Stradella Bass YouTube Page?

[Glenn]

I think it is good place to start and not overly complex

 

[nathen]

I think you will be doing us a a real service Bob. All too often the bass is regarded as a poor relation to the treble in music. kind of like the back up groups behind lead or star performers. When, in fact, many of them are accomplished performers in their own right.

When I'm learning a new tune I always play the melody on the bass on it's own as well. I remember listening to Paul Robson with his deep bass, and loved the richness and complexity he brought to otherwise simple tunes. Bass notes reach deep down inside and bring out a depth of feeling we don't usually experience in this fast paced, high pitched existence we call the modern world.

Playing the bass on its' own, reminds me of the calm and serenity I experienced whilst chanting and humming at the ashram I lived in in the seventies. I played the cello with my daughter for a couple of years, and the accordion bass also reminds me of this experience.

Go for it Bob, it will be a great gift for many players who aren't that familiar with what the bass can really add to their playing.

Nathen

 

[donn]

The cameras arrived, (am using it today for a band demo), and I was thinking about starting with Alternate, Inverted bass notes and chords. A simple way to add interest and depth to a piece. Any thoughts or ideas about this?

Thats the ticket, for sure. You could probably do one a week for a year, covering typical variations in different styles. I mean, you could probably do an English folk tune in 2 or 3 reasonably appropriate styles ... Latin styles like this Cubanera Rumba, ... etc.

Maybe when not to use chords? I started out not using chords, just bass notes, but once the chord buttons got into the act they have become omnipresent and sometimes I think I should learn to a no-chords rendition or two, to break that reflex a little.

 

[BobM]

Thats the ticket, for sure. You could probably do one a week for a year, covering typical variations in different styles. I mean, you could probably do an English folk tune in 2 or 3 reasonably appropriate styles ... Latin styles like this Cubanera Rumba, ... etc.

One a week, :lol: :lol:...

Something that I realized early on, is that when you get the Dominant bass habit, the rhythms seem to sit under the fingers. A 6/8 becomes a Tango with a change of tempo and bit of a flip.

Maybe when not to use chords? I started out not using chords, just bass notes, but once the chord buttons got into the act they have become omnipresent and sometimes I think I should learn to a no-chords rendition or two, to break that reflex a little.

Totally agree with you, back in the day, a drummer would be expected to raise the the intensity at the end of a phrase with a fill. In the Synth based dance club scene, the opposite can happen, the drums stop. The fill is NO drums.

Sometimes, more is worse; and thats the motto for my RH playing..

 

[Soulsaver]

"... BobM said: ... A 6/8 becomes a Tango with a change of tempo and bit of a flip.."

That'll be a good demo :tup:

 

[BobM]

... BobM said: ... A 6/8 becomes a Tango with a change of tempo and bit of a flip..

Thatll be a good demo :tup:

Will add it to the list.

I made a start today, the first thing I learnt was to stay off the dairy the night before.. :roll:

 

[BobM]

... BobM said: ... A 6/8 becomes a Tango with a change of tempo and bit of a flip..

Thatll be a good demo :tup:

My old MacBook really struggles with video, time for a new one!...

This starts off in 2/4 moves to 6/8 and slows down towards the end.

 

[barkis]

The video is 'privat'. You need to make it seeable.

 

[BobM]

Oops, I haven't posted anything on for a long time. It should be ok now..