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What Is Random Practice?
Back in the day when I decided that I wanted to become really good at the bass guitar I went about it like this: I found the bass teacher in London with the best reputation and made the time to … Continue reading
The Feedback Loop
OK you’re at a gig, the rhythm section is kicking, the guitarist and vocalist are wailing, the mosh pit if full, sweat is dripping from the ceiling. Suddenly there’s this ear splitting wail that derails the music. What do you … Continue reading
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The Deliberate Practice Cello Suite Challenge
First of all watch this clip: [youtube jx9Tp8oRu9w] That was John Patitucci playing the Prelude from Bach’s Cello Suite Nr 1 in G. Pretty cool eh? Who’d like to be able to play that but thinks it’s just wayyyyy too … Continue reading
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My Definition Of Talent – Hard Work Over Time
If you asked people what factor most contributed to Mozart’s success you’d probably get this answer: he was born with a gift for music. Ask them the same question, this time about Tiger Woods and you’d get a similar answer: … Continue reading
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So Which Pill Would You Take – The Red One or the Blue One?
In the Wachowski brothers film ‘The Matrix’ there’s a key scene in the first third of the movie where Keanu Reeves character is offered two pills. If he takes the blue pill nothing changes for him and life will carry … Continue reading
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Deliberate Practice Tutorial 1
Here’s the 1st in a series of free Deliberate Practice tutorials applied to bass guitar topics so that people can see how Deliberate Practice can be applied. This tutorial is based on two bars of STUCK IN THE MIDDLE WITH … Continue reading
Deliberate Practice And The Radio
So who listens to the radio anymore? We’ve got MP3 players for when we’re on the move. We’ve got CD players in our cars – mostly with the ability to play MP3 CDs or with an adaptor to plug our … Continue reading
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Deliberate Practice In The Developement Of The Funk Brothers
Stop a passerby in the street and ask them this question: Do You Know Who The Funk Brothers were? And the majority of people you ask won’t know the answer. Yet if you ask them who Elvis was? Or who … Continue reading
How To Avoid The Plateau – and How To Continually Improve In Your Playing
“Help me, man, I’m on the plateau!” I’ve seen that phrase – or variations of it – countless times in posts on TalkBass.com over the last year or so. I’ve had emails from some of my subscribers too with the … Continue reading
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What Is Deliberate Practice
If you’ve been reading the How-To-Play-Bass Ezine in the last few weeks you’ll have seen numerous mentions of my upcoming project – a multimedia course called Deliberate Practice. This article will give you an overview of what to expect from … Continue reading
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