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[b]Funk[/b] A site here might be worth a look.. MP3's and chord charts to a lot of tunes that are used. Basic stuff really, but good for practising solos etc, and hearing changes. And its a [b]free [/b]site... [url="http://www.ralphpatt.com/Song.html"]http://www.ralphpatt.com/Song.html[/url] [url="http://www.ralphpatt.com/Backing.html"]http://www.ralphpatt.com/Backing.html[/url] Not as good as the Aebersold stuff... But still helpful none the less. Garry

MY SPACE............................ You may upload a maximum of 10 songs. [b]You must own the copyright for the Music you upload. [MySpace Terms of Use[/b]] Warning: Profile Usage and Copyrights MySpace Music Artist Profiles are for Artists: [b]Uploading music you did not create or have rights to redistribute is a violation of MySpace’s Terms of Use[/b] and may be against the law. Even if you lawfully own a copy of the music (you bought a CD or downloaded it from an Internet service), you do not necessarily have permission to upload the music to a MySpace Artist Profile. [b]If ou are not the Artist who created the music or that Artist’s agent, do not upload music. If you violate this rule, your Artist Profile may be suspended [/b]and/or deleted. If you would like to show support for an Artist, search for or create an Artist fan club in MySpace Groups. [b]If you upload copyright protected music and are not cleared for uploading, you may be blocked:[/b]If you distribute your music commercially, your record label and/or publisher may have already registered your music to prevent copyright infringement. If you are blocked during an upload, contact your record label representative to be cleared to upload your music to your MySpace Artist Profile. Of course that is only 'My Space' terms As someone else pointed out... Might be worth asking 'Clarky' he will smell this post soon... Garry

Even if you are not really thinking of playing Jazz / Bop.. Getting a [b]swing and bounce [/b]to your playing style really helps in all styles of music. 'It dont mean a thing......' Does not just apply to Jazz. Garry

If you are strapped for cash because you are unemployed, What about approaching a teacher and asking if they do concession days? I know of a few [top teachers]who devote one day a week to concession days. Children, jobless, etc. Garry

[quote name='bigthumb' post='483549' date='May 9 2009, 08:29 AM']So on return home I undo all his good work![/quote] Thats why i dont go to techs any more.. High [very]action here. 45-135 gauge strings Back in the 70's there were not many good techs around, so my Jazz basses had actions like crossbows, and i just got on with it, and my fingers proberly got stronger, i know its not the best way to play. I get a good full sound and no clanking and buzzing. I took my Sadowsky over to the Martin at the Bass gallery about 6 years ago. He told me it was the highest action he had seen... I think that honour must go to Will Lee, Garry

Yer... Great work Bilbo. Garry

You might want to get your head around 'Rhythm Changes' The flinstones tune is based on those changes. Uses the AABA format..Very common sequence. [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhythm_changes"]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhythm_changes[/url] Also all the Real and Fake Books. All the standards you will need, plus a few fusion tunes. You can download the lot for $17.00 hear. [url="http://www.realbookpack.com/?gclid=CJHM18mTq5oCFQ4gZwod-D_B1A"]http://www.realbookpack.com/?gclid=CJHM18m...CFQ4gZwod-D_B1A[/url] Or if you know anyone who has them all on Discs.... Garry

[quote name='Twigman' post='481762' date='May 7 2009, 11:31 AM']PC with RME HDSP9632 soundcard with the I/O extension boards Alesis 3630 compressor for vocal compression prior to recording Cakewalk Sonar 7 producer edition I record at 16bit 44100kHz to keep file sizes down and I hear little difference at the end of the day from 24bit. 16/44.1 gives less headroom when mixing than say 24/96 but uses a lot fewer CPU cycles which means I can keep my buffers smaller.[/quote] Hey Twigman Do you hang around the Sonar Forum Much? Garry

[quote name='BigBeefChief' post='480909' date='May 6 2009, 12:52 PM']I thought I was more insulting than belittling??[/quote] Neither... All this stuff is just Captain Mannering style aimless Grenade lobbing from the safety of your/ anyones own trench. Garry

[quote name='Rich' post='480863' date='May 6 2009, 12:21 PM']but an essential skill? Essential in order to do what, exactly?[/quote] I suppose if you would like to teach music in schools it might be essential, Or doing shows, its essential.... So it boils down to what direction you intend going as a Muso for it to be essential. Garry

[quote name='BottomEndian' post='480117' date='May 5 2009, 05:18 PM']You need a beret and a pack of Gauloises. [/quote] And the Real ale guide. Garry

Cheers Bilbo... Garry

[quote name='MacDaddy' post='479114' date='May 4 2009, 05:04 PM']not necessarily, it can be more confusing. If you are in 12/8 and you are talking about 1/8 notes, then you have three 1/8 notes per beat and twelve 1/8 notes to the bar.[/quote] Is that not numerical? As opposed to 3 [b]quavers[/b] to the beat, and 12 [b]quavers[/b] in the bar. I think my post was a bit confussing, sorry Garry

