Ecco qua la data del prossimo esame di certificazione! Siamo molto felici di annunciare la data del prossimo esame di certificazione in Bassista Contemporaneo 1° livello: sabato 18 febbraio 2023. L’esame è aperto a max 5 studenti, di cui 4 già prenotati, e si terrà a Bologna presso la… Continua a leggere
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 in a more free-form way together 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 minimally creative and resourceful students. Here is a... Continue reading
Hi! maybe it's just my perception, but the speed with which 2022 has passed is staggering! A strange year, not always exciting but one that I want to remember for a small personal achievement, namely passing in early December the Grade 3 Pianoforte exam with the Abrsm (grade 141/150, not bad for... 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
6 inspirations for new summer or pre-autumn music projects - Summer break is now. Finally, you will say! Personally, the purchase of the mezza coda has forced me to make a choice this year, namely to spend the vacations à la maison, but that's okay. I'll tell you, these very hot days are birthing... Continue reading
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
And so, once again, we reached the end of the year. I think we all expected more from this 2021, didn't we? We were sure of a turnaround... but no, not yet. The road is still uphill. It takes patience, but let's keep going 🙏 Speaking of which, if you're not... Continue reading
"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
