This is it! The last article for the 2011. What a wonderful year! Thank you to all the BMM staff & the Community. I told you,...
The song/lesson for this month is The Lesson. It’s inspiration is taken from Victor Wooten’s Palmystery album (2008). The key is Bb major; however beginning with...
HI MY BASS FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES! HOPE THAT EVERYTHING’S COOL FOR YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR POSITIVE RESPONSE ABOUT THE EAR TRAINING EXERCISES. THE...
In this issue, I am transcribing a very fun tune. You can say that “Forget You” combines a ’60s Motown sunny vibe with invective “Eminem style”...
I’ve noticed through my career that when musicians talk about improvisation and soloing, most of the energy of the conversation is driven by topics like scales, technique, chords,...
The song/lesson for this month is Higher Ground written by Stevie Wonder. It’s inspiration is taken from Marcus Miller’s Marcus album (2008). The key is E...
What Cha Gonna Do For Me was R&B singer Chaka Khan’s third solo album released in 1981. Produced by Arif Mardin the album’s personnel is veritable...
Sunday night finished a three-week theatre run with a very diverse group of people in the pit. The rhythm section was comprised of “veterans” in the...
Now that we’ve covered rhythm a bit (though there will be much more on that subject) we’re going to explore a means of conceptualizing the note...
Hello BMM & Community! This time we’ll work on bass lines using one of the most popular modes used in jazz, rock ‘n’ roll, etc. The...
Welcome to the latest installment of the Worship Bassist’s Toolkit series! We have been investigating the tools that worship bassists must have available, maintained, and ready...
Welcome back to our fourth Bass Musician Magazine double thumbing lesson. We have seen in the previous appointment (Lesson3), some examples based on the pentatonic scale,...
HI MY FRIENDS, AND “BASS BROTHERS”! HOPE THAT EVERYTHING IS FINE FOR YOU AND FOR YOUR BASS… THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE VERY INTERESTING QUESTIONS YOU’VE...
Welcome back for more modal mayhem. This article we’re going to get into something that I’ve been looking into recently. I’ve been digging through some of...
The song/lesson for this month is the standard Body and Soul (Cuerpo y Alma) – music by Johnny Green. It’s inspiration is taken from Esperanza Spalding’s...
