Skip Elliott Bowman
05-08-2007, 05:57 PM
"Chris Stiles" <xhw6-7asp@spamex.com> wrote in message
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> 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.
There are two practice books out there that have served me well; they're
fairly advanced, but you sound like you are too.
* "Thesaurus of Scales & Arpeggios" by Nicholas Slonimsky. Commonly
referred to as the "Slonimsky Book", it's the book John Coltrane used.
* "Practice Patterns & Scales" by Oliver Nelson. It used to be sold only be
request, under the counter, but is now sold openly.
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> 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.
There are two practice books out there that have served me well; they're
fairly advanced, but you sound like you are too.
* "Thesaurus of Scales & Arpeggios" by Nicholas Slonimsky. Commonly
referred to as the "Slonimsky Book", it's the book John Coltrane used.
* "Practice Patterns & Scales" by Oliver Nelson. It used to be sold only be
request, under the counter, but is now sold openly.