naxos10 Posted June 4, 2021 Posted June 4, 2021 Happy Birthday (to a fellow Cannockian🙂) Sarah. 1 Quote
itu Posted June 4, 2021 Posted June 4, 2021 26? Oh dear, so young and beautiful and... a bassist! I know it will go well. Take it easy. Follow your heart. 1 Quote
zbd1960 Posted June 5, 2021 Posted June 5, 2021 Take it easy and in the words of Arthur Dent: Don't Panic. They're not looking to trip you up, just assess where you sit. They're going to be interested in making sure they fill all their spaces - you're auditioning them as well. Hope it goes well. I'll post separately about reading notation. Quote
zbd1960 Posted June 5, 2021 Posted June 5, 2021 I've noticed that a lot of guitar/bass/sax players get a little tongue-tied around reading notation. Think of it this way: at its base, there are only 7 distinct note names A - G, plus a further mix of sharps/flats to make up the total of 2 semi-tones. Create a bunch of flash cards with a bass clef and a note on one side and the note name on the other, covering two octaves from the low E. Shuffle the deck and randomly test yourself on a handful once or twice a day. You'll soon pick that up. The other part is rhythm notation and things like Kodàly can help with that. You can download classical scores from ISMLP and follow the bass line whilst listening to the piece. Sight-reading is just a matter of doing it. Usual advice from those doing music grades is that sight-reading ability is about 2 grades lower than your current playing ability. Quote
Sarah5string Posted June 5, 2021 Author Posted June 5, 2021 Had my audition. The guy who was doing mine was lovely, but of course as soon as he started recording my performance piece I went into panic mode and started sweating all over lol. Apparently there was a bit of lag but he said he could tell that what I was playing was right from my hand positions as he knew the track well honestly himself. In the end he only got need to do the one piece and didn't ask me to do a separate piece to show groove, timing etc as said he was really happy with what I played and that I did really well. Long story short, I got in! Looks like the next couple of years are going to be a fast track to bass awesomeness 25 2 Quote
ambient Posted June 5, 2021 Posted June 5, 2021 4 minutes ago, Sarah5string said: Had my audition. The guy who was doing mine was lovely, but of course as soon as he started recording my performance piece I went into panic mode and started sweating all over lol. Apparently there was a bit of lag but he said he could tell that what I was playing was right from my hand positions as he knew the track well honestly himself. In the end he only got need to do the one piece and didn't ask me to do a separate piece to show groove, timing etc as said he was really happy with what I played and that I did really well. Long story short, I got in! Looks like the next couple of years are going to be a fast track to bass awesomeness Congratulations. You’ll have a wonderful time, believe me, it goes incredibly fast. With the right mindset it can definitely be life-changing. 1 Quote
DiMarco Posted June 5, 2021 Posted June 5, 2021 11 minutes ago, Sarah5string said: Had my audition. The guy who was doing mine was lovely, but of course as soon as he started recording my performance piece I went into panic mode and started sweating all over lol. Apparently there was a bit of lag but he said he could tell that what I was playing was right from my hand positions as he knew the track well honestly himself. In the end he only got need to do the one piece and didn't ask me to do a separate piece to show groove, timing etc as said he was really happy with what I played and that I did really well. Long story short, I got in! Looks like the next couple of years are going to be a fast track to bass awesomeness Great! congrats and WELL DONE! 1 Quote
zbd1960 Posted June 5, 2021 Posted June 5, 2021 15 minutes ago, Sarah5string said: Had my audition. The guy who was doing mine was lovely, but of course as soon as he started recording my performance piece I went into panic mode and started sweating all over lol. Apparently there was a bit of lag but he said he could tell that what I was playing was right from my hand positions as he knew the track well honestly himself. In the end he only got need to do the one piece and didn't ask me to do a separate piece to show groove, timing etc as said he was really happy with what I played and that I did really well. Long story short, I got in! Looks like the next couple of years are going to be a fast track to bass awesomeness Congratulations - sounds like me going to interview with my portfolio of images a couple of years ago for my photography course (I'm over 60 and currently a full-time student...). I'm sure you'll have a really good time. 1 1 Quote
