Paultrader Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Hi, A new member (faiz0802) has recommended books for practising sightreading on bass guitar. They are 'Essential Sightreading Studies for Electric Bass' Volumes 1-3 by David Motto. Unfortunately it looks like they can only be sourced in the USA. I wondered if anyone had copies they didn't want and would consider selling? Cheers, Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doddy Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 There are tons of books on reading. It might be worth checking out some that are easier to get hold of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faiz0802 Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 @Paul: I think there should be a few members here who're in music school. You could ask around and get whatever's available locally. It's a pity libraries don't stock sheet music. Um wait, I'm not entirely sure that they don't. Try these links: [u][b]Bass Builders: Simplified Sight-Reading For Bass[/u] by Josquin des Pres[/b]: [url="http://www.musicroom.com/se/ID_No/018656/details.html"]http://www.musicroom.com/se/ID_No/018656/details.html[/url] Josquin des Pres s an amazing author and teacher. I went through quite a few of his books a few years ago and I was never disappointed. [b][u]Musicians Institute: Essential Concepts - Music Reading For Bass[/u][/b]: [url="http://www.musicroom.com/se/ID_No/022559/details.html"]http://www.musicroom.com/se/ID_No/022559/details.html[/url] The name says it all. That and the fact that you can never go wrong with M.I. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faiz0802 Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Also, please note that in the above links, the skill level of the MI book is Beginner and the Bass Builders book is Intermediate. This is explained in the links in the Skill Level section as well. Hope that helps. Regards, Faiz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doddy Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 [quote name='faiz0802' post='1159570' date='Mar 12 2011, 05:18 PM']Also, please note that in the above links, the skill level of the MI book is Beginner and the Bass Builders book is Intermediate. This is explained in the links in the Skill Level section as well. Hope that helps. Regards, Faiz[/quote] Really? Both those books really start at the basics then progress so I wouldn't class the Bass Builders book as intermediate and the MI as beginner- They both work on pretty much the same level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faiz0802 Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 [quote name='Doddy' post='1160105' date='Mar 13 2011, 03:58 AM']Really? Both those books really start at the basics then progress so I wouldn't class the Bass Builders book as intermediate and the MI as beginner- They both work on pretty much the same level.[/quote] Yes i guess you're right,. But I just wanted to mention what I saw on the site. I haven't used either of these books all that much. Just a glance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faiz0802 Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 Perhaps the site is considering the overall content in the books and not just the starting points. Either way, those are some really nice books. If I didn't hadn't found the David Rotto series those are probably the books I would go for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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