ZTL ep.12 How to strengthen your weak points on the electric bass

ZTL ep.12 How to strengthen your weak points One's musical abilities never go hand in hand. There will always be something that you are stronger at and something that challenges you more. These elements are always changing, or evolving over time. So how do you strengthen the points... Continue reading

How do you know you are learning? 5-point guide to understanding your progress

Understanding your progress on the bass: quite a feat! After more than thirty years of teaching electric bass and double bass, I realised that the biggest problem for a student is to understand what it really means to improve as a musician. Understanding your progress. Also because if you've never played before,... Continue reading

Contemporary Bassist Online - Special offer until 29/12

Contemporary Bassist Online SPECIAL OFFER 🙂 - It's finally here. After helping hundreds of people to learn the electric bass professionally, the Contemporary Bassist Online course is definitely changing location. From the Vimeo platform it has fully moved to this new platform. Here is the long-awaited link to... Continue reading

How to distinguish a method that works... from a bogus one?

Two methods compared Let's talk about methods for learning the fundamentals of a discipline. Methods for bass guitar? No, not necessarily... The discourse is broader, in fact it starts from a completely different field. The question is: What is it that distinguishes a method that works, that gives results to its users, from a method... Continue reading

Published the 6th cycle of the online course: Lessons 26-30!

The SIXTH PART of the Contemporary Bassist Online course is ready! If you are among those who have completed Contemporary Bassist 1 and perhaps have taken the online course, today the adventure begins again. Yes, because the cycle of LESSONS 26-30 from VOLUME 2 has finally become available. You can find it by clicking on this link... Continue reading

ZTL ep.11 How to keep your passion for the electric bass alive

ZTL ep.11 How to keep your passion for electric bass alive... if the band you play in breaks up? How do you keep your passion for electric bass alive if you suddenly find yourself without a band? How do you not give up and create new opportunities for yourself? Here's for you... Read more

ZTL ep.6 What do you learn in the first 5 lessons of the online course?

ZTL ep.6 What do you learn in the first 5 lessons of the online course? Episode 6 of the ZTL series: What do you learn in the first 5 lessons of the Contemporary Bassist Online Course? That is, what are the objectives for the first cycle of the course, and what specifically are you going to work on to achieve them? The... Continue reading

ZTL ep.3 Learning from the best musicians through indirect practice

ZTL ep.3 All about indirect practice (the more familiar you are with the instrument, the more useful it is to you) episode number 3 in the ZTL series: All about indirect practice. That is, not a practice done directly on the instrument (which is still the most important), but an ancillary practice based on active listening and observation of... Continue reading