Lozz196 Posted June 5, 2021 Posted June 5, 2021 2 hours ago, Sarah5string said: Had my audition. The guy who was doing mine was lovely, but of course as soon as he started recording my performance piece I went into panic mode and started sweating all over lol. Apparently there was a bit of lag but he said he could tell that what I was playing was right from my hand positions as he knew the track well honestly himself. In the end he only got need to do the one piece and didn't ask me to do a separate piece to show groove, timing etc as said he was really happy with what I played and that I did really well. Long story short, I got in! Looks like the next couple of years are going to be a fast track to bass awesomeness Great, really pleased for you, and what a stroke of luck the guy knowing the track you chose. 1 Quote
Dad3353 Posted June 5, 2021 Posted June 5, 2021 (... and the audition will go just fine. Tell us all about it when you've sobered up from the dual celebrations. ) 2 Quote
BassTractor Posted June 5, 2021 Posted June 5, 2021 We just hate being those what-did-we-tell-ya guys, but ... 😉 Congrats! You'll have a great time, I'm sure. 1 1 Quote
lozkerr Posted June 5, 2021 Posted June 5, 2021 5 hours ago, Sarah5string said: Long story short, I got in! Looks like the next couple of years are going to be a fast track to bass awesomeness Congratulations, Sarah! Very well done! 1 Quote
Mrbigstuff Posted June 6, 2021 Posted June 6, 2021 18 hours ago, Sarah5string said: Had my audition. The guy who was doing mine was lovely, but of course as soon as he started recording my performance piece I went into panic mode and started sweating all over lol. Apparently there was a bit of lag but he said he could tell that what I was playing was right from my hand positions as he knew the track well honestly himself. In the end he only got need to do the one piece and didn't ask me to do a separate piece to show groove, timing etc as said he was really happy with what I played and that I did really well. Long story short, I got in! Looks like the next couple of years are going to be a fast track to bass awesomeness Congrats! I hope you like practicing 8+ hours a day…. Quote
Sarah5string Posted June 6, 2021 Author Posted June 6, 2021 7 hours ago, OliverBlackman said: Congrats! I hope you like practicing 8+ hours a day…. Beats working in finance 8 hours a day 1 Quote
Sarah5string Posted June 6, 2021 Author Posted June 6, 2021 As a congratulations/birthday present my boyfriend took me to PMT in Birmingham and bought me a bass!! Say hello to my new Fender Jazz 'American professional II' 6 2 Quote
MacDaddy Posted June 6, 2021 Posted June 6, 2021 1 hour ago, Sarah5string said: As a congratulations/birthday present my boyfriend took me to PMT in Birmingham and bought me a bass!! Say hello to my new Fender Jazz 'American professional II' Does this mean changing your username to Sarah4string? 1 Quote
Waddo Soqable Posted June 6, 2021 Posted June 6, 2021 26 minutes ago, MacDaddy said: Does this mean changing your username to Sarah4string? She could change it to SarahGstring but she'd probably attract some unwelcome attention..... 1 Quote
Dad3353 Posted June 6, 2021 Posted June 6, 2021 17 minutes ago, Waddo Soqable said: She could change it to SarahGstring but she'd probably attract some unwelcome attention..... Oops..! I thought that was her ID..! I must get my glasses checked again. ... 2 Quote
Waddo Soqable Posted June 6, 2021 Posted June 6, 2021 3 minutes ago, Dad3353 said: Oops..! I thought that was her ID..! I must get my glasses checked again. ... Easy tiger..... 1 Quote
dave moffat Posted June 6, 2021 Posted June 6, 2021 2 hours ago, Sarah5string said: As a congratulations/birthday present my boyfriend took me to PMT in Birmingham and bought me a bass!! Say hello to my new Fender Jazz 'American professional II' Reckon he's a keeper then 1 Quote
Sarah5string Posted June 6, 2021 Author Posted June 6, 2021 10 minutes ago, dave moffat said: Reckon he's a keeper then Definitely 🤣 Quote
Mrbigstuff Posted June 6, 2021 Posted June 6, 2021 3 hours ago, Sarah5string said: Beats working in finance 8 hours a day Oh yes it certainly does Quote
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