Jul 30, 2020
In this episode, Brett gives some food for thought on how to make the bass player happy while on the gig. Not all bassists are the same but there are certain things that make many bass players frustrated, particularly acoustic bass players. Here are some of Brett’s pet peeves.
Jul 23, 2020
With the extra time on our hands, there are many skills we musicians can develop (besides playing our instrument) that can really enhance our passion. In the age of content creation, it’s worth catching up on our tech skills to keep the music going even when we aren’t together!
Jul 16, 2020
Yes. You should. Metronome work helps us keep ourselves accountable with playing in time and there are many creative ways to use it. Start with the metronome giving you every beat in the measure and then start taking beats away. There are many free and cheap metronome apps available!
Jul 9, 2020
What makes the bebop scale worth learning about? It’s just like other scales we know but with an added half step, right? Yes, but that added chromatic note gives us a peek into one aspect of what makes bebop have the sound it does. By learning this scale and moving where the half step occurs around, we can begin to...
Jul 2, 2020
As a professional jazz musician, it is expected of us to know quite a lot of standards and jazz standards but some stand out more than others. Here are 10 tunes you should know as a jazz musician!