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The Bass Zone / Re: Bass Players in Scientific Study
« on: September 05, 2015, 06:24:52 PM »
when I was playing as a performer I would have died of shame rather than contemplate playing a bass solo (although hypocritically i had myself some pretty showboaty intros)
Now that I am coaching the type of kids I do, its really important for morale (at least with my advanced group) that they all get their moment in the spotlight. so everyone gets a solo as often as the song allows.
One of the things that i try and impress on them is that any solo (although particularly for bass) lives or dies by what the rest of the band do beneath it.
in the case of the bass solo, its imperative that the keys and/or guitar picks up the groove that the noodling bass player has to relinquish temporarily, and that the drummer, as well as keeping the beat has to really try to connect to what the bass player is playing so they can accent and support it.
the singer just has to STFU
Now that I am coaching the type of kids I do, its really important for morale (at least with my advanced group) that they all get their moment in the spotlight. so everyone gets a solo as often as the song allows.
One of the things that i try and impress on them is that any solo (although particularly for bass) lives or dies by what the rest of the band do beneath it.
in the case of the bass solo, its imperative that the keys and/or guitar picks up the groove that the noodling bass player has to relinquish temporarily, and that the drummer, as well as keeping the beat has to really try to connect to what the bass player is playing so they can accent and support it.
the singer just has to STFU
