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Playing Bass: Spirit Varnish Repairs for a Double Bass
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Notes on playing bass with a band: things to learn, things to practice, band talk, musicians, music and videos. Sunday, September 14, 2014. Spirit Varnish Repairs for a Double Bass. Repair of Spirit Varnish Blemishes; Upon Turning a Simple Scratch Into a Major Disaster. I carefully (for a change) removed my application of red/brown spirit varnish, using an alcohol-dampened rag (spirit varnish dissolves in alcohol). I got it down to the bare wood, carefully removing the ugly thick borders. I will ...I'm f...
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Playing Bass: May 2015
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Notes on playing bass with a band: things to learn, things to practice, band talk, musicians, music and videos. Friday, May 29, 2015. Lessons Learned: My Progress on Playing String Bass. Listen to the Band Here. Last night my Big Band, now called "the Cats Swing Band," gave a recital to mark the end of the semester. The Apostolic Church on Parr Avenue in Campbell, CA were kind enough to make their church available for our performance, and the pews were filled with friends and family. I could hear my stri...
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Playing Bass: September 2014
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Notes on playing bass with a band: things to learn, things to practice, band talk, musicians, music and videos. Tuesday, September 23, 2014. Two Easy Ways to Improve the Tone and Volume of Your Double Bass. I have been reading Chuck Traeger's books on the repair and setup of the double bass for optimum sound. In his short addition, Coda. He explains two easy ways to improve the tone and volume of your double bass. I am trying them out, and will report back here how they worked. The wooden end pin must be...
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Playing Bass: Playing Bass and Reading Notes: One Year Later
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Notes on playing bass with a band: things to learn, things to practice, band talk, musicians, music and videos. Sunday, July 26, 2015. Playing Bass and Reading Notes: One Year Later. Last Thursday, in my band class, I noticed that I was sight reading the notes with about 90% accuracy. I have come a long way in a year. The secret is PATIENCE. There are no shortcuts to learning to read notes. I am not where I want to be yet, but I am much closer than I was a year ago. Where will I be in a year from now?
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Playing Bass: Big Band Practice: My Progress on Double Bass Continues
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Notes on playing bass with a band: things to learn, things to practice, band talk, musicians, music and videos. Friday, September 19, 2014. Big Band Practice: My Progress on Double Bass Continues. Last night we held the first band practice with our new band leader, a young college student named Faris. Faris is a senior at San Jose State University, majoring in jazz. He plays piano and trombone. But not at the same time, har har. In other words, "once again, with feeling.". I was into it last night. M...
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Playing Bass: June 2015
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Notes on playing bass with a band: things to learn, things to practice, band talk, musicians, music and videos. Thursday, June 11, 2015. A Swingin' Safari - Great Jazz from 1962. Thanks to YouTube, there are several good versions of this song in video, but I like this one best. Cute early 1960's girls don't detract a bit. See and hear for yourself. If you can hear this song and not feel happy, there is something seriously wrong with you. Friday, June 5, 2015. And Christmas Time Is Here. Image: Metallica ...
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Playing Bass: Vince Guaraldi's Sacred Concert at Grace Cathedral to be Celebrated August 15, 2015
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Notes on playing bass with a band: things to learn, things to practice, band talk, musicians, music and videos. Friday, June 5, 2015. Vince Guaraldi's Sacred Concert at Grace Cathedral to be Celebrated August 15, 2015. And Christmas Time Is Here. His biggest hit, not related to "Peanuts," was undoubtedly Cast Your Fate to the Wind. A jazz piece that in 1963 became a cross-over hit in popular music. I still love that song, and it remains one of my favorites of all time. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Playing Bass: February 2014
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Notes on playing bass with a band: things to learn, things to practice, band talk, musicians, music and videos. Sunday, February 9, 2014. THE BEATLES - Fifty Years Later. February 9, 1964 was a Sunday, and that was the night the Ed Sullivan Show was live on television. On that night, fifty years ago today, the Beatles debuted in America on that show. The music fad just before the Beatles arrived was the hootenanny. Hootenannies featured folks singers playing acoustic guitars and singing crap like "Do...
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Playing Bass: July 2015
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Notes on playing bass with a band: things to learn, things to practice, band talk, musicians, music and videos. Sunday, July 26, 2015. Playing Bass and Reading Notes: One Year Later. Last Thursday, in my band class, I noticed that I was sight reading the notes with about 90% accuracy. I have come a long way in a year. The secret is PATIENCE. There are no shortcuts to learning to read notes. I am not where I want to be yet, but I am much closer than I was a year ago. Where will I be in a year from now?
