Best musical advice you ever got

[davec]

What is the best musical advice that you have ever got?, and who gave it to you?

"for me it was record your practice" from a teacher.

come to think of it I don't do that as often as I should

 

[fullrangebass]

"Keep your ears open and listen to both the sound and your soul"

 

[COOL AND DEADLY]

My friend Ray is a phenomenol bassist. He told me to relax my right arm and hand. I didn't realize how tense I was. Now I play better and with more endurance. I hope more people add to this thread, I never got much instruction.

 

[ksandvik]

There are many. I heard a good one two nights' ago: Play each note as you would spend a dollar on each. Think it originated from BB King.

--Kent

 

[Stone Age]

practice...everyone I spoke to when I started

 

[ricdiculous5487]

music is not a competition, slow down-my high school band director

 

[m0nst3r]

"When you're performing, don't ever, under any circumstance, stop playing if you mess up."

--my theory teacher

 

[scottbass]

"Play fewer notes and put more soul into each one you play." - Willie Dixon, when he sat in with our band

 

[ogrossman]

"Serve the music."
- Don Bates, Community Band Director

 

[DudeistMonk]

"Try playing with drum tracks"

-My old roomate

Changed the way I thought about bass, got me interested again.

 

[rappa29]

"Less is more."

 

[BlackLake]

"Don't play the song...let the song play you."

 

[HashbrownCOBM]

This is kind of equing advise but "Mids are your friends. Just because you play "bass" doesn't mean you have to crank the bass." Also I'm a fan of "Don't stop if you mess up." and "Less is more."

 

[Montsegour]

Practice, Practice, Practice!
By : everyone

 

[jefkritz]

when you play bass, no matter what else you do, make sure you hit that one [downbeat]. if you don't, you'd better have a good reason. - paraphrased bootsy quote

made me appreciate the one (especially in funk), and later it also helped me realize how cool it felt to not play the one.

 

[JPaulGeddy]

Play with a live drummer whenever possible.

When practicing, use a metronome.

 

[four2oh]

isn't not about the notes you play, it's about the notes you DON'T PLAY!

 

[Siegy]

NO STAIRWAY!!!

 

[BlackLake]

"TURN THAT SH$T DOWN!" - my Dad.

 

[Vorago]

It's not how much you play, it's what you play


or something like that.