The hardest thing in music is to practice! In this class, Nim will teach you what to practice, how to practice and how to create your own practice routine. He will also provide you backing tracks to practice with so you will improve your bass skills and reach your goals in the shortest amount of time.
Making sure that you're playing correctly, that you're holding your bass guitar correctly and that you know how to use both hands in the right way in order to avoid bad habits. Good technique is good sound and good rhythm. It's important to know how to play effortlessly, and how to read, write and of course how to play fast.
It's often that a new advanced bass student will come for their first bass lesson with serious bad habits that will take more work than with a new beginner bass student. In order for you to understand music in any style, you need to know music theory - the 'rules' of music!
Please have a look below for what Nim teaches in his bass lessons for intermediate bass players. If you're after something specific, like a song you want or need to learn, how to play slap bass, how to work on your rhythm, how to be prepared for an audition/recording, then Nim can help!
Advanced
Scales 1 and 2 and a half Octaves -
Melodic minor, Lydian b7, Alterd,
Bebop scales,
Advanced jazz -
advance jazz harmony, advanced walking
bass lines, modern jazz, jazz history, chord substitution.
Rhythms and Styles -
Middle eastern rhythms, Afrobeat,
Progressive rock. south american, Latin music.
Gypsy music.
Learn odd time signatures - 5/4, 6/4, 7/4, 9/4,
10/4 etc. 5/8, 7/8, 9/8, 10/8, 11/8 etc...
Production-
Music programs, learn to compose beats, learn to write songs, bass lines, use of effects.
Bass Tutor -
Learn to be a bass tutor, learn how to teach beginner bass students, intermediate bass students and advanced bass students.
Book this class as a private group!