The FIFTH CYCLE of the Contemporary Bassist Online course is ready! It is with great pleasure and honour that I inform you that from today the lessons of the FIFTH CYCLE of the Contemporary Bassist Online course are officially available. You can find them here: http://lezioni-online-21-25.bassistacontemporaneo.it/. The group of lessons 21-25 completes volume 1 and is definitely the most... Continue reading
In arrivo le lezioni 21-25 del corso online! Forse sei solo all’inizio dei 5 passi, o forse hai già completato il corso preparatorio di basso elettrico, e stai pensando come proseguire. Beh, ecco una notizia molto importante! Ti anticipiamo che manca davvero poco alla pubblicazione dell’ultimo ciclo del Bassista Contemporaneo… Continua a leggere
Why Study Bass Lines? Fifth and final article in the series 'Electric Bass Guitar Level I'. A series dedicated to show you the check-list of basic skills and knowledge that every bass player should have after the first level course. Also to avoid making the typical beginner's mistakes,... Continue reading
Let's talk about Rhythms! Here is the fourth article in the series 'Electric Bass Level I', dedicated to showing you the basic minimum level that every self-respecting bass player should reach. Basically it's a sort of check-list of the 5 essential pillars that cannot be missing in your arsenal! This video... Continue reading
Ear training what a passion This is the third article in the 'Electric Bass Level I' series, dedicated to showing you the basic minimum level you need to reach as a bass player to be able to play in a band, avoiding the typical rhythmic or harmonic beginner's mistakes that would cause you problems with the other members... Continue reading
Technique for Scales and Arpeggios through the Forms Second article in the 'Electric Bass Level I' series, dedicated to showing you the basic minimum level you need to reach as a bass player in order to play in a band, avoiding the typical rhythmic or harmonic mistakes of the beginner who... Continue reading
Why Music Theory? This article with video is part of the 'Electric Bass Level I' series, dedicated to showing you the basic minimum level you should reach as a bass player in order to play in a band. All while avoiding the typical rhythmic or harmonic mistakes of the beginner that you... Continue reading
The introductory course to the Contemporary Bassist is transformed! As you may know, the Contemporary Bassist can be preceded by an introductory course to the electric bass guitar called "5 STEPS TO START ON THE RIGHT FOOT", consisting of 1 PDF and 22 audio backing tracks. A soft introduction for absolute beginners, to be done in 1... Continue reading
Important updates coming in September 2017! We open the new academic year with some news concerning our methods for learning the electric bass. Let's talk about the Contemporary Bassist, but also about the free method The 5 Steps. Find out below what's in the pot for the coming months! NEWS... Read more
... But only if you really care [Reblogged from the BEST OF BASS website] This post is bound to seem a bit strange. I'm going to talk about everything ... except electric bass. And at the same time I'm going to tell you something absolutely fundamental if you want to get really technical on this instrument! I'll take a step back.... Continue reading
