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Meet Adam Nitti – In this installment, we are going to continue where we left off in part 1 by practicing over some more complex chord changes. For the exercises in this lesson, we are once again going to limit ourselves to the use of chord tones only. If you have so far been practicing [...]
Meet Adam Nitti A lot of bass players are intimidated by the idea of improvising over chord changes. Although it would be beyond the scope of a single installment to present a complete and comprehensive guide to improvisation, I wanted to try and shed some light on some simple concepts that you can work on [...]
Meet Adam Nitti – Welcome back! As you have heard me preach incessantly before, I believe that a dependence on patterns and shapes in lieu of solid ear-training on the bass is a dead end street. In my observation, it seems the biggest problem that plagues most bass and other stringed instrument is that they [...]
Meet Adam Nitti – Welcome back, bass-folk! My last 2 articles dealt with basic tapping exercises designed to introduce you to the techniques used, as well as right and left hand independence. In this installment, we will move away from the more ‘exercise-like’ nature of our previous lessons and into more practical applications that allow [...]
Meet Adam Nitti – Welcome back, everyone! In this installment, I want to continue where we left off with my “Tapping 101″ column from the December/January 08 issue. If you haven’t gone through that lesson yet, be sure to review the exercises covered in it before continuing with this latest lesson. In “Tapping 101″, we [...]
Meet Adam Nitti – From: Adam Nitti’s Kitchen Of Groove Prep: 5 minutes Work: 20-30 minutes a day Serves: Audiences worldwide Ingredients: 1 bass player (preferably YOU) 2 fresh ears, cleaned and listening 1 bass, properly slapped and shredded upon 1 metronome or drum machine 1 mental ‘knife’, used to slice time in halves Directions: [...]
Howdy, folks, and welcome back! Author’s note: This installment is an excerpt from my ‘BT130 Tapping Level 1′ course on MusicDojo.com. You can take the complete month-long course and study with me interactively online. Simply logon to www.musicdojo.com and register for a free account for more information. To view this installment, please download the PDF, [...]
Hello again, and welcome back to the 3rd installment of my ear training series! I hope that you have been practicing diligently since the last installment… If you have, I’ll trust that you have progressed in leaps and bounds in making the vital connection between your ears and your hands. This time around, I will [...]
Welcome back, folks! In this article, we will continue where we left off in our ear training pursuits! Last time around I talked about the importance of ear training and the impact it can have on your musicianship. In this article, I would like to address some very elementary approaches to putting this into practice. [...]
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