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| janek gwizdala lessons: Chord Tone Mastery for Electric Bass Joe Hubbard, 2019-09-15 Unfortunately, many bass students are blindly taught to practice playing scales and arpeggios up and down their fingerboard without the understanding of the concepts that will enable you to start improvising like the masters! Fortunately, there is a better way to take your improvisation skills to the next level with this game-changing book that you never thought was possible. Plainly and simply, the material covered in this book will revolutionize your bass guitar technique exponentially! As a teacher and clinician, Joe has seen this exact methodology work consistently for both himself and countless years as a teacher- teaching some of the best bass players on the planet including Pino Palladino! By finding the weakest areas of your technique, there is no way to avoid making major leaps and bounds when you put these concepts into purposeful practice! |
| janek gwizdala lessons: Hal Leonard Bass Method Book 2 , 1996-04-01 (Bass Method). The Hal Leonard Bass Method is designed for anyone just learning to play electric bass. It is based on years of teaching bass students of all ages and it also reflects some of the best bass teaching ideas from around the world. Book 2 teaches: the box shape; moveable boxes; notes in fifth position; major and minor scales; the classic blues line; the shuffle rhythm; tablature; and more! |
| janek gwizdala lessons: Classical Masterpieces for Bass Josquin des Pres, 2018-04-30 ÊThis book of seven popular classical pieces in the form of bass duets introduces note combinations and intervals rarely heard in normal bass playing, as well as chords never thought to be playable on the bass guitar. These selections will broaden your sense of dynamics and enrich your phrasing and musicality. Written in standard notation and tab. Includes access to online audio. |
| janek gwizdala lessons: The Working Bassist's Tool Kit Ed Friedland, 2001-01-01 (Book). This book by Bass Player contributing editor and columnist Ed Friedland teaches electric or acoustic bassists of any style the musical skills essential in the working world, survival tips for tackling any gig, and techniques for achieving a competitive edge. It helps new working bassists hit the ground running, and pro players grow stronger. Topics include time and groove, chord charts, ear training, doubling, thumb technique, keeping time, faking tunes and many more, plus ways to assess a gig and deliver the goods. Includes lots of musical examples and exercises, both in the book and on the play-along CD. |
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| janek gwizdala lessons: Charlie Parker for Guitar (Songbook) Mark Voelpel, Charlie Parker, 2001-06-01 (Guitar Educational). This fascinating new book will let you explore the music of one of the 20th century's most influential musicians. For the first time ever, saxophonist Charlie Parker's legendary heads and improvised solos have been meticulously adapted for the guitar in standard notation and tablature. Includes these Parker classics complete with detailed performance notes: Anthropology * Au Privave * Billie's Bounce (Bill's Bounce) * Bloomdido * Blues (Fast) * Blues for Alice * Cheryl * Confirmation * Donna Lee * K.C. Blues * Kim * Ko Ko * Moose the Mooche * Now's the Time * Ornithology * Parker's Mood * Scrapple from the Apple * Yardbird Suite. |
| janek gwizdala lessons: Sight Reading Mastery for Guitar Joseph Alexander, 2014-05-16 The Most Comprehensive Guide to Reading Music on the Guitar 104 pages of limitless sight reading exercises Efficient, detailed lessons on how to read music the right way Extensive rhythm reading section Over 2 hours of audio to download for free In a modern world where we have instant access to guitar tablature, YouTube videos, slowdown software, lesson apps and midi, what is the value in learning to fluently read music on guitar? Sight reading music is an essential part of being able to communicate with other musicians in their own language. Professional musicians communicate with written music, and because very few other instruments use tablature, musicians simply learn to read music as a natural part of learning to play. If you want to have a better chance of working professionally as a guitarist you must learn to sight read on your instrument. There are three essential elements to being able to sight read on the guitar: Pitch Recognition Instant Location of Notes on your Instrument Rhythm Recognition Sight Reading Mastery for Guitar contains extensive chapters and exercises that help you achieve mastery of each of these essential elements in a fun, challenging way. Every important major and minor key is covered, as are all the rhythms that you will come across in most normal playing situations. The exercises in Sight Reading Mastery are limitless and continually challenge, develop and improve your sight reading skills - however far you advance. The problem with many other sight reading texts is that the student quickly memorises the study pieces that are included, however, Sight Reading Mastery for Guitar cleverly avoids this problem. The melodic exercises gradually increase in complexity as you progress through the page and are designed to be almost impossible to memorise. This leaves the student with an inexhaustible resource for life. There are dedicated chapters on how to practice, and scale theory. There are many diagrams detailing the best way to find and play written pitches on your guitar and of course an in depth study of how to recognise pitches and rhythms on the written stave. All in all, Sight Reading Mastery for Guitar is the most comprehensive study guide available to help you fluently read music on the guitar. |
