international institute of bass...anyone else??

blakelock · #1 03-07-2011, 10:01 AM

hey all,
i'm taking the international institute of bass 12 week course "Contemporary Concepts For Bass Guitar & Acoustic Bass". it's pretty decent so far and certainly worth the price (~$25). the info is pretty similar to other books but the fixed week by week schedule will help keep me on track.

so, is anyone else out there taking it? anyone taken it before? there is an online chat every monday for Q & A but it's a bad time for me and i'd like to chat with others about the class.

blakelock · #2 03-10-2011, 02:08 PM

AHA! just as i suspected. i'm the only one.

well, at least i can give y'all a review of the course when i'm done.

Hellbastard · #3 03-10-2011, 02:13 PM

I enrolled in the Soloing techniques for bass guitar & acoustic bass. Just by looking at the material of the first lesson I can tell that at least I'll be getting a pletora of information, and theory explanations. It's too early to tell, but the course looks promising and for just 25 bucks it's good enough

Staredge · #4 03-10-2011, 08:48 PM

Wow...that looks pretty cool. I could use something like that. If you would, keep us updated as to how it goes.

sedgwick1489 · #5 03-11-2011, 05:56 AM

I haven't taken that specific course, but have studied lots with Cliff. His stuff is one of the best deals on the planet. You'll get lots of top notch studies for sure!

shwashwa · #6 03-11-2011, 06:13 AM

cliff who?

Hellbastard · #7 03-11-2011, 06:53 AM

Cliff Engel Cliff Engel | Learn Bass Guitar | Online Bass Lessons | Study Bass Online

shwashwa · #8 03-11-2011, 06:57 AM

i see... id wager that he's a protoge' of charlie banacos judging from the topics he's listed. its just a guess. i think its a good thing that charlie's tradition lives on

Skitch it! · #9 03-11-2011, 07:13 AM

Cliff has some nice transcriptions available for free download on his site, he's a great tutor. The Bach Cello Suite No1 transcript is nice, I've put it into standard tuning rather than Cello, just for the trickiness of the fingers in standard tuning, all good stuff.

cjmatt · #10 04-22-2011, 06:59 PM

So any word on how these classes are going/went?

sammyp · #11 04-22-2011, 07:05 PM

that ...is a fantastic course for $25 ...what is the next one iin that series?

Billnc · #12 04-22-2011, 07:22 PM

Holy @&%^! He is a bargain. $18.75 an hour for private lessons? Guys in that area are lucky. The fifth lesson in the month if there is one, is free.

miltslackford · #13 04-23-2011, 07:44 AM

interesting.. I might check that out thanks!

blakelock · #14 04-24-2011, 10:28 AM

hey all,
i'm the OP and the course is done so here goes.

i'm an intermediate player so i knew many of the concepts introduced in the class but hadn't really internalized them as second nature. so having just a week between lessons means you really have to spend a solid 30min a day to really get them. in fact, i'd give the lessons 30min of practice then applying these lessons to jazz standards for another 30min!

very roughly, the first half of the entire class is theory and basics then the second half is applying all these concepts to stadards and learning from classic transcriptions.

overall, it was definitely worth the price, you can find most of the info for free on the net nowadays but having the ability to chat directly with the teacher is priceleess and having a strict once a week schedule is very beneficial. i'll probably continue to work on the material for another couple months then take the more advanced class.

cheers y'all