kids

Hello there and a happy new year!!! My daughter Mella, 6 yrs old, will be receiving her first 3/4 electric bass in few days. Assuming she will not be too happy to have me as a teacher, I am wondering how to proceed with her learning method. - The closest conservatory is not too far away and will...

Hey Team! Long time member, but have been out of the game for quite awhile. Unfortunately life changed and I have been out of touch playing for a lonnnnggg time(just plucking here and there throughout the years). I started when I was 13, played every possibly minute I could until in my early...

Hi, since my son was born, my dream was to get him into music as soon as possible. Eventually he started taking drum lessons at age of 4. Now he's 8 and I have the best jam partner one could possibly imagine! Do you also try to get your kids into music? Are you successful at this goal?

New member here. New to bass as well. I never imagined myself at 42 learning to play an instrument yet here I am at the behest of my 15 year old son. Any bass dads out there? This summer I surprised him with an inexpensive electric guitar and amp after multiple hints to me that he was...

Yesterday I played Ya Mama to my small kids (6 and 4 yo). They were completely overwhelmed with what a fun it can be with music! Please give me more of stuff like this. Thanks!

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Seeing the videos of the kids in the "Is rock dead?" thread was cool. Tight performances, no question. I dug it. Kinda reminds me of an activity I see today that has me split down the middle -- the School of Rock. Sure, it gets kids playing instruments and off the phones and computers...

I'm looking for some help. This song was a big hit by a local band in the 80's. We're covering it now as it fills the floor every single time it's played. I've got it all figured out except for 5 seconds in one spot. Can anyone tell me what the bass player is doing at 2:53?

hello everyone! I hope I'm in the right thread, if not my apologies. so my 9 year old daughter is pretty excited about learning how to play bass, I'm not an expert pretty much a by ear player Im just getting my self immerse on the technique and general knowledge of the bass as an instrument. But...

I've been working on this project for a few weeks off and on when I had the time. The Wife has been on me to "do something with all that gear". I tend to keep a few handy by the door for when I have to go gig or practice. I've never had any place to keep them all out at once either. I had wanted...

My son is 11. He refuses to pick up a legit instrument, but says he would like to make EDM or dubstep or whatever the crap that kids are getting high to these days. He has my old iMac and it has GarageBand, but I’m at a loss when it comes to most things that are loopty loops and samples and...

I "volunteer" at my son's middle school Bluegrass Club - my son plays guitar in it, and I sit in with the bass section (three of us). As may or may not surprise you, despite my age I am not the most technically proficient of the three (the other two are eighth graders, both are very solid, but...

My wife and I are fed up with the state education agency, school districts and their approaches. They only teach to pass the STAAR test. Our kids are being taught and tested on subjects that are beyond their grade level and the instruction moves so fast that they have little time to master or...

he's gone to Heaven but still a 'Big' legend on his #1 instrument of choice, here's a rare shot of him covering on bass. hint; he teamed with fellow icon Danny Gatton for a few landmark LPs

There is a growing movement to allow a certain amount of controlled risk to kids' playgrounds. The justification is the belief that shielding children from risk hinders their development of critical judgement skills in an adult world that is full of risk. This story is from NPR: Is It Time...

A collection of videos we might be hard pressed to explain to our kids or extra-terrestials. My first choice:

My son grew up seeing me on stage, at festivals, weddings and other events and he noticed that on occasion I'd get free meals, drinks, kindness that wasn't offered to the general public. I always make a joke about it, but it's true - the way I made my kid a musician was, I told him directly...

Here is a group of kids playing Rush pretty well. Notice the drummer and the very young singer

Hi everyone, I recently started teaching the double bass to an 8 year old kid. I don't know how it's possible, but this kid really loves the double bass! We had 4 lessons so far, and all I've done is show him how to hold the German bow (holding it like a French bow for now), and letting him...

I have a 4 year old little boy, that loves my basses and loves to play with them. As you might imagine, they swallow him whole, so there isn't much hope for really teaching him anything, hands on, anytime soon. It occurred to me, (ignoring the obvious differences in tuning and other fundamental...

