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Hey, everyone!
I’ll be performing and teaching at the first annual Canadian Rockies Bass Bash on April 10, in Calgary, AB. Canadian friends, I hope to see you there!
For more information, log onto: www.canrockbassbash.com, or click on the graphic below:
… BASS Boot Camp, that is!
It’s that time of year again… On March 19th-21st, I will be instructing and sharing once again at Gerald Veasley’s Bass Boot Camp in Reading, PA. If you have a hunger to get more out of your bass and raise your skills as a player and musician, you don’t want to miss out on these three incredible days!
This year features another incredible cast of bass instructors: Stu Hamm, Brian Bromberg, Bakithi Kumalo, Michael Manring, and Anthony Wellington.
Are YOU ready to go the distance???
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March 19-21, 2009
Reading Crowne Hotel (formerly the Sheraton Reading Hotel)
Reading, PA
Registration open now!
Bass Bootcamp’s objective is to inform and inspire through hands-on instruction in a challenging yet supportive environment
* All playing levels accepted.
* Ability to read music not required
An intense weekend of hands-on instruction for serious minded bass players of all levels.
Join some of the world’s most renowned bass players who’ll show you -first hand – their techniques, their approaches, and their secrets to help you to become the bass player you dreamed you could be.
Hey folks-
The latest issue of Bass Musician Magazine is now up, and my column this time around covers the concept of “Contrary Motion” in phrasing. Along with the article there are some companion videos for each exercise posted on YouTube.com… Be sure to check them out!
Here is an excerpt from the lesson:
Contrary motion refers to the idea that you are incorporating the alternation of both ascending and descending movements within the context of a musical phrase or exercise. Its unique character and effectiveness comes from the fact that it allows phrases to take on a shape that both rises and falls, and this is especially interesting for the listener. For those of you interested in developing your ear training and improvisational skills, you will quickly learn that an approach like this can take ordinary (and often boring) symmetric pattern exercises and make them sound much more musical. It is a strategy that also helps to promote melodicism and will even better your technical ability.
To view the rest of the article click HERE.
