First lesson in 25 years!

[Fishheadjoe]

Long story short, I haven't taken a lesson in 25 years! The first lesson I ever took, the teacher offered me a teaching job! I was fun.
The 2nd lesson was with a very good jazz player and I was in a hard rock band. It was essentially a discussion on technique.
I stopped playing altogether for about 25 years! I finally picked up my bass about 6 months ago and have been at it since. I feel I have hit a wall and need some help so after spending some time to find a teacher, I have my first lesson tonight!
Wish me luck, I'm a little nervous and really lookin forward to improving in many ways!
thanks for reading!
fishheadjoe

[quale213]

Good luck man. I love lessons.

[Fishheadjoe]

Well, surprise, surprise... I really don't suck! After introductions, chatting about what I'm looking for, we realized that I have been playing Modes for years and did not know it!
We are going to learn our modes and how to apply them and get a better understanding about what I have been doing and WHY, to become a better player.
Already lookin forward to next week... and yah, he almost had a poop when he saw and heard my Roscoe!!!!!!
fishheadjoe

[fearceol]

I also took up bass again a few years ago after a looooong absence. I have been taking lessons on and off ever since. Welcome back to the "low end" and best of luck with the lessons.

[Stumbo]

You might want to check out the following TB threads. Great info/education there:

If only I knew then what I know now... If I only knew then
Best musical advice you ever got Best musical advice


Practice Practice Practice How to practice bass
http://www.talkbass.com/wiki/index.p...arget_Approach Creating bass lines
Introduction to Scale and Chord Theory Intro to scale and chord theory
Modes...How to use them practically in music. Using modes
Reading Music Learn to read music
I need to learn how to read music for bass, how do i do it? Learn to read music
Need help reading bass clef Read bass clef
I need basic music theory help... Theory
Things every bassist should know? Things every bassist should know
Book list for GI Theory Links Theory Book Links
Music Theory/General Instruction Links GI links list
jazz scales? not played bass in over a year Jazz Scales
Guitar players as bass players...... Understanding a bass player's mindset
Guitar players as bass players...... Guitar players switching to bass

Online study of music theory/ear training.
http://www.teoria.com/ Check out the tutorials, exercises and reference(dictionary).
http://www.good-ear.com/
http://www.studybass.com/
http://www.activebass.com/

Books and instructional materials
http://www.bassbooks.com/shopping/default.asp

Free Jam tracks
http://www.freejamtracks.com/index.html

Free online lessons
A LOT of Free Lessons, how to's and other stuff from me!

This is a very helpful program for learning the notes on the bass clef. (as recommended by AlphaMale)
http://www.download.com/NoteCard/300...cdlPid=1509909
http://www.playthebass.com print flashcards for learning bass clef, print staff paper

[jimbob]

Good for you man! Get dialed in!

[Fishheadjoe]

Thanks for the links Stumbo! I got some reading to do!
LOL
fishheadjoe

[Bassorama57]

Hey thanks, good thread with lots of links. I think, after not having taken professional lessons in 30 years, I'll follow Joe's lead. Problem with being a bassist is, like Poo's Tigger, you're "the only one." Guitardists get to feed off each other, but bassists compete for the same oxygen once they're in the same space.

[MrLenny]

I recently started lessons after a long absence.
My teacher is 19 yrs. old and a wiz.
Good luck & enjoy.

[dave64o]

I'm 44 and have been "playing" for about seven or eight years and just started lessons two weeks ago. I found out I'm better than I thought, that I'm also nowhere near as good as I thought, and that I'm going to challenge the instructor as much as he's going to challenge me. I'm sure I was at least as nervous as you are, but now that I took that first step I'm really looking forward to pushing myself more than I have before.

Best of luck to you. It should be pretty interesting to see where we are this time next year!