A high school music teacher told me once "if it smells, it sells". oddly, great words of wisdom in this biz!
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Best musical advice you ever got
- Thread starter davec
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'Music is a converstion'
Random guy at a Blues Jam talking about knowing when to 'Talk' and when to 'Listen'. When someone is taking a solo, its time to listen and put the focus on the soloist.
Random guy at a Blues Jam talking about knowing when to 'Talk' and when to 'Listen'. When someone is taking a solo, its time to listen and put the focus on the soloist.
"If someone asks you what you do for a living, and your response starts "I Play...." Rather than "I work at..." Or "I Do...."well that is really something!" These words inspired me to become a bonified full time bass player.It took about 2 years of persistence and hard work to accomplish this goal. I couldn't imagine a better way to earn a living! Now, when someone asks me what I do for a living, my answer starts with "I Play!"
when playing live, play for the audience. They're the ones that decide if you get to come back.- Pete Leinonen.
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"This is a jazz band, not a garage band. Turn it down."
-Jazz Band Director.
My touch has been lighter ever since, and have found my dynamics are far better. I can get much better range.
"There's no point in Forte if you can't do mezzo-forte."
-Orchestra Director
"There is no wrong way to solo."
-Band Director
-Jazz Band Director.
My touch has been lighter ever since, and have found my dynamics are far better. I can get much better range.
"There's no point in Forte if you can't do mezzo-forte."
-Orchestra Director
"There is no wrong way to solo."
-Band Director
"Listen, you're going to f*** up sooner or later. So instead of worrying about not f***ing up, just play your instrument. And if you f*** up, keep playing." - One of my bass teachers.
"What matters is how you begin and how you resolve the phrase. You could play as much atonal, dissonant sounding s*** as you want, but as long as you resolve properly, people will just assume you're a musical genius." - Same bass teacher, when talking about walking.
"Practice with the metronome on 2 and 4." - Jazz improv. teacher.
"What matters is how you begin and how you resolve the phrase. You could play as much atonal, dissonant sounding s*** as you want, but as long as you resolve properly, people will just assume you're a musical genius." - Same bass teacher, when talking about walking.
"Practice with the metronome on 2 and 4." - Jazz improv. teacher.
"95% of all great bass players use these 2 fingers right here" (Holding up his right index and middle finger).
-RockyMcD
-RockyMcD
"Do not fear mistakes...there are none"
-Miles Davis
"I don't use my bottom for no moneymaker...I use it for what it's supposed to be, making a move"
James brown
-Miles Davis
"I don't use my bottom for no moneymaker...I use it for what it's supposed to be, making a move"
James brown
+1
Those 3 about sum it up for me. The first I learned on my own, and the 2nd 2 were advice I got from bandmates with far FAR greater talent who I was blessed to have been able to work with for a while.
"Only practice on days that you eat."
Highschool band director
Unless you have a rather seriose eating disorder, I belive it's pretty good advice. C:
Highschool band director
Unless you have a rather seriose eating disorder, I belive it's pretty good advice. C:
My piano teacher told me "If you make a mistake, DO NOT stop playing, DO NOT start over. Learn to recover."
I have a few.
This was was just epic. I play tuba in the concert band at my school and we had a student teacher that did sectionals with the low brass section, and he did some with just the tubas. One day we were not pushing enough air through to get a "full" tone and he said "Imagine that you are trying to push out a fountain of chocolate out of your bell." Best inside joke in high school so far. haha.
Another weird one was from the Death Metal band Dying Fetus. I was talking to their current drummer(Trey Williams) after a concert and I was talking about his bass drum technique. Somehow he got from how he warms up to pre-hydrating before a very hot show. haha. It was awesome advice though.
Another one was from my brothers best friend. He was the bassist in my brothers band before my brother hung himself, and a few months ago I decided to get ahold of him and talk about music. He knew how close I was to my brother and his advice was "Let your brother run through each note that you play"
This was was just epic. I play tuba in the concert band at my school and we had a student teacher that did sectionals with the low brass section, and he did some with just the tubas. One day we were not pushing enough air through to get a "full" tone and he said "Imagine that you are trying to push out a fountain of chocolate out of your bell." Best inside joke in high school so far. haha.
Another weird one was from the Death Metal band Dying Fetus. I was talking to their current drummer(Trey Williams) after a concert and I was talking about his bass drum technique. Somehow he got from how he warms up to pre-hydrating before a very hot show. haha. It was awesome advice though.
Another one was from my brothers best friend. He was the bassist in my brothers band before my brother hung himself, and a few months ago I decided to get ahold of him and talk about music. He knew how close I was to my brother and his advice was "Let your brother run through each note that you play"
