getting stuck to easily

[shaftske]

Lately I have been working really hard on trying to write unaccompanied bass solos and it seems like I often face the problem where I'll write a couple of different parts for a song in the same key but I can never seem to find a way to link them together or add transitions between them. Any ideas or advice?
Any help would be greatly appreciated

 

[queevil]

I'm in the same boat as well.

 

[Michael Manring]

Hmmm... this seems to be a common problem! It seems we've had a few threads about this lately.

As I've advised elsewhere, please consider learning as much as you can about music. Analyze the music you love to see why and how it works, then you can apply the same process to your own ideas. Ask yourself what you're trying to say and how the structure of your compositions can support that message. You may find ways to connect together ideas by better understanding their content and you may find that linking material can often be derived from the motives you've already got. Good luck!

 

[anonymous122511]

Apologies if I'm overstepping the parameters offering advice here but it comes from my studies with accomplished solo bassist David Friesen and it really helped me out of this rut. It's simply to record yourself improvising every day, wait until the next day to listen to it then do another recorded improvising session. As you do days and weeks of this your ideas and ability to combine them becomes more refined. You also have a record of ideas from which to draw when composing set pieces.

 

[shaftske]

Thanks for the great advice, by the way im a huge fan of your work Mr. Manring. You're such an inspiration to me and I hope to hear more music from you in the future.