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| SECRET 79: PUSH BEYOND YOUR TARGET TEMPO Making Performing Easier Than Practicing Every song has a performance tempo—a target you want to hit. After days or weeks of work, you will finally reach it. At that point, you’ll need a new goal: the ability to control the music at your target tempo consistently under any circumstances. It’s one thing to work up to this tempo in your practice room. But, it’s quite another to have the poise needed to play at this speed during a performance. If you’ve been diligently practicing and have just barely gotten your music up to speed, you are not yet ready to perform. You never want your performance to be at the very peak of your abilities, a level of bass playing that you only sometimes achieve. You need to be in your comfort zone onstage, fully in control of your music and ready to give your all. (Read more) SECRET 80: USE YOUR INNER VOICE WISELY Avoiding self-criticism It’s important to use your inner voice carefully. The inner voice often acts as a critic, stating everything you’re doing wrong. If this voice says anything about you, then you have gotten outside the music and have started to think about yourself while you play. Your job as you play bass is just that—to play the bass. You shouldn’t be thinking about yourself. Turning off the inner voice is next to impossible. But, you can control this voice and use it to your benefit. The key is to focus your inner voice on the process of playing the bass itself. (Read more) See all ESSENTIAL SECRETS published to date on our BLOG See all our DAVID MOTTO titles |
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ERIC BEAULÉ www.PlayBassLines.com |
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| This transcription is compliments of Eric Beaulé, at www.PlayBassLines.com, author of several titles we carry. Bass Transcription of a Fun Funky Groove in G Bass Play-Along video This bouncy funk line in G sounds good and looks impressive! |
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JAIME DAVID VAZQUEZ www.jaimedavidvazquez.com |
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| BASS TIPS: Augmented Intervals Next in his study of intervals, Jaime looks at the augmented intervals, which cry out to be resolved! |
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MIKE OVERLY www.basstruth.com |
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| Key vs. Tonal Center In this lesson Mike Overly, GRAMMY® nominated music educator and author of Bass EncycloMedia, helps clear up some confusion in naming. |
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JOHN FALSTROM www.EADG4.com |
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| EADG 4: Part 71 The Climb John Falstrom, author of EADG 4, introduces a technique exercise that gives your fingers a fun workout. |
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THE COMPLETE JIMI HENDRIX, JAMIROQUAI 2, KIND OF BLUE: See the new bass transcriptions and other news in the latest issue of our free email newsletter. |
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