Starting youtube tutorials, want your help

dontcallmeQRACK · #1 05-23-2009, 04:03 PM

Dear all,

Tomorrow I am going to start giving out free tutorials on youtube, from basic beginning fundamentals of bass, music theory and maybe some keyboard / guitar / rhythm training as well , and of course many other things. My question is does anyone on here have anything specific they would like me to target?

Thanks, have a safe holiday weekend all!
Mike

narbinit · #2 05-23-2009, 04:08 PM

I want you to show some slap fundamentals (if you play slap), all the other youtube tutorials kinda suck.

Zombbg4 · #3 05-23-2009, 04:19 PM

Analyzing some transcribed solo/lines would be cool.

Jazzdogg · #4 05-23-2009, 04:27 PM

Pardon me for asking, but what are your qualifications?

dontcallmeQRACK · #5 05-23-2009, 04:59 PM

Thanks for all your responses so far!

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Originally Posted by Jazzdogg

Pardon me for asking, but what are your qualifications?

Haha, I'm doing it mainly for fun, it's not like I'm charging a fee to watch any of the videos I produce so if you don't want to watch them, then don't.

I guess the only qualification would be that I'm currently completing my high school year with a 98 in college level music theory?, other than that I'm in a band and such, those aren't really qualifications though, so I won't list minute things such as those.

HaVIC5 · #6 05-23-2009, 11:23 PM

Not to be too harsh on you, because you clearly mean well and have the drive, but there are plenty of mediocre lessons out there on youtube from people who have relatively limited credentials and experience. Unless you have some genuienly new and enlightening way of looking at a subject that legitimately hasn't been touched on before by the masses of would-be youtube teachers, I would just save your/everybody else's time. Focus instead on your own education.

Zombbg4 · #7 05-24-2009, 12:48 AM

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Originally Posted by HaVIC5

Focus instead on your own education.

Teaching is a great way to rediscover/cement what you already know. I really don't see any reason to discourage someone from making a tutorial unless its full of bad and harmfull info. A good idea would be to remake those horrible "expert" village videos!!

Pastafarian · #8 05-24-2009, 01:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Zombbg4

Teaching is a great way to rediscover/cement what you already know. I really don't see any reason to discourage someone from making a tutorial unless its full of bad and harmfull info. A good idea would be to remake those horrible "expert" village videos!!

Agree entirely! And the only qualification I'd care about is sufficient skill at playing bass (and knowing what you're talking about).

As a beginner, I occasionally watch those tutorials, and agree that many are horrid. So, for what it's worth:

- poor production is particularly frustrating. Really hate the clips with grainy video and really low-quality sound - just stinks of no effort being put into making them. Also get annoyed when half the fretboard has been cut off. Seen a couple of good ones that include close-ups - can be really helpful
- also hate the ones where the presenter keeps hesitating and stumbling over his words

For what I'd love to see covered by tutorial videos:
- technique: avoiding basic errors, how to practise, slap (as above)
- theory: scales and modes (seen lots of bad explanations of modes), and how to apply them effectively
- basses/amps: how different basses sound, the effect of adjusting tone/EQ settings (searched for a good P v J video recently, no luck)
- styles: different ways of playing the bass, perhaps drawing on the all-time greats - or even right and wrong ways of playing. Appreciate this is a real beginner's question, but I'm sort of referring to the question of what the bassist should do: just hold down the bottom end, or try and create melodic/harmonic interest by walking between chords, etc. Coming to think of it, that'd be my top suggestion - how to build a bassline that's stylish and interesting, does its job of nailing the bottom end, but isn't too obtrusive.

Didn't intend to launch into a wish-list, but hope that helps!

sonofabass · #9 07-11-2009, 08:35 PM

Each1 Teach1. Everyone has something to share. I just read something on hear from someone I thought had some pretty enlightening things to say on youtube but the tone of his response turns my stomach. I realize that I'm a few months late but I have to get it off my chest.

This particular cat seems like a great player but wow, what an ego. To him I would say live a while longer. You'll soon realize that we all eventually come to realize - the more you "learn" the more you will (or should) realize that you don't know nearly as much as you think you do.

HaVIC5 · #10 07-11-2009, 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by sonofabass

Each1 Teach1. Everyone has something to share. I just read something on hear from someone I thought had some pretty enlightening things to say on youtube but the tone of his response turns my stomach. I realize that I'm a few months late but I have to get it off my chest.

This particular cat seems like a great player but wow, what an ego. To him I would say live a while longer. You'll soon realize that we all eventually come to realize - the more you "learn" the more you will (or should) realize that you don't know nearly as much as you think you do.

I'm going to assume this was pointed at me (the ego again, haha), since my post was the only one in the thread so far that could be construed as self-important or egotistical. I admit the post might have been harsh and generally unnecessary, and I definitely didn't mean to imply that my own videos are the least bit more important or instructional than any of the other thousands of great videos on youtube for simliar things, and then all the sorts of things that I couldn't hope to teach, let alone do decently (slapping/double thumbing, sixteenth note grooves, three-finger technique, R&B styles, afro-cuban stuff, etc, etc, etc), but I will say this.

There is a lot of crap out there. I don't think anybody could argue against that. Sites like Expert Village propagate disinformation in the worst way from self-declared, well, experts in a field that they are just beginning to explore. This is a disservice both to their audience who will get wrong or poorly conceived information, and to them because they feel like they have mastered a topic with which they have little actual experience. Learning through teaching is a GREAT tool, but I feel like there has to be a strong foundation for the student and the teacher to get anything out of it.

JimmyM · #11 07-12-2009, 02:33 AM

I got nothing against someone who feels good about teaching. Lord knows we need more teachers. But there is a lot of dangerous stuff out there on Youtube masquerading as lessons. Technique lessons shouldn't be given by newbs, and I've seen a lot of stuff that will result in crippling injuries being called good technique. So if you're going to do teaching videos, don't do them about stuff you don't know about.

HaVIC5 · #12 07-12-2009, 08:05 AM

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Originally Posted by JimmyM

I got nothing against someone who feels good about teaching. Lord knows we need more teachers. But there is a lot of dangerous stuff out there on Youtube masquerading as lessons. Technique lessons shouldn't be given by newbs, and I've seen a lot of stuff that will result in crippling injuries being called good technique. So if you're going to do teaching videos, don't do them about stuff you don't know about.

Like OFPF?

Haha, but seriously, there is some stuff which is utter rubbish.

Zombbg4 · #13 07-12-2009, 05:00 PM

You should get into politics Havic.

Armbruster · #14 07-12-2009, 05:10 PM

Go for it.

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