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The Journey of a bassist under my tuition (Part 2)
Ciao maestro, Set list: Cast Adrift - Steve Hackett (postponed); Starless - King Crimson; To be over - Yes; Prairie Angel - Steve Hackett; Owner of a lonely heart - Yes; The Fish - Yes/the late great Chris Squire. Guest list: Andy, Chris, Holly and the animal chorus. Jo & Shirley had gone out to the Indigo fusion restaurant. Wine list: Enville Ale, Fruit Shoots. ~ The journal begins. My fingertips, on both hands, are so sore after two hours of almost incessant practice, rehearsal and "performance". The tunings needed repeated amendments, largely to Chris's six string leads. Even though we were essentially performing to camera (Holly was doing her own viola stuff and Facebooking in the front room, not in the "studio"), I ended up learning, leading and accompanying Chris on "To be over". Chris is NOT a teacher. He likes to play anything at random and rehearse his own stuff too. Yours truly has to bring him into line, position him to face the potential audience at home and get him to stop riffing wildly so that I can follow, accompany or, at least, get the timing right. When dealing with a tetchy yet accomplished younger sibling (of only 53 & a half), from the position of a far less proficient performer, the gloves could have been off. However the MUSIC was always the maestro! Despite this being a performance, Chris and I complimented one another during the "To be over" piece so that I was actually learning it then playing it "for the record". His tablet memory is now full but I hope that both producer brother Chris and engineer Holly (12 & a quarter) can transfer all the takes to their PC then AirDrop them to me by email. If so, I'll send them over to you after some pretty necessary editing. Actually, I'm quite happy with the first results before any editing. My confidence got quite a boost, lastly, from the improvisation section from "The Fish (Schindleria praematurus)" by Yes [Fragile 1971] on which the lead loop of the six-string guitar lays the foundation for the bass to improvise in E. Thanks to my mentor and teacher's unfaltering patience and motivation, I took confidence from my learning so as to then incorporate the minor notes I'd practiced into my ramshackle attempts e.g. E minor, B flat minor etc, in order to add variation and colour to the piece (probably outshone by the ceiling light reflecting off my Gianni Infantino/Telly Savalas/Yul Brynner coiffure)!! One final aspect of the event/experiment was the refreshing reconnection which Chris and I felt about performing, in future (on or off camera), the wealth of material that we still mutually appreciate from our adolescent years...and well beyond! As an experiment, we now know that we need more than thirty minutes rehearsal time! As a performance musically, it was pretty heartwarming. We'll arrange another "gig" before they all head off to Mexico for the Easter holidays. Caramba! Have a top night, maestro! For part 1 click here
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Learning Bass (Part 1)
AS approached me for bass lessons and has recently tried the electric guitar. Recently he has passed his grade and felt ready to share his playing.
I have intended to learn the bass guitar since I was a teenager but never
had the patience nor self-discipline to begin in any realistic sense. In
July 2014 I walked into an independent retail outlet and bought an amp,
lead and a crimson & black bass guitar, making a commitment to myself to
then finding a guitar teacher.
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A Cycle for Exercise
Lots of pop songs are in a certain key take a look at how it works.
A lot to take in at first I’m sure, I reckon what ever music you’ve listened to connects with this:
I can help you get you’re head around it.
Try these out:
- The note that is a perfect fifth higher than F
- The number of half steps in a perfect Fifth
- The note that is a fourth higher than F.
- It would be “madness”, but if there were a key with 9 sharps, what o’clock would it be?
- At what o’clock is the key with 4 flats?
- What o’clock represents a fifth up from D flat?
- If a key has sharps, what is the first sharp?
- In the key of B major, what is the last sharp you have added?
- What is the first flat that appears in a key with flats?
- What is the seventh sharp that is added in a key with 7 sharps?
- There are 4 flats. What key is it?
- There are 4 flats. What is the last flat?
- At what o’clock is the relative minor key for G major?
- What is the relative major key for the key of A minor?
- A minor key has the same number of sharps or flats as its relative major key. What minor key has only 1 sharp?