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Teaching Pickup Notes
On page 30 of Essential Elements, upbeats or pickup notes are introduced. I have always had a difficult time teaching this to students but here are few things I’ve done over the years to help. Write in the counting – … Continue reading
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Quick Tips for Creating a Walking Line
Creating a Walking Bass Line Guidelines: 2 bars up…2 bars down Root notes on down-beats Approach the next chord by half step (from above is usually ‘ cooler’ than from below) These 3 guidelines really help to make a great … Continue reading
Tips to Avoid Practice Burnout
We all get to a point in our practicing where we stagnate, feel burned out, or are just plain sick of it! This is normal. As musicians, we tend to have the attitude that we “must practice many hours a … Continue reading
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Quick Improv Tips
• Everyone can improvise – everyone • Simplicity – simple always works • Experiment (usually not at the gig ) – play anything, try new things, have fun • Learn some theory & practice scales – scales & arpeggios are … Continue reading
QuickTip for Bow Hands
I’ve found that students who have difficulty curving their fingers are really having issues with their fingers slipping or sliding. To alleviate this I put a piece of the plastic hook side of sticky-back velcro on their and it works … Continue reading
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Pre-Practice Tips
Rather than focusing on recording practice time in a log, consider a pre-practice log. A sort of pre-flight checklist. What is the plan for the session? What spots will you work on? What is the outcome? How long will you … Continue reading
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Alter Pitch & Speed
You can use software such as Amadeus or Audacity to alter pitch and/or speed to help with practicing.
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Quick Tip for Electric Players
Boil your strings to get more life out of your roundwound strings. Really!
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Keep the Beat! In style.
Rather than purchasing an expensive metronome, get a drum machine! Their much more flexible, programmable, and a lot of fun to use. Have a simple metronome on hand for simple work. Alesis SR-16 Stereo Drum Machine $159 Boss DB-90 Dr. … Continue reading
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Tip to Learn or Teach Bow Distribution
This past weekend I was practicing and working on some rather fast sixteenth note passages. I wanted to get the down bows and up to be exactly the same length – and very short. Hmmm. I could be out stickers … Continue reading
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Dean Markley Turbo Tune
I bought this Turbo Tune from Bob Gollihur’s store. It’s a great accessory!
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iPhone Practice Tips
First, to track my time I use Chronology. It’s a great, simple little app that supports multiple timers. And you can see that I also use it for my laundry . Second, I have my practice playlist. I have used … Continue reading
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Quick Tip for Practicing Musicianship
Here’s a tip I just posted on Jason Heath’s Double Bass Blog. When practicing fast / scalar passages, play them in groups of odd numbers. Although notation generally beams notes in even groups, the actual music is usually in an … Continue reading
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Quick Tips
Here are some tips I posted on Jason Heath’s Double Bass Blog recently. -Use a toothbrush to clean and rejuvenate bow hair. Just brush the hair, then play. -Rosin dries out, so get a new cake of rosin at least … Continue reading
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Quick Teaching Tip for Tense Bow Hands
To help relax a student’s bow hand, try this: Have the student setup their bow hand and place it on the D string, about a 1/4 of the way from the tip. Then with your (the teacher) hand try to … Continue reading
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