pllease help me people i need to get into college

rduffell · #1 06-29-2007, 07:06 AM

i need a good song that will blow my interviewers away can you tell me some and maybe link me to the tab if not il just find it cheers

robin

Linkert · #2 06-29-2007, 07:35 AM

Maybe:
Jaco Pastorius - Opus Pocus
Jaco Pastorius - Okonkole Y Trompa
James Brown - Cold Sweat (The James.B Prooves that you are tight)
James Brown - Pap's Got A Brand New Bag
Stevie Wonder - Master Blaster
Stevie Wonder - I Was Made To Love Her (this one is nice)

**Blackbird** · #3 06-29-2007, 08:00 AM

If you were serious about music, you'd know which song to play already.

Anyway, you don't need to blow anyone away. Just show you can play with a good tempo. Students don't have to be great. That's why they're students. It's the work you do after you're in that counts.

If you're serious about learning, better start working on your sight reading. No one in school is going to take tab seriously.

rduffell · #4 06-29-2007, 02:05 PM

thanks linkert erm yea black bird its not school this is like acm not just school you dont just play around its gigging and stuff and i was thinking the chillis just wanted some other ideas and linkert has come up with some good ideas n im trying some james brown cheers robin

bass_drum · #5 06-29-2007, 02:13 PM

Usually to get into college you need to know the basics of captilization and punctuation.

Just kidding.

Maybe if you look into some cello or upright clasical pieces you will find something you like?

Justin B.

rduffell · #6 06-29-2007, 02:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bass_drum

Usually to get into college you need to know the basics of captilization and punctuation.

Just kidding.

Maybe if you look into some cello or upright clasical pieces you will find something you like?

Justin B.

haha yea funny im dyslexic but yea maybe cheers

morf · #7 06-29-2007, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Blackbird

If you're serious about learning, better start working on your sight reading. No one in school is going to take tab seriously.

I cant believe I agree with Blackbird but this is dead on. If you're only getting by on tabs you IMHO have no shot. Learn to read music, FAST.

sk8terguy316 · #8 06-29-2007, 03:15 PM

Well I am young as you most likely are, maybe even younger, But I have reviewed some college program's audition requirements and I would say to wait until next year and practice your a** off. Most schools want you to display at least a basic knoledge of sight reading and also they will most likley ask you to walk over a standard. Unfortunatley for you, you seem like you're stuck on tab which means that you will lock up if they put a chord chart in front of you and tell you to walk over it or solo over the chorus. I suggest you get some materials on theory and jazz etc. Most colledges want you to know jazz (If you're going for electric bass) you should also leanr classical. What I did was surf around the University of North Texas's website for a bit and found some of the materials you work from in the college. You should do the same for whatever college(s) you would like to go to.

doctorjazz · #9 06-29-2007, 08:17 PM

Learn to read. That's absolutely a must. If you're going to be studying electric bass, you'll almost certainly be in a jazz program, so learn to walk over changes too.

That said, if you really want to impress somebody, I'd say you should play something like a Bach etude.

Tslicebass · #10 06-30-2007, 12:31 AM

Write something... people love that.

rduffell · #11 06-30-2007, 04:43 AM

i can read music i just perfer tabs but music as well would be good just give me something ok give me music so i have the timeing cheers

i cant wait untill next year beacause last time i just played scales n stuff not the want a song.. cheers

sk8terguy316 · #12 06-30-2007, 11:01 AM

You may be able to read music, but obviosley not as well as you could, because you prefer tab. You should ditch the tab and learn to sight-read music. Many people can read music, but be able to sight-read music so that it is quick and easy is difficult yet rewarding. If you are looking for a career in music sight-readingwill help you a lot and be one of the most valuable tools in your arsenal.

doctorjazz · #13 06-30-2007, 12:05 PM

Here's a very handy tool Gary Willis has on his site for working on your reading. It basically just generates a page of random notes, you can pick whether you need to work on sharps, flats, etc.

http://garywillis.com/pages/lessons/read.html

forte · #14 06-30-2007, 12:25 PM

haha you're all dumb. write your own music.

or go home, son.

hbarcat · #15 06-30-2007, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by rduffell

pllease help me people i need to get into college

robin

College is way overrated.*

Don't waste your time and money going unless the career you want requires that piece of paper called a "diploma". If you want to be a performing musician then play gigs as often as you can get them to make yourself seen and heard and practice hours every day.

And you can learn to sight read charts and notation by practicing on your own.

*Feel free to flame me if you want to, but I stand by my statement.

James Hart · #16 06-30-2007, 12:47 PM

Chillis are not going to blow away the reviewers of a college audition. TABs over music sounds like you haven't learned to transpose music by ear.

You want to get into college for bass.... read & learn the General Instruction section (where I'm sending this thread).

Good luck, I prepared for over 2 years for my auditions.

TheBassBetween · #17 06-30-2007, 01:01 PM

If we're talking about Jaco's Blackbird, it's transcribed in TAB and notation in his book of transcriptions.

rduffell · #18 06-30-2007, 04:41 PM

cheers guys

iceshaft07 · #19 06-30-2007, 06:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by doctorjazz

Here's a very handy tool Gary Willis has on his site for working on your reading. It basically just generates a page of random notes, you can pick whether you need to work on sharps, flats, etc.

http://garywillis.com/pages/lessons/read.html

THANK YOU!!!

I was always looking for a way to practice sight reading!

THANK YOU!!

SundanceChile · #20 07-02-2007, 05:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blackbird

If you were serious about music, you'd know which song to play already.

Anyway, you don't need to blow anyone away. Just show you can play with a good tempo. Students don't have to be great. That's why they're students. It's the work you do after you're in that counts.

If you're serious about learning, better start working on your sight reading. No one in school is going to take tab seriously.

+1 on all accounts.