I know I said it before, but study kills GAS!

[SteveCS]

I may have to quit my day job to learn that!

Nonsense. Just pick 4 bars at a time. The rhythms, melodies and harmonic inferences are far more interesting and musical than pounding octaves thirds apart, IMHO. Anyways, keep on keeping on.

 

[Dr. Cheese]

Nonsense. Just pick 4 bars at a time. The rhythms, melodies and harmonic inferences are far more interesting and musical than pounding octaves thirds apart, IMHO. Anyways, keep on keeping on.

Playing octaves as smoothly as Jaco for the whole composition would be a great achievement. Jack sounded like sequencer! As for learning that piece, I have to accept the break it apart and learn bar by bar approach yields the best results.

 

[SteveCS]

Playing octaves as smoothly as Jaco for the whole composition would be a great achievement. Jack sounded like sequencer! As for learning that piece, I have to accept the break it apart and learn bar by bar approach yields the best results.

It makes more sense 4 at a time...
It is noteworthy, when considering Jaco as a groundbreaker, that this was written for string bass by a guy who died 15 years before Jaco was born.

 

[SharkSandwich]

After watching the various video’s ... something that will help your playing in a major way is subdividing especially at these slower tempos. Instead of setting it to 60 bpm.... have it mark the eighth note at 120. If your metronome allows you to accent the down beat you can always add that quarter pulse, 2/4, or 1.
I would also recommend counting while you are playing or at a minimum practice just counting the rhythm with the click. Try and feel it. Try and find a way to embody the click. When you can play and not hear it...you’re doing it right!!

I see that various thoughts have been offered on your teachers approach. I offer you this. There is a difference between critiqueing and criticizing. I have found as a drum teacher critiquing is for more productive and in line with the roll of a teacher. Criticizing imo is motivated by a different intent. And I think it is important to recognize the difference.

Best of luck. I look forward to the next video of you playing this showing even more Progress.
Shark

 

[rollie 55]

After watching the various video’s ... something that will help your playing in a major way is subdividing especially at these slower tempos. Instead of setting it to 60 bpm.... have it mark the eighth note at 120. If your metronome allows you to accent the down beat you can always add that quarter pulse, 2/4, or 1.
I would also recommend counting while you are playing or at a minimum practice just counting the rhythm with the click. Try and feel it. Try and find a way to embody the click. When you can play and not hear it...you’re doing it right!!

I see that various thoughts have been offered on your teachers approach. I offer you this. There is a difference between critiqueing and criticizing. I have found as a drum teacher critiquing is for more productive and in line with the roll of a teacher. Criticizing imo is motivated by a different intent. And I think it important to recognize he difference.

Best of luck. I look forward to the next video of you playing this showing even more Progress.
Shark

120bmp 2\4 half beat whatever sorry grab beer grab bass lets rock let the fingers do the talking sorry old school

 

[SteveCS]

120bmp 2\4 half beat whatever sorry grab beer grab bass lets rock let the fingers do the talking sorry old school

See you back here when you are ready??