The quality of your warm-up determines the success of your practice routine, and subsequently, how great of a player you can become. The Bass Player's Warm-Up puts the process of one of the world's best bassists right into your hands. Janek Gwizdala shares his personal exercises to prepare your fingers and mind for playing your instrument; whether it's setting up for a ten-minute maintenance session, or moments before walking on stage to a sold-out show. These warm-ups were written with every bassist in mind, so if you've just picked up the bass or have played your whole life, let The Bass Player's Warm-Up become your new method for greeting your instrument every day.
Every bassist practices things like warm-ups, exercises, and new vocabulary. But how do you translate these concepts and techniques into your playing? From Practice to Performance will guide you through a tried-and-true process of transforming the elements of your practice routine into real, inspired music. The book is split into two parts: the first includes 30 exercises in all twelve keys, plus an in-depth look at how to construct a productive practice schedule utilizing this new vocabulary. Part Two puts these exercises into context, explaining precisely how to use them over various chord changes, with harmonic analysis and specialized tips from world-renowned bassist Janek Gwizdala. From Practice to Performance will not only transform your technique, your vocabulary, and how you practice, but it will revolutionize how effectively you can turn your hard work into real results as a performer. Along with a complete video master-class that provides a deeper understanding of the book's content, we're including highly polished play-alongs that will allow you to put all of these concepts into action immediately. The book also comes complete with TAB for each exercise in every key.
(Guitar Educational). Bass players: customize your warm-up routine with this fantastic collection of stretches, coordination exercises, pentatonic scales, major and minor scales, and arpeggios sure to limber up your fingers and hands and get you ready to play in top form!
If you are looking for warm-up exercises, THIS is the book for you Warm-up exercises are important to all musicians first and foremost to prevent injury and to get you in the zone for that all-important gig or practice session. They can also help build up your finger strength, help with coordination, and improve your overall skill and fluency on the bass guitar. The exercises in this book can be used before any performance or practise session to get the blood flowing to your muscles and ensure that you are focused. This book comes with the following: Over 70 exercises specifically written for bass guitar players mp3's of all the exercises Pdf Practice Planner In the exercises I have included a comprehensive set of technical challenges and familiar patterns that you might see in every day bass lines. Some of the exercises are drills that you can use to improve technique, but most of the exercises have content to help you work on playing musically as you warm up. This book is suitable for any bass player from beginner level to advanced levels. Get started with a proper warm-up TODAY! Scroll up to order your copy Other books by Greg Hagger: Sight Reading For Bass Players
(Bass Builders). Perfect for beginning to advanced players, this book with audio by world-renowned bassist and educator Jon Liebman provides a 52-week, one-exercise-per-week workout program for developing, improving and maintaining bass guitar technique. Liebman teaches: chromatics; scales & arpeggios; string-crossing and advanced patterns; slapping & popping; and more -- all in styles ranging from rock, funk and R&B to jazz, disco, reggae and more. Bassists using "Bass Aerobics" will benefit from increased speed, improved dexterity, better accuracy and heightened coordination not to mention an awesome new groove vocabulary! The accompanying audio contains all 52 workout grooves for both demonstration and play-along.
Bass Player's Guide to Looping: A Comprehensive Method to Pedal Looping on Bass [OVER 2.5 HOURS OF VIDEO INCLUDED]Bass Player's Guide to Looping is the definitive method to mastering the art of live-looping with the electric bass. Join world-renowned bassist Janek Gwizdala as he reveals every single detail of his signal chain--including illustrated pedal settings, tips on effects and gear, and proper looping techniques--giving you an endless array of tools to practice, compose, and perform live as a true artist. Whether you've used a loop pedal for years or just purchased your first one, Bass Player's Guide to Looping will help you to become the best looping bassist you can be.With purchase of this book, you also gain access to over 2.5 hours of video instruction. These videos include in-depth explanations and performances of every concept in the book, bonus footage of techniques used in solo bass performance, and live footage of looping with both a drummer in a duo setting as well as with a live band.
Music Theory for the Bass Player is a comprehensive and immediately applicable guide to making you a well-grounded groover, informed bandmate and all-around more creative musician. Included with this book are 89 videos that are incorporated in this ebook. This is a workbook, so have your bass and a pen ready to fill out the engaging Test Your Understanding questions! Have you always wanted to learn music theory but felt it was too overwhelming a task? Perhaps all the books seem to be geared toward pianists or classical players? Do you know lots of songs, but don't know how the chords are put together or how they work with the melody? If so, this is the book for you! • Starting with intervals as music's basic building blocks, you will explore scales and their modes, chords and the basics of harmony. • Packed with fretboard diagrams, musical examples and exercises, more than 180 pages of vital information are peppered with mind-bending quizzes, effective mnemonics, and compelling learning approaches. • Extensive and detailed photo demonstrations show why relaxed posture and optimized fingering are vital for good tone, timing and chops. • You can even work your way through the book without being able to read music (reading music is of course a vital skill, yet, the author believes it should not be tackled at the same time as the study of music theory, as they are different skills with a different practicing requirement. Reading becomes much easier once theory is mastered and learning theory on the fretboard using diagrams and patterns as illustrations, music theory is very accessible, immediately usable and fun. This is the definitive resource for the enthusiastic bassist! p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Helvetica} p.p2 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Helvetica; min-height: 16.0px} This book and the 89 free videos stand on their own and form a thorough source for studying music theory for the bass player. If you'd like to take it a step further, the author also offers a corresponding 20 week course; this online course works with the materials in this book and practices music theory application in grooves, fills and solos. Information is on the author's blog.
This enjoyable and challenging exercise routine will prepare you for the rigors of contemporary bass playing and sharpen your technique. The strategy focuses on warm-ups and stretching, exercises for strength, agility and stamina, and specific techniques such as hammer-ons and pull-offs. Jam-packed with tried-and-true "bassrobic" exercises, this book will build your technique, no matter what style of music you play. Don't let another day go by without making this a perfect new addition to your bass library.
