Awesome video man. I've reading for a bit now but I always get confused about what position to play a piece in by just looking at it. (hope that makes sense) Any advice?
I'm also struggling with this. I usually try and look ahead to see where i need to be in the next few measures and then see if there are any alternative fingerings that can get me there more comfortably than they way I'm doing it. this usually works for me but sometimes i just have to practice the weird fingering cuz it's the best i can come up with. Also remember that you can sometimes use open strings.
Thank you Kyle. Sound wisdom. You inspired me to dig out a piece l gave up on a year ago. Mostly because the reading frustrated me, but if that’s what I need to practice, right? I love your teaching / communication style.
@@michaelanthony9068 really appreciate you Michael. Yeah get back on that tune. Sometimes that time away is beneficial. Hope you can get over hump with it. Let me know if anything's hanging you up, happy to give some insight if I can
Hey Kim! I would absolutely play along with a recording. Also, once I get the raw technique down (hitting the right notes/rhythms), I'm listening for how I can improve the musicality...am I playing with a good consistent sound? Am I playing with a great feel? Etc.
That's exactly what I've been doing, it's what feels natural. Sometimes I spend more time on the slow part to get used, normally on parts I do something I'm not used to. Using this method I learned Californication in the first two weeks with a bass. If not, would've been impossible. But I think my method doesn't involve adding more notes, it's just chunks of the song. Just to note: I never play full song when learning, just each chunk separately. But, I have a drummer at home so, I can practice till I memorize how many times I need to repeat each part 😂 or get the clue of when the riff changes (guitars or drums help). Each one has its own method, yours is similar to mine. Just, I don't do full songs alone. Since I play on a band, I use them to learn the timings.
@@AmandaCopeteShin excellent...very cool to hear this has worked for you. With my students it's like night and day when they start practicing effectively
Great lesson, thanks a lot. One of the best in my humble opinion. If you now how to learn, you have a platform for getting new tunes under your skin. By the way, what is the title of the book? 😊
@@JR_MusicMan haha I appreciate you! Yeah, well said, that's the whole crux of it. I'm actually working on a few course modules right now...progress is slow and steady as I'm working a lot of hours so my "free time" is limited. But it's coming along!
Do you have any advice on how to play or practice by ear, especially for people that haven't done it before or have just been reading sheet/tabs for their entire lives? I want to improve my ear but it's really frustrating to not be able to find the correct notes or not knowing if what you are playing is actually correct. Playing by ear also forces you to memorize everything up to that point (assuming you are correct) which is a skill in and of itself lol. How would you recommend practicing these skillsets?
@@Cybrtronlazr Great question. All of this stuff applies to learning by ear, BUT you have to have the part that you're learning "in your ear" before you start getting it down on the bass. Start with a small chunk of it (a phrase, a few measures, or even a few notes) and memorize that phrase well enough to sing it out loud. It doesn't have to be pretty, but make sure you can attempt to sing it. That "proves" that you've internalized what it sounds like. Then, see if you can slow it down a bit and start by matching the pitches. When you learn a new tune, really dig into it and be able to sing the bass line AND the vocal melody (again, it don't gotta be pretty!). I couldn't read notation for the first few years of playing and I wouldn't trade that for anything. Developing your ear is such a good thing!
@@KYLETEACHESBASSYT yeah I sometimes wish I wasn't classically trained (I did orchestra/band in middle and high school) before I started playing electric so I could read pretty well but didn't develop a great ear :(
I sort of stumbled into this type of practice routine, especially when learning new songs. I typically break things up phrase by phrase rather than measure by measure. It feels more natural to me to ‘finish the sentence’. I definitely do stop and clap out a rhythm sometimes.
Hi Kyle, what’s the name of that book?
Awesome lesson! But what is that beatiful green bass behind you? Would love to see it
Awesome video man. I've reading for a bit now but I always get confused about what position to play a piece in by just looking at it. (hope that makes sense) Any advice?
I'm also struggling with this. I usually try and look ahead to see where i need to be in the next few measures and then see if there are any alternative fingerings that can get me there more comfortably than they way I'm doing it. this usually works for me but sometimes i just have to practice the weird fingering cuz it's the best i can come up with. Also remember that you can sometimes use open strings.
