Dad3353

I must say that I'm not overly impressed by the tutoring you're receiving, to judge by the dialogue above... Playing tunes and songs is fine, and is, indeed, the End Game, but learning to play a musical instrument (any musical instrument...) should, in my view, imply somewhere learning Music. All those frets, strings, numbers and patterns are crutches. Useful, when one is disabled, but not an ideal means of locomotion. It may be helpful to start thinking of the bass as a means of playing notes, rather than patterns. Learn where the notes are (yes, where's the 'E'..? then the 'F' etc..). Name and play those notes on each string. Learn and listen to Intervals (start with the easy ones: thirds, fifths...), and play them on each string, from each starting note. Learn and play chord notes... All of this, and much more, will make progress much, much faster. Keep playing tunes and songs, but start with very, very simple ones, and name each and every note as you're playing them. The fastest way to learn how to play is to do it all very slowly, moving on only once each step is taken. I would have thought that most good tutors did things this way. Bert Weedon had it right.

Good afternoon, cobber Carl, and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.

Good evening, Jeff , and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.

As if ..! ... ...

[Mod's Hat On] I've started deleting them as and when they appear. [/Mod's Hat On]

Mozart has a wide repertoire, or mix it up with Brahms, Liszt, Beethoven, Bach, Holst... The list is long.

I set an alarm for 45 minutes, when the second kneading finishes, then, with floured fingers, hoick the paddle out from under the dough. No paddle stuck in the loaf = One Happy Bunny. Maybe you could adopt a similar manoeuvre..?

Good afternoon, CPB, and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.

Good evening, Gradenko, and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.

Just as well we can't see under the 'J' pick-up covers, then..!

... that keeps on giving... ...

Has your tutor nothing to say on the subject..? Have you mentioned it to him/her..?

So the tuner should be unclipped every time..? I thought the very usefulness came from it being immediately accessible..! Again, I don't even notice these things. How about a Go-Pro camera. Is that 'allowed'..? Or a camera and a clip-on tuner..!

For this kind of learning, it's a Good Idea to learn the last few bars first. Once they're ready, learn the preceding few bars; rinse and repeat. This way, you're playing more and more into the 'comfort zone' of stuff already learnt. It's an old theatre trick for learning stage lines. Start from the end and work forward, and you'll never be lost.

What song are you learning..? Knowing this may help with relevant tips or advice.

Irritated, no, but mildly amused at all the (to me...) niggly little things that make no difference (except, maybe, to the price...) of stuff, basses included. It has strings..? Check. It's in tune..? Check. Strap-locks secure..? Check. Rock on..! Most of these things I wouldn't even notice if they were pointed out to me..! I don't think I'm alone, either.

S'probably somewhat close to my first reaction, too..! S'gonna be a bit more supple stubble supp.. foxy if I can work it out, but all the more difficult to pull off (Ouch..!).

Wodja mean, frivolity..? I'll have you know that this is a very serious concern being run, here. Here's the Certificate... Lurkslittle's Favourite Number Challenge.pdf ... which looks like this (but bigger, of course...). Enjoy.

8 is my proposal.

Phew..! That's the easy part, though. Deciding the picture for next month is likely to be more messy. Pillow cushions at Dawn ..?

Sorry about that; I'd not anticipated such a result. Never mind; the show goes on... And the winners are, jointly... Dad3353, Xgsjx and UpsideDowner..! Here, then, are your Winner's Certificates (download and save as pdf file, then proudly print and frame...) ... BC_Chal_Cert_2020_10.pdf ... which look like this (but bigger, of course..!)…