Jan
27
2012
Been spending some serious time studying music theory this past week, working with Robert Garner’s “Essential Music Theory for Electric Bass” trying to internalize and truly understand as much as I can. I am discovering that I know a lot of bits and pieces and am now starting to understand how they all fit together. …
Jan
20
2012
I spent a lot of time reevaluating my bass playing skills and practice methods this week. In truth, I think Friday the 13th got the best of me and I freaked out a bit last week. I’ve since created a new practice routine, focusing on the foundations, and have come to realize that I know …
Jan
15
2012
In an attempt to get myself to hunker down and get a handle on music theory, and to break myself from some bad habits that I have developed, I decided to revamp my practice routine. As you see my primary focus will be on learning and practicing the foundations, while continuing to work on Teach …
Jan
13
2012
This past week I have come to a major realization about my bass playing. As I was feeling stuck, confused, and frustrated I turned to TalkBass and a few other sites looking for others who are having, or may have had similar experiences. After reading through several posts it became obvious to me that I …
Jan
06
2012
For the new year I decided to essentially restart Lesson 12 with a fresh set of eyes. I really haven’t done much work on it in the last couple of weeks so I thought it would be good to start from scratch with the hopes of gaining a better understanding of the concepts presented. I …
Dec
30
2011
It’s hard to believe that this will be my last post for 2011, the year seems to have just flown by! Speaking of flying by, since my last ramble I have spent very little time playing bass. I was hoping to get some quality bass time in this holiday season, but it seems it’s just …
Dec
24
2011
Bassramblings would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas & A Happy New Year! Thank you all for your support in 2011. Here’s to a fabulous & prosperous 2012! Cheers, Stanton
Dec
16
2011
Continued working on the walking patterns as well as “Turn down” this week. It is slow going, but I’m getting there. I’m still working on Exercise 2 in Bass Aerobics as well. This one I almost have down, so I’ll probably move on to exercise 3 very soon. Fortunately I was able to spend a …
Dec
09
2011
This has been one of those frustrating weeks for me. I’ve had so much going on with work, family & the holiday’s that I am finding it hard to find time to practice. If I’m lucky I may get in a grand total of 2 or 3 hours of practice time this week. Very frustrating, …
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