Cars of Dreams! If you are a classic car aficionado, you will enjoy this video. The owner of this museum and the cars in it is John Staluppi. The museum is located in North Palm Beach, Florida. Cars of Dreams is a private museum and is only open to the public during special events. If you...

Responded to a CL ad looking for a bassist. Post included style, vision, and a few other things including age range of band members, the last of which was a small red flag. So I replied. Texted back a forth a few times and just after asking my age I got the open-ended "I'll talk to the band"...

I sketched this tune up a few decades ago, because I heard it and thought it was beautiful.(Herbie was "flamed" by the Jazz Police back in 1980 when it was released. He composed the tune and sequenced all the instrumental parts.) I wanted to see if I could try and uncover and understand some of...

Only 1 in 20 People Can Successfully Name These '60s Kids Toys. How Will You Do? The correct answers are at the bottom of page 3. 1. Which '60s toy corresponds with this image? Chatty Cathy Raggedy Ann Barbie Little Miss Echo 2. Which '60s toy corresponds with this image? Etch A...

Scott Putesky, (aka Daisy Berkowitz) Marilyn Manson & The Spooky Kids co-founder, R.I.P.

Long day at work. I get in the elevator on the 21st floor with a co-worker that I barely know. On the 20th floor two techno geeks get in. One of them is talking non-stop in a loud voice. She is spewing jargon that only her and her fellow geek understand. We reach the 1st floor and we all get...

This is a great charity event we do every year. This year I did sound Friday night for a friend's band as well I used my X32 producer /Turbosound system which worked great. Band played on a China top trailer. This event is a show and shine charity event for the local children's hospital burn...

So I'm reading a Talkbass thread and my 9 year old son is sitting beside me. He says , "can I see dad?" I say , "sure buddy". So he's reading and then he stops and says , " "Talk bass? Basses don't talk. Except the ones with the hole in the middle. They talk. The other ones just keep their mouth...

from wikipedia Brats on the Beat: Ramones for Kids is a 2006 Ramones cover album, featuring 'kiddified' covers of classic Ramones songs. Songs are performed by members of various punk rock bands. The album was created in order to offer adults an alternative way to introduce children to music...

Hi, I'm starting to get back into recording. Both my kids are learning and play with my cover band on occasion, so I am using recording as a way of improving their musicianship and to get them to understand the difference between recording and performing music. This is our first "demo", "What is...

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Hey Guys, I have been playing professionally for about 16 years. In July of 2015 my first child, daughter, was born. Since then it has been a challenge juggling the gigging life with the family life, but I have been managing. Now with the news of a second child coming in March, and the...

So, my brother is a stressed-out 30-something dad with the loudest kids ever devised. He's stuck in the same dad rut as many of us have been with |:workhomekidssleepworkhomekidssleep:| I'm desperately afraid that he's turning into the dull NASCAR dad whose hopes and dreams have been abandoned...

Seriously though, I'm a 90+% a pick player. My finger style is weak in comparison, but my pick game is strong (I like to think.) With fingers I have a tough time with muted ghost notes. Same with more of a funky style, I can do it with my pick but fingers I have trouble. Any songs or...

I'm out of touch, to put it lightly. There are a lot of really great orchestral pieces with interesting bass lines, plenty of jazz tunes with memorable licks and solos, and other genres that use our instrument in a prominent role. The issue I am having is that kids, roughly 6-16 in the program I...

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My son, who is a couple of months past two, is showing signs of being really into the drums. I suspect most kids this age find them fascinating anyway, but a couple of things are giving me the idea it could be more than a passing interest. Anyhow, I'm poking around various places, including...

My 8-year-old nephew acquired two wooden practice swords. He asked me if I wanted to sword fight, and like an idiot I said yes. I lasted about 10 seconds. It stings. He showed no remorse, and offered no apology. Instead he exclaimed, "Haha, I cut your arm off! I won!" Have a...

From reading threads, and years in the lower rungs of the music business, I've noticed a difference between folks who started playing music in their youth vs those who started when they were grown-ups. There have been psychological studies done in how those two groups differ in how they...