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| janek gwizdala lessons: Pentatonic Scales for Jazz Improvisation Ramon Ricker, 1999-11-27 More than a pattern book, this lays out the theory behind the use of pentatonic scales in jazz, and follows with transcribed solos and exercises. Still a favorite after 14 years, this book has become a standard in the field. |
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| janek gwizdala lessons: Bass Players To Know Ryan Madora, 2019-11-21 For the aspiring musician, knowing what to listen to is just as important as knowing what to play. Bass player and writer Ryan Madora provides the reader with exactly that--a guide to listening and learning from the greats. Shining the spotlight on players who are too often confined to the background, this book highlights the session aces, band members, and career musicians whose bass lines have permeated popular culture. Madora discusses the nuances of bass playing and the stylistic choices behind classic records, top-forty hits, and funky deep cuts. An invaluable resource for professionals and hobbyists alike, Bass Players To Know features players who have contributed to the evolution of the instrument, including Ray Brown, Jack Bruce, Cliff Burton, Duck Dunn, Louis Johnson, Edgar Meyer, Willie Weeks, and many others. |
| janek gwizdala lessons: Guitar Hanon (Music Instruction) , 1999-03-01 (Musicians Institute Press). This book by MI faculty instructor Peter Deneff is intended as a sort of guitar sequel to Hanon's piano classic The Virtuoso Pianist in Sixty Exercises . He teaches beginning to professional guitarists 51 exercises, covering: diatonic and chromatic scales; major, minor, dominant and half-diminished seventh arpeggios; whole tones; diminished arpeggios; and more. |
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| janek gwizdala lessons: Creative Bass Technique Exercises Dan Hawkins, Joseph Alexander, 2019-02-21 Discover fully-formed musical grooves, riffs and licks you can incorporate into your playing right now - each one carefully crafted to develop dexterity, timing and feel. |
| janek gwizdala lessons: The Improvisor's Path Damian Erskine, 2014-03-16 The Improvisor's Path is a study of harmony, rhythm, and improvisation for the modern bassist. This book lays the groundwork for a deeper understanding of how to make use of Jazz harmonic concepts. One is also given a platform for learning and self awareness on the instrument. This is an exploration of the path to mastery. |
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| janek gwizdala lessons: Jeff Berlin Bass Mastery: Academic Walking Lines Jeff Berlin, 2022-02-25 · Written by legendary bassist Jeff Berlin this is the most comprehensive walking bass series on the market today. · Advances the underlying principles of walking bass as a unified concept usable in any idiom. · Over 135 pages of material covering all sharp and flat keys · Every line is intended to be academically note-perfect but still based on the commonly used elements that make up great artistic walking bass lines. · 49 Lessons and 19 songs exploring the fundamentals of walking bass lines. |
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| janek gwizdala lessons: Bass Player's Guide to Sight-Reading Janek Gwizdala, 2020-08-27 Bass Player's Guide to Sight-Reading is the answer to one of the most universal hurdles faced by bassists today: becoming an expert at reading music notation. The guide is truly comprehensive through your entire journey with reading: while page one's whole and half notes may seem elementary, the final page would challenge even the world's best sight-readers. The process covers all the bases of mastering the most essential pitches and rhythms, constructing an unshakeable foundation on which to build things like sixteenth-note syncopation, odd time signatures, and even feeling comfortable reading bass melodies in treble clef. Along with a complete video master-class that provides a deeper understanding of the book's content, we're including highly polished play-alongs that will allow you to put all of these concepts into action immediately. Open your world to new opportunities, new music, and new gigs as you finally become the reader you've always dreamed to be with Bass Player's Guide to Sight-Reading. |
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