Thank you Kyle. Sound wisdom. You inspired me to dig out a piece l gave up on a year ago. Mostly because the reading frustrated me, but if that’s what I need to practice, right? I love your teaching / communication style.
@@michaelanthony9068 really appreciate you Michael. Yeah get back on that tune. Sometimes that time away is beneficial. Hope you can get over hump with it. Let me know if anything's hanging you up, happy to give some insight if I can
Kyle,after you get the tune down,in the method you did in your video,would you next,play along with/the recording?
Thx for your work 👍
Hey Kim! I would absolutely play along with a recording. Also, once I get the raw technique down (hitting the right notes/rhythms), I'm listening for how I can improve the musicality...am I playing with a good consistent sound? Am I playing with a great feel? Etc.
That's exactly what I've been doing, it's what feels natural. Sometimes I spend more time on the slow part to get used, normally on parts I do something I'm not used to.
Using this method I learned Californication in the first two weeks with a bass. If not, would've been impossible. But I think my method doesn't involve adding more notes, it's just chunks of the song.
Just to note: I never play full song when learning, just each chunk separately. But, I have a drummer at home so, I can practice till I memorize how many times I need to repeat each part 😂 or get the clue of when the riff changes (guitars or drums help).
Each one has its own method, yours is similar to mine. Just, I don't do full songs alone. Since I play on a band, I use them to learn the timings.
@@AmandaCopeteShin excellent...very cool to hear this has worked for you. With my students it's like night and day when they start practicing effectively
Great lesson, thanks a lot. One of the best in my humble opinion. If you now how to learn, you have a platform for getting new tunes under your skin. By the way, what is the title of the book? 😊
@@JR_MusicMan haha I appreciate you! Yeah, well said, that's the whole crux of it.
I'm actually working on a few course modules right now...progress is slow and steady as I'm working a lot of hours so my "free time" is limited. But it's coming along!
@@JR_MusicMan oh, and the book! That's called The Real Book. It's a collection of jazz standards (melody and chord changes). Great book to own!
@@KYLETEACHESBASSYT Wow, I thought they were chords only, with no music notation. That's good to know, many thanks!
Do you have any advice on how to play or practice by ear, especially for people that haven't done it before or have just been reading sheet/tabs for their entire lives? I want to improve my ear but it's really frustrating to not be able to find the correct notes or not knowing if what you are playing is actually correct. Playing by ear also forces you to memorize everything up to that point (assuming you are correct) which is a skill in and of itself lol. How would you recommend practicing these skillsets?
@@Cybrtronlazr Great question. All of this stuff applies to learning by ear, BUT you have to have the part that you're learning "in your ear" before you start getting it down on the bass. Start with a small chunk of it (a phrase, a few measures, or even a few notes) and memorize that phrase well enough to sing it out loud. It doesn't have to be pretty, but make sure you can attempt to sing it. That "proves" that you've internalized what it sounds like. Then, see if you can slow it down a bit and start by matching the pitches.
When you learn a new tune, really dig into it and be able to sing the bass line AND the vocal melody (again, it don't gotta be pretty!).
I couldn't read notation for the first few years of playing and I wouldn't trade that for anything. Developing your ear is such a good thing!
@@KYLETEACHESBASSYT yeah I sometimes wish I wasn't classically trained (I did orchestra/band in middle and high school) before I started playing electric so I could read pretty well but didn't develop a great ear :(
Your BB is wonderful :)))) (great lesson thanks)
@@warburgaby thank you! Love this bass!
@@KYLETEACHESBASSYT also I love my bb734a 😅 one day hope to find and play some of the olds bb's
I always practice slow first, but rarely use a metronome, I often get confused, I got get used to it though
I sort of stumbled into this type of practice routine, especially when learning new songs. I typically break things up phrase by phrase rather than measure by measure. It feels more natural to me to ‘finish the sentence’. I definitely do stop and clap out a rhythm sometimes.
@@JT96708 yeah that's great, phrases are great to work with...gets you thinking about the song in context too.
ur the man dude! ❤
@@maniraissdana6334 really appreciate the kind words! Thanks for supporting the channel!
Where did you get that metronome?
@@Solidegg a music shop...had it almost 20 years haha!
I am slowly learning to practice. I will confidently Apply these principles now.
@@paulhopkins686 excellent! It's a skill like any other!