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Originally Posted by For_Ironys_Sake  I put the word problem in quotes becasue i dont think its that bad of a thing. Just weird.
Basically at this point I'm working on ear training and learning by ear and what not (getting pretty good at it too  ). But to my point, when I sit down with my bass and try to figure it out and actually focus on the bass part it seems like thats when I have the most trouble hearing it. However, when I jus have cd player going, and I'm just listening to my music for fun and relaxation I can totally pick out the bass part and hear it way clearer.
Anyone else experience this? |
Most people "hear" better without the instrument in their hands. This is because when you're just sitting down and listening to the music, listening is all you're doing.
You're not distracted by the instrument in your hands; you don't immediately guess where the notes are on the fret board, and your ego's not involved saying "I should be getting this faster" or "this is too hard for me to figure out."
You simply hear the notes and phrases for what they are, not what you think they might be. The added step of translating the pitches and sounds in your head to a musical instrument does not exist.
What you might try to get past this is to listen to the bass line you are trying to learn, then, after you can hear it clearly in your head, sing the part out loud. If you can sing the part out loud accurately (key word, accurately), there is no reason you can not play it on your instrument. Having internalized the pitches and rhythms in your head, figuring out where the notes are on the instrument is the easy part.
