Stories By James Rosocha
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Bass Edu
Approach Notes – Part 4
November 6, 2023Bass Lesson: Part 4 of Approach Notes… My previous lessons on the topic of approach notes...
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Bass Edu
Approach Notes – Part Three
April 10, 2023Approach Notes – Part Three… Studying different variations of approach notes to arpeggios ignites the imagination,...
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Bass Edu
Approach Notes – Part Two
October 17, 2022Approach Notes – Part Two… In my previous lesson entitled “Approach Notes for Bass,” I introduced...
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Bass Edu
Approach Notes For Bass
June 27, 2022Approach Notes For Bass… My previous two lessons introduced four variations of seventh chord arpeggio inversions—along...
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Bass Edu
Arpeggio Inversions Part 2
February 21, 2022Arpeggio Inversions Part 2… My previous lesson entitled “Arpgeggio Inversions” introduced four different variations of inversion...
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Bass Edu
Arpeggio Inversions
September 27, 2021After going through the process of learning all the different varieties of chords and arpeggios in...
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Bass Edu
The II m7 b II 7 I Major7 Progression
June 21, 2021A good way to spice up your lines and add a melodic twist to your phrasing...
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Bass Edu
Thirteenth Arpeggios – Part Three
February 15, 2021In this final three-part series of lessons on the construction and application of Thirteenth Arpeggios, I’ll...
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Bass Edu
Thirteenth Arpeggios Part Two
October 26, 2020Thirteenth Arpeggios Part Two… My previous lesson entitled “Thirteenth Arpeggios” covered the construction of seven arpeggio...
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Bass Edu
Thirteenth Arpeggios
June 22, 2020Thirteenth Arpeggios… Learning about Thirteenth Arpeggios… In order to apply the musical concepts that our teachers...
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Bass Edu
The IIm7b5- V7b9- Im Progression
February 10, 2020The IIm7b5- V7b9- Im Progression My previous articles entitled “Guide Tones” and “The Double Chromatic Approach”...
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Bass Edu
The Double Chromatic Approach
October 21, 2019This Month’s Bass Lesson: The Double Chromatic Approach In my previous article entitled “Guide Tones” we...
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Bass Edu
Guide Tones
July 15, 2019As a professional musician, the goal of developing and building upon your groove and solo vocabulary...
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Diatonic Harmony Part 2
April 1, 2019Diatonic Harmony Part 2… In my previous article entitled “Diatonic Harmony” I attempted to explain some...
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Diatonic Harmony
January 7, 2019A first step in understanding harmony is to gain knowledge of all the chords, triads, and...
