[Dixielandjazz] Fwd from the TubaEuph list - Basic walking Bass tutorial

[David Richoux]

Hi all,

for those of us long-time Bass/Tuba OKOM players this stuff should be  
automatic, but if you are just learning (or teaching a new player) I  
suggest that you visit this site. Nothing earth-shaking - just a good  
first lesson!

http://www.sibeliusmusic.com/cgi-bin/show_score.pl?scoreid=89908

You will have to install a small program called "Scorch"  that lets  
your web browser play Sibelius files (I think it won't work on  
Internet Exploder.)

Dave Richoux

> If anyone is on the contrabass list or a string bass list, I would  
> be obliged if you would forward this information to those lists.
>
> Not long after I first joined the tubaeuph list there was a  
> discussion about walking bass lines.  I mentioned that I had a  
> handout (a "primer") that discussed the construction of walking  
> lines from chord symbols and offered to send it to anyone who sent  
> me a Self-Addressed-Stamped-Envelope.  This was in the old windows  
> 3.1 days and none of us had anything like PDF at the time.
>
> I was suprised at the amount of interest I had.  I made a boatload  
> of copies and sent it out all over the USA.  Some that requested it  
> were well-known tuba players and I was flattered to be able to send  
> it to them.  It was a great handout as far as it went, which wasn't  
> very far.
>
> I have just finished a major reworking of this handout and it is  
> now on my Sibeliusmusic page.  It discusses the basics of playing  
> walking bass lines using major, minor, and dominant 7 chords.  This  
> will help any bass player to read chord symbols and could also help  
> those of you who do arranging with your bass lines.  I am hoping  
> the text would make sense to a reasonably sharp high school  
> bassist.  I am not going to be sending them out for free this time,  
> but you can look at the whole thing online for free if you download  
> the scorch plugin.  If you want to print a copy it is currently set  
> at $10.00.   The examples all play online with your sound card.
>
> I have been teaching a bass guitar fundamentals class at the SWOSU  
> band camp here in Oklahoma for around thirty years.  The material  
> in the book is taken from the approaches that worked with the class  
> members.  We used the first five pages at camp this summer and the  
> kids caught on really quickliy.  I think having the notes and the  
> tablature was very helpful.
>
> If you do look at it, please log in to Sibelius and add it to your  
> favorites.  This won't cost you anything, but I will say thanks in  
> advance for spending the needed time.  If enough people list it as  
> a favorite it gets a lot more exposure.
>
> Here is the link:
>
> http://www.sibeliusmusic.com/cgi-bin/show_score.pl?scoreid=89908
>
> If it doesn't work you can find it from the link below my signature.
>
> Thanks again,
>
>
> Rob Reck
> reckeuph at sbcglobal.net
> http://members.sibeliusmusic.com/robreck