Re: Patterns for fluency?

[jeffb]

On Mon, 07 May 2007 22:19:00 +0100, Chris Stiles
<xhw6-7asp@spamex.com> wrote:

>Hi --
>
>I was just wondering if there was a book out there that contained musical
>patterns that could be practised for fluency (timing and movement) and also
>help aid the ear - specifically for the bass. I practise modes, scales and
>various arpeggios currently along with intervallic things, it would be nice to
>practise something somewhat more musical - that was still one remove away from
>practising licks/lines themselves.

bach

[Steve Freides]

"jeffb" <jb@no.net> wrote in message news:463fb408.163611281@shawnews...
> On Mon, 07 May 2007 22:19:00 +0100, Chris Stiles
> <xhw6-7asp@spamex.com> wrote:
>
>>Hi --
>>
>>I was just wondering if there was a book out there that contained
>>musical
>>patterns that could be practised for fluency (timing and movement) and
>>also
>>help aid the ear - specifically for the bass. I practise modes,
>>scales and
>>various arpeggios currently along with intervallic things, it would be
>>nice to
>>practise something somewhat more musical - that was still one remove
>>away from
>>practising licks/lines themselves.
>
> bach

Word. 2-Part Inventions - find a guitar player to play the right hand,
you play the left.

-S-

[Kloka-mo']

First post in 13 months, and it's one word. :-))

Aside from that, I would suggest that after you learn your scales and modes,
you start practicing them with feel, in the style of music you like that
day.

--
-rob Bartlett, TN
O>
/(\)
^^
"jeffb" <jb@no.net> wrote in message news:463fb408.163611281@shawnews...
> On Mon, 07 May 2007 22:19:00 +0100, Chris Stiles
> <xhw6-7asp@spamex.com> wrote:
>
>>Hi --
>>
>>I was just wondering if there was a book out there that contained musical
>>patterns that could be practised for fluency (timing and movement) and
>>also
>>help aid the ear - specifically for the bass. I practise modes, scales
>>and
>>various arpeggios currently along with intervallic things, it would be
>>nice to
>>practise something somewhat more musical - that was still one remove away
>>from
>>practising licks/lines themselves.
>
> bach

[js]

yeah, where you been at?

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"jeffb" <jb@no.net> wrote in message news:463fb408.163611281@shawnews...
> On Mon, 07 May 2007 22:19:00 +0100, Chris Stiles
> <xhw6-7asp@spamex.com> wrote:
>
> >Hi --
> >
> >I was just wondering if there was a book out there that contained musical
> >patterns that could be practised for fluency (timing and movement) and
also
> >help aid the ear - specifically for the bass. I practise modes, scales
and
> >various arpeggios currently along with intervallic things, it would be
nice to
> >practise something somewhat more musical - that was still one remove away
from
> >practising licks/lines themselves.
>
> bach

[jeffb]

On Tue, 8 May 2007 03:01:00 -0400, "js" <NOSPAM@carolina.rr.com>
wrote:

>yeah, where you been at?
>
went out on tour with nickelback, quit, went back to work rigging in
the movies and didn't get 3 days off in a row for over a year. it's
like i looked up and had turned into one of those workaholic loozers
with a ducati and a really expensive wrist watch that i use to
vigorously mock.

now i'm playing my bass and working stagehand gigs a couple or three
days a week....or not. life's much better.
doing some duo gigs and getting my sound back together.

sorry i hijacked yer thread dude....Charlie Parker heads are good too.

[Fletch]

On May 7, 4:20 pm, j...@no.net (jeffb) wrote:
> On Mon, 07 May 2007 22:19:00 +0100, Chris Stiles
>
> <xhw6-7...@spamex.com> wrote:
> >Hi --
>
> >I was just wondering if there was a book out there that contained musical
> >patterns that could be practised for fluency (timing and movement) and also
> >help aid the ear - specifically for the bass. I practise modes, scales and
> >various arpeggios currently along with intervallic things, it would be nice to
> >practise something somewhat more musical - that was still one remove away from
> >practising licks/lines themselves.
>
> bach


That's exactly what I thought upon reading the original post!

Bach rules for bass melodic practising without being boring and
tedious. Although, you will usually have to learn to read notation. I
think that's easier than the whole TAB for bass idea and what I teach
my students as quickly as they are able to learn it.

--Fletch