practice and scales/arpegios

wilki29 · #1 07-26-2005, 04:48 PM

I was looking for some good scales and arpegios to help with practicing(maybe some websites?). Also is there any effective way to increase my speed besides scales and arpegios?

lemur821 · #2 07-26-2005, 06:58 PM

Speed is all about precision. Learn a song sloooowww until it's perfect, then speed it up to performance speed in very tiny increments. A metronome is a must.

The Clap · #3 07-26-2005, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by lemur821

Speed is all about precision. Learn a song sloooowww until it's perfect, then speed it up to performance speed in very tiny increments. A metronome is a must.

Yes, slow/perfect practice is the way to fast/effortless performance. Scales and arpeggios have nothing to do with practicing speed, so try not to make that association. There are plenty of folks that can shred unmusically, up and down scale forms already.

wilki29 · #4 07-27-2005, 01:08 AM

well do you know of any good scales/arpegios sites? I find they help me a lot, Thanks

bonscottvocals · #5 07-27-2005, 08:50 AM

Active Bass

Wilki, I think the Clap was trying to tell you that the two are not interchangeable. Any memorized pattern should be played slowly and then built upon. What he means by unmusically is that a scale is a dull run up and down, and that skipping notes, choosing different notes, inverting, etc. all lead to more musical forms of expression.

That said, scales are good for training your ears to hear 'what fits' within a certain scale, so long as you also understand the application of that scale. Scales are good for warming up, ear training, etc. and if they're helping you out, by all means, you should use them.

wilki29 · #6 07-27-2005, 11:16 AM

i understand what hes saying. I just need some good scales to warm up with.

bonscottvocals · #7 07-27-2005, 01:23 PM

Did you go to the "Activebass.com" site that I linked? Every scale you can imagine.

Correlli · #8 07-27-2005, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by wilki29

i understand what hes saying. I just need some good scales to warm up with.

Diminished and Wholetone scales might be what you're looking for.

The nice thing about those two, is that you can have more than one key center, as they are symmetrical scales.

You may not want to learn any otder scales. Just use different tuning methods instead.

Good scales for jamming on. Just close your eyes, get the rhythm, and jam, jam, jam "all night long" - Lionel Richie

IMO, the first five scales to learn:

-Diatonic Major
-Natural Minor
-Diminished
-Augmented
-Wholetone