highwayman Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 What I'd very much like - and am surprised that none of my books have say in tear out form - is an A4 page that I can laminate & keep on my music stand that has all the bass related notation symbols & explanations, for quick reference. Does anyone know of such an aid? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philparker Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 I don't understand exactly what you're looking for, but is it not something you can design yourself to suit yourself? Is this to aid standard music reading or chart reading, studying, playing live? It's not something I've used or needed. It's easy for me to say because I've been studying and reading music for many years and continue to do so, but surely there are some symbols and notations that you remember and use regularly and therefore something tailor-made would be of more use anyway? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grangur Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 I've not studied bass at any college, but I read music. Yet I don't think I quite get what you're looking for. Hopefully some of the symbols have a logic to their design. What would you like on this sheet? Just going through what I can think of: Note time-values? - Hopefully these will quickly become second nature to you. Time Signatures - most pop, rock etc is 4/4, but the top number is the quantity and the bottom is the value. So 2/4 would be 2x Quarter-notes. Once you get this stuck into your memory it's there. Do you need it on a sheet? Time signatures - now here we have one I struggle to remember all of them. But the sheet you need to try to get your head round is the Circle of Fifths You can print that image. What else would you like to add? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambient Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 Notation is notation. As someone above has posted, you may find the circle of 4th/5ths useful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmo Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 If it is for learning, wouldn`t you be learning all the symbols and explanations as you progress? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grangur Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 [quote name='timmo' timestamp='1486465175' post='3231974'] If it is for learning, wouldn`t you be learning all the symbols and explanations as you progress? [/quote] IMHO the OP would go through a useful learning exercise if he creates his own sheet because finding all these symbols and writing down the meanings would be productive revision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmo Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 [quote name='Grangur' timestamp='1486471690' post='3232051'] IMHO the OP would go through a useful learning exercise if he creates his own sheet because finding all these symbols and writing down the meanings would be productive revision. [/quote]I also agree that doing a sheet yourself is better. I bought a flip chart board with paper. and I can see patterns or which major or minor intervals you are playing differently in scales etc, when it is written down.I would wholly recommend writing it yourself than getting a ready made chart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highwayman Posted February 28, 2017 Author Share Posted February 28, 2017 I've found [i]exactly[/i] what I was looking for at the front of Stuart Clayton's book 'Funk & Disco Grooves': it's a single page, headed Notation Legend, which I've photocopied and laminated for reference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philparker Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 There's a wall chart about to come out from Ariane Cap... [url="https://arisbassblog.com/music-theory-wall-chart/"]https://arisbassblog.com/music-theory-wall-chart/[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Just learn it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dand666 Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 [quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1489136681' post='3254577'] Just learn it. [/quote] Some wise words there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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