I would gladly improve. The best suggestion until now is to find Trombone exercise books for practice. Maybe I'll have more to say after reading the topic.
Thx for the post.
Thx for the post.
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How's your reading?
- Thread starter BassyBill
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I need to sit and go over what I'm about to play and upper-ledger stuff drives me nuts. I interperet more-so than read. It helps if I can pick it out by ear beforehand in a song.
I gave myself a C.
I can read big band charts reasonably well. I'm pretty good about the rhythms and articulations. However, I don't usually "nail" stuff on a sight read.
I can read big band charts reasonably well. I'm pretty good about the rhythms and articulations. However, I don't usually "nail" stuff on a sight read.
I'd say a C, I was in band for 7 years and always played bass clef instruments so I had a good foundation when I picked up bass. That said I was never that great when I was in band, I never did learn how to count properly until about two years ago and its an uphill battle for me now.
I answered a B. I can sight read just about any Jazz chart or Big Band Sheet music for Upright and Electric. Classical music I can sight read medium difficulty Upright Bass. And I can get basic grooves if I sight read stuff like "standing in the shadows of Motown". But Some runs can elude me especially if they have alot of accidental movement.
I'm going to give myself a generous "C". Was a time I could sightread bass clef well when I was reading everyday in school and in lessons.
But I don't read much linear stuff anymore. I can still figure stuff out pretty fast, but if I'm not reading on a high level the skill gets a little worse as time passes.
Been thinking about getting a fake book in treble to learn to sightread treble clef. Got to where I could read treble fairly quickly in college, but that was many moons ago!
But I don't read much linear stuff anymore. I can still figure stuff out pretty fast, but if I'm not reading on a high level the skill gets a little worse as time passes.
Been thinking about getting a fake book in treble to learn to sightread treble clef. Got to where I could read treble fairly quickly in college, but that was many moons ago!
I did a rehearsal yesterday where we played a new chart - "What is Hip?" by Tower of Power. Here's the bass part (what I got given wasn't exactly the same as this, but very similar).
http://www.lucaspickford.com/tranship.htm
No way would I have read that on sight! I got given the part last week and I reckon it took me 3-4 hours of solid practice at it before I'd nailed it. It went well at rehearsal, anyway. Phew...
How does 3-4 hours sound to you guys who are "A" grade readers? Not all of that time was working out the dots, of course. I had to get the chops together as well, it's not easy to play (not for me anyway).
There's some REALLY great music on that site, by the way. Click the link at the bottom of the page. Thank you, Mr Pickford.
I think if you consider yourself an "A" (I don't), you should be able to read that at sight with ease.
A lot of people overestimate their reading. Not a dig at anyone here, but I think if you wouldn't be comfortable being handed that chart in the studio while on the clock, you're not an "A".
