, you can do just that! In this short video, Tiziano tells you in broad outline what this Volume 1 exam consists of and introduces you... Continue reading
BASS BONUS ep.10 - Focus on one stille... or get familiar with all genres of music? (+ funk-rock ensemble music) - Typical dilemma for many bass players. Is it more important to focus on one style... or to have a good command of every musical genre? If you too have asked yourself this question,... Continue reading
BASS BONUS ep.9 - Top Technique Exercises for Electric Bass (with downloadable transcription 😊) - By popular demand, we're back to talking technique - indeed, top technique! - in episode 9 of the BASS BONUS series. In this video Tiziano introduces you to some fundamental exercises to get to play... Continue reading
BASS BONUS ep.8 - Some tips on how to create a good walking bass (+ "A Foggy Day" bass line to download 😊) - Episode 8 of the "BASS BONUS" series. Small jump into the second level, with a popular topic among intermediate/advanced bass players, especially those who... Continue reading
