Hello.
Practice for today goes a little like this
Bass (6 string)
Yardstick
Blues in G minor. walking bass (1353)
Walking blues in F
Cycles in 12 keys at 140 bpm on A string all over fretboard
random modes in C all strings (gonna have to go between modes and pentatonics each day)
Repertoire. In the hall of the mountain king. and learning sonata in Bb minor
and some general messing about with the looper. Gotta find more stuff to add to the repertoire
By for now
Hello
2 octave scales in C and F major
Harmonize F major scale triads in root, 1st and 2nd inversion
Harmonize F major scale 7th chords in root, 1st, 2nd and 3rd inversions
Harmonize C & F major using root 3rd and 7th over 2 hands
F blues
Long open notes
F major scale
F etudes Simandl
F Blues walking bass
That’s all folks
Hello
Today’s practice was as follows
2 octave C major scale
2 octave F major scale
Harmonized F major scale triads and arpeggios — roots, 1st and 2nd inversion
Harmonized F major scale 7th Chords and arpeggios — roots, 1st, 2nd and 3rd inversions
F blues from Jamey Abersold blues in 12 keys
Walking bass random modules F blues, C blues and My Funny Valentine
maj, minor & dom scales and arpeggios in 12 keys 155 bpm
Cheers
Hello.
Practice notes for today are as follows.
C Major scale over 2 octaves.
Triad chords and arpeggios in root, 1st and 2nd inversions, harmonized in C major
7th chords and arpeggios in root, 1st, 2nd and 3rd inversions, harmonized in C major
‘essence’ of chords (root in bass, 3rd and 7th)
chords over a chord progression in inversions.
5 mins bowing open strings (whole, half, quarter & 8th notes)
5 mins F major scale
5 min F major etude (Simandl)
10 mins Walking bass in F blues
walking bass in F blues
I’m not really covering much ground at the moment on the electric bass
Every time I try practice the electric bass the cat comes and sits on my laptop and messes with my bass and cables so it’s really putting me off my practice. I think I need to start kicking him out of my practice room
Anyway.
That’s another day done. I’ll probably post more of my other practices on here as I’m sure it will make me into a more rounded musician.
Cheers
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