On this installment of @yamahamusicusa #silentbass and @laklandbasses Friday, we continue the series on "Fundamentals. Today, "Music Theory". First, I want to talk about sources that pigeonhole this subject by instrument, genre or level of involvement. There is not one aspect of music theory that one player needs more than another. It is ONE subject for everyone. How u apply it is where differences occur. A med student doesn't just study Orthopedics. They study General Medici

On this "Trick or Treat" installment of @yamahamusicusa #silentbass and @laklandbasses Friday, we continue the series on "Fundamentals. Today, "reading". Now, I'm not going to get into the debate of "Tabs vs. Notes", mainly because I don't believe this is an "either/or" issue. Understand though, there are certain playing situations where reading notation is either helpful or required. Learn one...learn both. The bottom line is u do u. Feel free to insert "tabs" wherever I wri

On this installment of @yamahamusicusa #silentbass and @laklandbasses Friday, we continue the series on "Fundamentals. Today, "Ear Training". There are many articles, lessons and products that cover this, but I want to talk about it in a more fundamental way. Ear training goes WAY beyond recognizing intervals, or picking out basslines (though these are both powerful and necessary skills). The goal is to translate ur musical ideas from the brain to the listener...whether those

On this installment of @yamahamusicusa #silentbass and @laklandbasses Friday, we continue the series on "Fundamentals. Today, "Voice Leading". First, understand I am not talking about the Medieval voice leading some of us learned in school (ugh). I'm talking about something much more useful in the 21st century. This is a skill whereby you are conscious to the fact that what ur playing now is affected by what u played before and affects what u play next. This way, your lines h

On this installment of @yamahamusicusa #silentbass and @laklandbasses Friday, we continue the series on "Fundamentals. Today, "time"....

On this installment of @yamahamusicusa #silentbass and @laklandbasses Friday, we continue the series on "Fundamentals. Today, "chords and...

On this installment of @yamahamusicusa #silentbass and @laklandbasses Friday, I will start a series on "Fundamentals ". Why? Because...

On this installment of @yamahamusicusa #silentbass and @laklandbasses Friday, we discuss the concept of "pushing the envelope"....

On this installment of @yamahamusicusa #silentbass and @laklandbasses Friday, we tie up our discussion if "myths" by stating some...

On this installment of @yamahamusicusa #silentbass and @laklandbasses Friday, we conclude a multi-part discussion on "myths". Again, a...

On this installment of @yamahamusicusa #silentbass and @laklandbasses Friday, we continue a multi-part discussion on "myths". Again, a...

On this installment of @yamahamusicusa #silentbass and @laklandbasses Friday, we continue a multi-part discussion on "myths". Again, a...

On this installment of @yamahamusicusa #silentbass and @laklandbasses Friday, we begin a multi-part discussion on "myths". Many of u have...

Today on a "Holy Crap its August" @yamahamusicusa #silentbass and @laklandbasses Friday, we talk "Choose Your Path". As an artist, you...

Today on @yamahamusicusa #silentbass and @laklandbasses Friday, we talk "Deification of players, bands and genres". Now, this was a...

Today on @yamahamusicusa #silentbass and @laklandbasses Friday, we discuss part II of our discussion on "Techniques and Skills". Today,...

Today on @yamahamusicusa #silentbass and @laklandbasses Friday, we start a 2 part talk on "skills and techniques ". Both terms are...

Today on @yamahamusicusa #silentbass and @laklandbasses Friday, we talk "-isms". WTF are they!?!?! They are the things that we go to time...

Today on @yamahamusicusa #silentbass and @laklandbasses Friday, part II of a two part discussion on "calm".  Last week, we discussed ways...

Today on @yamahamusicusa #silentbass a d @laklandbasses Friday, we cover part 1 of a 2 part discussion on  "calm". Part 1 will cover...