Here is the date of the next certification exam! We are very happy to announce the date of the next certification exam in Contemporary Bassist 1st level: Saturday, February 18, 2023. The exam is open to a maximum of 5 students, 4 of whom are already booked, and will be held in Bologna at the... Continue reading
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
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
Mark the date of the next certification exam! Finally, after missing a year due to lockdown, we have the date of the next certification exam in Contemporary Bassist Level 1: Saturday 25 September 2021 (approx. time 9am-1pm). Open to a maximum of 5 students, the exam will be held in Bologna in person (with... Continue reading
A reverse escalator (that's why you should never stop studying) - When I have learnt ____ (complete you with subject/topic/hobby etc.), I stop and 'live off'. Who hasn't thought of that? When I have learnt English, I put my books away and stop studying (so much... Continue reading
Contemporary Bassist Online Volume 1 The easy way 🙂 - It's finally here. After having helped hundreds of people learn the electric bass guitar in a professional way, the Contemporary Bassist Online course has been revamped yet again. As of today, the 1st level of the online course can be taken... Continue reading
3 typical qualities of a professional bass player Still from the comfort of my studio chair, I asked Titian: what do you have to do, or what do you need, if you want to go from amateur to professional? Not just in general, but really do it as a bassist or double bass player 🙂 If by amateur I mean one who... Continue reading
3 typical mistakes when using the metronome and how to remedy them immediately 🙂 - Last week I invited Titian to sit in my studio chair (the most comfortable chair in the universe!), to subject him to a kind of musical interrogation 😅 For some time now, various questions about musical practice have been swirling around in my head,... Continue reading
