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Freekmagnet reacted to ardgedee's post in the thread Share your favorite rocksteady songs with
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Talkbass's own @Freekmagnet recorded a rocksteady track with his niece which is lovely... -
How old is your niece? If she's still in school, encourage her to get involved in the school music program – band, chorus, musical...
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Freekmagnet replied to the thread Advice on Giving Advice.Thanks for the replies everyone. It has been really helpful! Just to answer a few questions: I think she's planning on playing in a...
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I’d encourage her to try following a structured lesson plan… either in person or online. When I was young, my teacher skipped right over...
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Rumble 200 as a beginner amp? Wow.....and here I thought gigging with an R100 was a feat. A Rumble 25 (better yet a 40) is a perfectly...
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Sounds like she’s got a handy guru. The trouble with being young is that the advice you need is always the advice you don’t take...
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I don't have a ton to add here, but my $0.02: I really like your approach of learning a couple songs to play along to. Scales and...
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If she's going to be playing Rock music in the band, I'd include the genre that birthed Rock music....Blues. Might get slagged by some...
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Advice on Giving Advice Be polite and tactful.
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Has she said what songs she wants to learn? Pick some that you don't know and learn those yourself first. The process of learning will...
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I'd second that learning fingerstyle is further down the line. She has her hands full getting solid on bass while singing. When that's...
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Sounds to me like you've got lots of great advice to share and experience as a player. Right on the money about feel vs feelings, and...
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What are her goals? Just to get "better" at bass overall or to be a better playing in a band context? If she wants to mainly play in a...
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I really like this guy, too. He was featured on a PBS program, with Sheila E. The Raices Jazz Orchestra is fantastic.
