devinebass Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 Hey guys, One question I get all the time is [i]'how can I get great technique'[/i]? Obviously there are many different ways of working on your technique but by using 'study pieces' it can make it a little more musical than simply shedding up and down scales (which can also great be the way) So... I've put this lesson together for you where I discuss 'study pieces' and... show you a really cool one too! Check the lesson out by clicking [url="http://scottsbasslessons.com/using-study-pieces"]HERE[/url] Over and out, Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zad the dreamer Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 cool vids ,interesting and nice execution of the piece zad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daz Posted November 20, 2012 Share Posted November 20, 2012 (edited) I find Scot's Lessons usually interesting and helpful. But, and its a big but (oo'err) This 'classic' just sounds like a jumble of notes played in quick succession. Notes that bear no relation to each other. In other words just free-form tosh Believe me i have listened to it 6 or 7 times now, its not exactly a toe tapper is it ? In fact I couldn't play a bar from it if my life depended on it. Edited November 21, 2012 by daz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YouMa Posted November 20, 2012 Share Posted November 20, 2012 I love jaco especially the stuff he played on tracks like i can dig it baby by little beaver. Donna lee just doesnt do it for me or i think it sounds a lot better on saxaphone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 'Donna Lee' works better if you understand the harmony that underpins it (it is based on the chords to '(Back Home Again In) Indiana'). Without that knowledge, it is a stream of gibberish. If you play it along with the chords, it is perfectly melodic. And, for the record, it is a Miles Davis tunes, NOT a Charlie Parker tune. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donna_Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zad the dreamer Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 [quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1353942854' post='1879996'] 'Donna Lee' works better if you understand the harmony that underpins it (it is based on the chords to '(Back Home Again In) Indiana'). Without that knowledge, it is a stream of gibberish. If you play it along with the chords, it is perfectly melodic. And, for the record, it is a Miles Davis tunes, NOT a Charlie Parker tune. [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donna_Lee"]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donna_Lee[/url] [/quote] yes ur absolutely right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devinebass Posted November 27, 2012 Author Share Posted November 27, 2012 Lol... yeah... it was Miles D!... I didn't know that!... live and learn Daz... Yeah, if you could hear the chords underneath the tune it would probably a lot easier for you to hear it - maybe I should have done it along with a backing track... i'll keep it in mind for the future. here's Charlie Parker playing it for ya... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hANODMX9c5g Ez, Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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