May 18 2012
Review Time After taking a look at Lesson 13 of TMBG I have decided that I am not quite ready to move on. Now that I am into the advanced level of the course I feel that I need to have a better grasp on all of the music theory concepts presented thus far. I …
May 14 2012
This was the point where I decided to look back at the first 4 lessons of Teach Me Bass Guitar to take stock in what I had learned. This was a trend I decided to continue and have since posted recaps for lessons 5-8 and 9-12. I think the biggest impact the first 4 lessons …
May 11 2012
X live I went out and saw X at the Blank Club in San Jose on Tuesday night. Wow! What a show. It was actually the original line up with Exene Cervanca, John Doe, Billy Zoom and DJ Bonebrake and they sounded fantastic. John Doe is the man! He tore it up on his well-worn …
May 07 2012
Lesson 4 of Teach Me Bass Guitar was where I decided to try to truly learn as much about music theory as I could. Well, 8 lessons later and I am still trying to wrap my head around it all, but I do feel I have come a long way. As with Lesson’s 2 and …
May 04 2012
Tying Up Loose Ends This week was about finishing up a few projects I’ve been putting off. I wanted to clear my plate, so to speak, so that I can give my full attention to Lesson 13 of Teach Me Bass Guitar. Some of it was writing related and some was theory related. My Recap …
May 02 2012
Recap – Lessons 9 – 12 The good news is, I’ve past the half-way point, having more lessons behind me than in front of me. Which is a great feeling. The bad news is, these four lessons were tough on me. It took me more than a year to complete them and I must confess, …
Apr 30 2012
If I recall, Lesson 3 of Teach Me Bass Guitar was where I started to leave my comfort zone. Roy dives deeper into music theory introducing triads, ties and dotted rhythms. He also discusses the differences between playing with a pick and playing with your fingers and why it is good to know each style. …
Apr 27 2012
This last week I spent a little more time focusing on writing than playing. I want to write more, but find that my time is very limited. My window of creative time is so small most days that I have to choose between playing bass or writing. Lately I have been very mindful of the …
Apr 20 2012
Sometimes I get so wrapped up in things that the days just fly by. I think it was Sunday before I realized that I didn’t write a Weekly Ramble last week. I think I was so focused on modifying my jazz bass that I lost sight of a few things. Oh well, don’t think I …
Apr 18 2012
It’s fun looking back at what I wrote while first viewing Lesson 1 of Teach Me Bass Guitar. I talked about how I needed to work on my left hand technique as I never had a proper lesson on it before. Well, this and subsequent lessons must have had an impact on me cause my …
