Very Awesome video. Probably the best one on the metronome I have seen. When I started bass I told my instructor I wanted to slap. He sighed, wound up a metronome and said when you can keep time to my satisfaction I’ll teach you and allow you to play slap… He said the most worthless person on stage is a bass player that slaps but cannot keep time. I still don’t slap. My time is getting better.
Thank you so much for the kind words. Your teacher is a wise man. I used to slap a lot more when I played in a cover band. I don't find there's much call for it these days. It's still a good technique to learn, but when the TIME is RIGHT. (see what I did there.😉)
@@richbrownbass absolutely. I think that was his point. I was brand new. In my mindI was gonna be the next Marcus Miller. He was saying “Slow your roll dude”
yo just got my first bass 24 hours ago as a 2 years guitar player and allready finished the series, was realy helpful and am honestly just waiting for video number 10. THANK YOU
As a beginner I prioritise being able to play in time and with feeling, while muting strings properly. I check my progress by recording myself. In my view, music theory is like college words to someone still in grade school, I learn a little bit from time to time.
Excellent lesson as always Rich. One thing I noticed that you didn't explicitly mention but is crucial to your bass line at the end of the video is notes length. They just change everything and it took me a minute to figure it out. Much love from a fellow Canadian ✌🏼
So simple and solid. Folks often get it twisted because they think simple and easy are the same, and in many cases, they are the opposite because simple leaves you with NOTHING to hide behind. Thank you for presenting something so fundamental and simple with such kindness and patience. Another one people get twisted are timing and TIME. Internalizing TIME, learning to live the movement, not just intellectualize, but truly feel it without rushing or dragging is maybe the deepest part of the magic that is music, and your lesson presents this with the respect it needs and deserves, without any woo-woo, despite the fact that what we summon forth when we understand and can CONTROL TIME is just that. It is magic, a power that transcends words. You know this, and have generously shared the gateway with anyone willing to open their hearts and minds to embrace it. Thank you, brother. Keep doing it right.
This is no doubt the most important aspect of playing the bass. I've been playing for over 20 years now and I still start my practice sessions with these exercises.
I love what you're saying about getting the music in your body and subconscious! My whole life I thought I just didn't have an aptitude for music, but long story short, I was mistaken. I started learning bass a couple of weeks ago and your videos have been so, so helpful. Feeling the rhythm and discovering the physicality of playing has been a whole new world for me and I'm grateful for people like you who have made learning so accessible. Thank you!
Drummer starts drumming, rest of the band gets in. Me: I have not completed taking in the music guys, give me a minute I swing a little😂... awesome lesson!
Another fantastic lesson, Rich! I'm loving seeing us teach similar concepts for different instruments in different ways. I would love to see an advanced video down the line of your process in learning the Five Elements music or the Sélébéyone repertoire.
As simple as this exercise is, I'll still spend a lot of time on it. For me, your ability to play good rhythms is paramount. No matter how simple your note choice is, if you play it in good time and with good groove you can get anyone dancing. This is my goal, thank you Rich
My suggestion is to go through his beginner course. It’s probably one of the best I watched. I watched them a couple of times. Don’t skip any and practice what he tells you.
Finished lesson 9 in the Beginner's Series. Is there, or will there be a lesson 10? If not, what lessons, in sequence, would you recommend next? Thanks in advance, Rich - LOVING THESE LESSONS!!!!!!!!!!!
You know neighbors I've exercise with the metronome for many years my metronome number one count is a high pitch the rest of the counts on the metronome is a low pitch if you lose yourself look for the high pitch that is the number one count listen to this metronome where do you identify the first count you don't get to know the rudiments
Great lesson! Hey I am looking for advice as a musician; music is my life and jamming with others is my favorite thing in the world. I’m debating going back to school for healthcare or for music. Do you think music college is worth it?
As a teacher at a college and a university here in Toronto, I'll say this: For those who apply themselves, study and work hard, and show up as much as possible, a post-secondary music program could change their lives for the better. However, I have to add that healthcare workers are true heroes. That's a tough call, brother.
My wife just told me this seemed arrogant. Please let me correct that. I only mentioned that played fretless because that switch 20 years ago changed my muscle memory and now when I play one of my fretted basses I play on top of the fret and the tone is ever so much better. I didn't mean "I play frettless ha ha ha" or anything like that. I left my ego at the door decades ago. Much love
@@billyjeffersoniv4344 Not to worry. I understood you. I play as close to the fret as possible (without being right on top) because it drastically minimizes the possibility of the dreaded fret buzz. That's it! 😁
