Who is afraid to study theory? How many of us have stopped playing because of the rejection of solfeggio? How many have never even started because of the fear of having to begin with solfeggio?! I know many (and many), especially of this second category. Convinced... Continue reading
8 dicembre 2020: Music Plus Open Day Siamo pronti per l’inaugurazione del nuovo percorso Music Plus sulla piattaforma del Bassista Contemporaneo Online. Ascolta l’invito di Tiziano nel trailer che ha girato per te, e prova tutti i video per 24h!! – Cos’è Music Plus? Music Plus è il primo… Continua a leggere
Syncopated bass lines ready to play - lesson 19f Contemporary Bassist Online - Some syncopated bass lines to play with the accent shifts typical of this rhythmic figure. Besides being very useful for finger agility and speed on the instrument, these exercises allow you to develop... Continue reading
A simple WARM UP exercise on the electric bass from Contemporary Bassist 1 - We are often asked for suggestions on possible WARM UP exercises to do before we start playing. In the meantime, a real gold mine in this regard is the "Bass on Top - Technique Guide"... Continue reading
The ORIGINS of the Contemporary Bass Player Online. VIDEO 7: Arpeggiated chords on the electric bass (lecture 23c) Another very useful technique exercise on the electric bass using arpeggiated chords, i.e. the quadriads applied to the horizontal forms of the Ab major scale. Taken from lesson 23c page 171 Exercises (II). Basically,... Continue reading
The ORIGINS of the Contemporary Bassist Online. VIDEO 6: Arpeggios on the Electric Bass Guitar (lz. 23a) The SIXTH video in the Origins of the Contemporary Bassist Online focuses on ARPeggios on the electric bass guitar. Released on 30 August 2015, it is another of the first videos in the online course, the prototypes used to build... Continue reading
The ORIGINS of the Contemporary Bassist Online. VIDEO 5: Scales on the Electric Bass (lz. 21a) The FIFTH video of the Origins of the Contemporary Bassist Online focuses on SCALES on the electric bass. Released on 8 September 2015, it is one of the first videos in the online course. The 7 prototypes on which the... Continue reading
The ORIGINS of the Online Contemporary Bassist. VIDEO 4: Ear training (lz. 19g) Here is the FOURTH video of the origins of the Contemporary Bassist Online, dedicated to ear training. Like the previous ones, it is one of the first 7 PROTOTYPES of the online course, i.e. the reference videos on which the... Continue reading
The ORIGINS of the Contemporary Bassist Online. VIDEO 3: The cycle of fifths (lesson 16g) Here is the THIRD video in the Origins of the Contemporary Bassist Online, dedicated to the cycle of fifths for electric bass from lesson 16g and released on 1 September 2015. This video is also part of the series... Continue reading
QUIZ. Would you like to be able to improvise solos on electric bass? Possible answers: Ma va What a bore If I wanted to play solos I'd play guitar A lot... too bad I'm still a beginner I already do it whenever I can If the answer is between 1 and 3, bye and talk to you... Continue reading
