Practice Makes Permanent: How to Practise Properly
Practice does not make perfect. It makes permanent. This is the first in a series of articles that will help you to get more from your practice time.
Thoughts on the bass, musicianship and practice.
Writing about learning the bass, practising well, musicianship and making progress that lasts.
Figured Bass, chord inversions, and why the bass note matters
Down the rabbit hole on figured bass and chord symbols: how both systems work and why the difference matters to bass players.
“What Scale Do I Play over This Chord?”
Learn how key centres, chord tones, voice-leading and register lead to stronger bass solos.
Finger-per-Fret: The Bass Exercise That Keeps on Giving
A simple four-fret exercise for clean fretting, relaxed technique, two-hand coordination and control, and why it still helps beyond the beginner stage.