My 13yo Daughter the bassist

**iriegnome** · #1 03-10-2010, 10:08 AM

Last night my daughter played bass for the Washington Middle school Jazz band. They recieved a 1 for their performance.
It is a B class piece.
Here is a Youtube link.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6hfP1mF8jA
She has only been playing for a year and a half and only for Jazz band. She normally plays the Flute and Piccilo for Concert band.

TAOspeedwagon · #2 03-10-2010, 10:10 AM

your daughter is awesome.

i would be proud

Gord_oh · #3 03-10-2010, 10:18 AM

couldnt view it at work, so i hopped on my phone.
youre a proud dad, you have a daughter with some musical talent.

i was in jazz band in MS and played in band all the way in HS.
it opens up so many doors. (ive only been out for 2 years)
she is well on her way.

countrybassist · #4 03-10-2010, 10:21 AM

Your daughter did a nice job. Only problem is the sax players right foot. It kept distracting me. lol!!!

Plookie · #5 03-10-2010, 10:58 AM

She did a great job on the bass. I'm impressed.

calshands · #6 03-10-2010, 11:00 AM

Nice Work!! I wouldn't be too surprised to see her in black evening wear, thumping out the standards, before too long.

LowEnd88 · #7 03-10-2010, 11:01 AM

Chameleon!

Sounded great!

mccartneyman · #8 03-10-2010, 11:05 AM

Great left hand position!

**iriegnome** · #9 03-10-2010, 12:26 PM

What I found funny is her right leg. She keeps putting it up on the chair behind her! Also she keeps chewing her gum out of time!! HAHA... It is funny.
I was uber proud of her.

Spinal Tapper · #10 03-10-2010, 12:30 PM

She's holding it down! Very nice!

Ian Perge · #11 03-11-2010, 05:06 AM

Very nice, rhythmically solid & in lock-step with the Drummer, and no flubs that could have mentally "tossed her" out of the performance for a moment - as I recall at that age, *one* mistake can throw a player off for a measure or two to reset themselves as opposed to "playing through" as you're taught later on. Most likely much better than *I* was at the same age, but she's having the experience of playing with her school's Jazz Band... and dare I say one of the best parts of her band: even when I was "playing" Clarinet, using the term "playing" extremely loosely, I knew that School Orchestras at that age can be pretty cringe-inducing especially the Horn Sections... doubled if you have Absolute or Relative Pitch. (

) Comparatively, I believe I was learning Aerosmith's "Pump", Mötley Crüe's "Dr. Feelgood", Winger's S/T debut, and Def Leppard's "Hysteria"

(but to give myself a little bit of credit, given that I was entirely self-taught the albums I started out learning were also ones with solid rhythm sections that helped develop my musical "ear" early on an had me working on Rush's back catalog in only a few years. )

...but c'mon Dad, no lending her the Fender Precision Special, Fender Precision Deluxe, or StingRay to help give her an advancement in both the "Quality Gear Equals Technically/Physically Easier to Play and Learn Pieces Of Music" as well as "Cool Gear Equals a Cooler Musician Amongst your Peers"? No helping her out in those areas?!?

(...but very nice taste in your Modulus Genesis 4 & 5-strings, I must say )

groovenut57 · #12 03-11-2010, 08:58 AM

As a parent of three boys (20, 17 & 15), I do share in your pride and joy of watching your child grow as a fledgling young musician. Congrats on your daughter's fine performance!

My middle child took up the bass when he was 14 (grade 9) to play in the school jazz band, while he played the tenor sax for the main concert band. Three years and four jazz bands later, he's now an accomplished bassist (no more tenor sax), who in turn inspired me to take up the bass myself at the age of 52!

The only thing I regret is I don't have any video clips to show off like you do!

**iriegnome** · #13 03-11-2010, 09:33 AM

I highly doubt that my daughter will be interested that much in the bass. She is just so damn good on Flute and Piccilo. Anyway, Thank you all very much for the kind words.
I let my daughter read them yesterday. I hope she continues and that will be up to her.
Since she is only in the 7th grade, it will be interesting.

JimmyM · #14 03-12-2010, 12:14 AM

sweet! tell her to keep up the great work!

pbass6811 · #15 03-12-2010, 01:00 AM

Wow! That's awesome! Heck, I'm proud and it's not even my kid!

! Congrats! Tell her she's a groovemeister!

reedo35 · #16 03-12-2010, 06:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mccartneyman

Great left hand position!

+1 Better than a lot of what I usually see on you tube.

DGbass70 · #17 03-12-2010, 07:07 AM

Can't hear it(i'm @ work),ill check it out later at home......
but just looking at the video she and the kid on the far left with some sticks(behind drummer) are the ones having the most fun.

BuffaloBass · #18 03-12-2010, 07:23 AM

THIS is why some of do what we do. HUGE side payment.

Congrats to you sir, and big props to the player!

**iriegnome** · #19 03-12-2010, 12:06 PM

Today the Jazz Band is playing at 5 of the local elementary schools to encourage kids to take music. She is super excited because I let her take the MIA Fender Hwy 1 Jazz out for the mini-tour. Yes, she is playing 5 shows in 1 day!

BuffaloBass · #20 03-12-2010, 12:16 PM

Baptism by fire!~

Now, another man's opinion here, but for that you tube song, you MUST show that girl how to properly pluck, so she can really finish that riff! and S-L-I-D-E down that big ol E string coming back in from the rest.

Drummer is good. Key for a bassist.