What is the difference between the book Contemporary Bassist and the online course?

Can I use the book BASSISTA CONTEMPORANEO without following the online course videos? A question I often receive is about the difference between the book Contemporary Bassist and the Contemporary Bassist Online course. I have answered it in writing many times, and it is also explained very well on this site. But I realised... Continue reading

Where to start? A Short Guide to the Contemporary Bassist!

Hello not long ago I received this email: "I recently purchased a bass guitar and need to start playing. Is volume 2 simply a revamped edition of volume 1? Or is it better to use volume 1 first and then volume 2?" Of course it was just pointing out, it goes without saying that the... Continue reading

How to achieve good technical mastery on the bass guitar

"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

Interview with Tiziano on the Contemporary Bassist method @ Borsari Strumenti musicali

"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

How to turn a music exam into a useful and rewarding experience?

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