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Hadrien Feraud Lesson Questions?

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smallatom

May 13, 2010
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#1
Hey All,

I'll be filming a bass masterclass video with Hadrien Feraud next week and I'll be asking him a bunch of questions for the video lesson, etc. As a bassist myself, I have a handful of questions together already, but I figured I'd ask you all...

Do you have any specific questions about Hadrien's playing? Anything that you'd like him to explain? Just figured I'd ask the TB community, since you cats might have a different perspective (and since there are about 1 million bassists around here). :)

Thanks,
Adam
My Music Masterclass
 
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Yeah, how in the world did he get to fast with only two fingers? But, seriously, his method for developing right hand technique, and his approach to harmony. What area of the drum set (ie kick, snare, high hat, etc.) does he cue off for groove/rhythm of his parts? How does he develop a rhythm for his bass lines based off of what the drummer is doing?
 
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winegamd said:
Yeah, how in the world did he get to fast with only two fingers? But, seriously, his method for developing right hand technique, and his approach to harmony. What area of the drum set (ie kick, snare, high hat, etc.) does he cue off for groove/rhythm of his parts? How does he develop a rhythm for his bass lines based off of what the drummer is doing?
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Thanks man, those are all good questions. I'll throw them in the mix :)
 
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Christian Houmann said:
Maybe a silly question! But maybe ask him about his living in LA. I know he is a top player but I guess that there not much money in improv/fusion jazz music and he still needs to make a living in LA . Do he do other things than playing?
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Another good question...keep them coming! Thanks.
 
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Just incase any of you are interested, we released Hadrien's masterclass video today at Hadrien Feraud Bass Lesson - Bass Masterclass You'll be happy to know that almost all of your questions are in there. The only one we didn't get to was the "living in LA" question due to time constraints. But the video turned out really great...Hadrien is a bad dude! Anyway, hope you all had a great July 4th weekend!
 
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smallatom said:
Just incase any of you are interested, we released Hadrien's masterclass video today at Hadrien Feraud Bass Lesson - Bass Masterclass You'll be happy to know that almost all of your questions are in there. The only one we didn't get to was the "living in LA" question due to time constraints. But the video turned out really great...Hadrien is a bad dude! Anyway, hope you all had a great July 4th weekend!
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DAnnnnnngg!!!... I'm going to buy the video, not because I want to learn to play that fast, but because I want to learn his approach and what he's hearing. There's so much here to learn besides the light-year speed he so easily exhibits. And hey, it's fun to try...:bassist::D
 
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Geri O said:
DAnnnnnngg!!!... I'm going to buy the video, not because I want to learn to play that fast, but because I want to learn his approach and what he's hearing. There's so much here to learn besides the light-year speed he so easily exhibits. And hey, it's fun to try...:bassist::D
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Awesome, please let me know what you think!
 
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I just purchased the video and took a listen while I was working, yes I'm talkbassing at work as I type this but who doesn't? Anywho...I purchased it as I am an avid listener and fan of his playing and considering, we've been playing for about the same amount of years and he's 3 months younger than I am, I take something out of his playing.

You know, after listening to what he played and how he played it, why he does what he does, it made so much more sense. To some, his playing is unique, out of this world and just a flurry of notes but what we don't see or hear, due to videos of his solos and people saying all he does is solo, he's got such a unique voice that stands out and is and can be inputted in any style of music. His lines are tasteful, he's definitely honed his craft is always trying to be better for the music, not just for himself. He really speaks and oozes music from his soul.

Hadrien states, learn the chords and the scales/modes [it takes 2 minutes, yeah maybe for him ;-)] and work on your phrasing...plus many other very useful information. The one thing that speaks to me and to others is his phrasing. In part of the video he went into phrasing and how to go across to other parts of the fretboard instead of staying in one area, making it musical, not running through scales and being lyrical.

Overall and in conclusion, I definitely could see myself hanging with this dude, having a few cold ones and just talking about music and life. He's laid back, humble, confident but not cocky, where I've concluded some may feel he is cocky. Nothing of that nature came that way in the video. About music and bass playing, this guy is a sponge, a genius and light years ahead of many of us. The video showed more into him as a person and artist than other videos I've seen. Excellent video and excellent interview!! I normally don't purchase videos anymore after seeing some of other musicians and it was just mechanical, this wasn't that way and while he played, it was still musical and personal.

He's got more room to grow and showing no signs of stopping either.
 
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ninefingerbass said:
I just purchased the video and took a listen while I was working, yes I'm talkbassing at work as I type this but who doesn't? Anywho...I purchased it as I am an avid listener and fan of his playing and considering, we've been playing for about the same amount of years and he's 3 months younger than I am, I take something out of his playing.

You know, after listening to what he played and how he played it, why he does what he does, it made so much more sense. To some, his playing is unique, out of this world and just a flurry of notes but what we don't see or hear, due to videos of his solos and people saying all he does is solo, he's got such a unique voice that stands out and is and can be inputted in any style of music. His lines are tasteful, he's definitely honed his craft is always trying to be better for the music, not just for himself. He really speaks and oozes music from his soul.

Hadrien states, learn the chords and the scales/modes [it takes 2 minutes, yeah maybe for him ;-)] and work on your phrasing...plus many other very useful information. The one thing that speaks to me and to others is his phrasing. In part of the video he went into phrasing and how to go across to other parts of the fretboard instead of staying in one area, making it musical, not running through scales and being lyrical.

Overall and in conclusion, I definitely could see myself hanging with this dude, having a few cold ones and just talking about music and life. He's laid back, humble, confident but not cocky, where I've concluded some may feel he is cocky. Nothing of that nature came that way in the video. About music and bass playing, this guy is a sponge, a genius and light years ahead of many of us. The video showed more into him as a person and artist than other videos I've seen. Excellent video and excellent interview!! I normally don't purchase videos anymore after seeing some of other musicians and it was just mechanical, this wasn't that way and while he played, it was still musical and personal.

He's got more room to grow and showing no signs of stopping either.
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He states learn the modes. Ok but nobody is ever talking about how which way? You can learn triads, intervalls etc of all chords but it will never transform into music. The thirds, sixths, and intervals you are working on will become muscle memory. In my opinion he works on musical lines phrases hundreds of them only in ONE mode all over the neck. Starting on each string, all frets. Starting a phrase with your index, middle, pinky fingers. Thousand of these as I said only in ONE mode all keys. Once you have this under your belt you start tying 2 chords, then 3 etc. Literally connecting the dots. This might be the only logical explanation to become an effortless fluid improviser. This process takes at least 10 years of focused, systematic work. What do you guys think?
 
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He states learn the modes. Ok but nobody is ever talking about how which way? You can learn triads, intervalls etc of all chords but it will never transform into music. The thirds, sixths, and intervals you are working on will become muscle memory. In my opinion he works on musical lines phrases hundreds of them only in ONE mode all over the neck. Starting on each string, all frets. Starting a phrase with your index, middle, pinky fingers. Thousand of these as I said only in ONE mode all keys. Once you have this under your belt you start tying 2 chords, then 3 etc. Literally connecting the dots. This might be the only logical explanation to become an effortless fluid improviser. This process takes at least 10 years of focused, systematic work. What do you guys think?
 

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