[quote name='Lemuel Beam' post='478827' date='May 4 2009, 11:02 AM']I wouldn't expect to go to a theatre play and watch a load of actors reading their scripts! [/quote] Thats what the pit is for for, so you cant see them... Also to keep the smell of the band away from the audience... well in theory anyway. Garry

[quote name='northstreet' post='478813' date='May 4 2009, 10:37 AM']I prefer the american naming convention.[/quote] So do i, In tandem with the time sig, it all makes numerical sense, especially for the beginner. This is a great book for all that stuff [ proberly been posted before] [url="http://www.amazon.com/Modern-Reading-Text-All-Instruments/dp/0769233775#reader"]http://www.amazon.com/Modern-Reading-Text-...69233775#reader[/url] Garry

[quote name='steve-soar' post='478687' date='May 4 2009, 12:04 AM']Here is a young bassist who needs advice and the last three posts are confusing, sarcastic and then less sarcastic.[/quote] He is just being introduced into the world of the pro Muso.... Thats all... Dont forget people also say... 'can you play 16th's on the hats' even when its in 3/4 or 5/4... Garry

[quote name='jakesbass' post='478601' date='May 3 2009, 10:01 PM']That subject is like swine flu...[/quote] Swine flu will proberly go away though. And with less casulties. Garry

Yep that is great. Been a fan of Paco for a while. I wonder if he sight reads well. Garry

[quote name='bilbo230763' post='477839' date='May 2 2009, 05:46 PM']Don't be doing that, mate. We need erudite and considered posts here to counter the general trends.[/quote] συμφωνήθηκε Garry

[quote name='jakesbass' post='477629' date='May 2 2009, 12:01 PM']At some points I've suspected that you have been making points allied to covering for what [i]you[/i] feel is an inadequecy within [i]yourself[/i] and are then going on to be over archingly defensive of your position, which I do think does take place amongst the non reading lobby. That said I think the post I have quoted above is the most even handed representation of the argument thus far, possibly your arguments were a little mis-understood. For the record I am a reading player with quick ears too. My sight reading skills are not brilliant so I would always check the severity of the parts with a fixer before accepting a job. I can get by with standard fayre perfectly well and if a reading gig (e.g theatre) has rehearsal, I'm fine. I can busk very well and learn things very quickly. BUT... this is the main point about reading work: Sometimes you are called to do sessions in studios that cost £1500 for a morning, add a full orchestra and rhythm section at standard rates and you have a very expensive prospect, and if it's TV themes or incidental music you may be called to read some really difficult music. if you don't read the parts right, first time with very little rehearsal you won't get called again.... what drives that is commerce. So merit of method does not even enter the fray when those are the stakes. The same is true for orchestral gigs, theatre deps etc etc. It has to be right... end of. So it has to be said as a non reader one is not going to be involved in that sector of music production. A sector which is filled with excellence and more importantly good music. Now that statement, however difficult for non readers to swallow, does not constitute an attack on music created by non readers. It's just different. None of the above will necessarily (although it's possible) have a bearing on how good or successful a bass player you are as there is evidence for people doing well on both sides of the field. If you want to decide how good a bass player you think I am have a listen [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=47877"]here[/url][/quote] Good one Jake.. As always. How was the middle East? Was the 7 star food in the bins at the back of 7 star hotel to your liking, sir? Garry

[quote name='maxrossell' post='477548' date='May 2 2009, 09:39 AM']Yeah, and I wouldn't presume to if I couldn't read it, and never claimed I would, so I don't know what the point that you're failing to make is.[/quote] Re read back over nine pages of this post. The penny might drop. Garry

[quote name='maxrossell' post='477537' date='May 2 2009, 09:18 AM']Or does it not count if I [b]also wrote the music [/b]they were playing?[/quote] There you are...You should know your own. Conducting other peoples scores is another ballgame. Garry

[quote name='stevie' post='476947' date='May 1 2009, 12:46 PM']There are plenty of fine musicians who can't read but I suspect that a first-class degree in busking isn't worth the paper it's written on. What college is it from? And what do you mean by 'scored' - written out the chord charts? Nothing wrong with that, but if you wanted to arrange music for a full orchestra you'd be a bit stuck not being able to read. Unless you were Paul McCartney, of course.[/quote] If you mean this, i am not sure he is taking the piss. Maybe you see it as so. But i think he might have a point in a 'degree in busking' No director/producer in the world would invite you to conduct there Orchestra.... with 'a degree in busking', Reading yes.... As for me, i do them both very well... So find this post very,very amusing...... Garry

[quote name='maxrossell' post='477510' date='May 2 2009, 08:08 AM']Bingo. I could figure out the parts to all of these tracks 100% in one evening by ear. Because when you do it the way I've been doing it since I was about thirteen, you don't need to either find some sheet music or feel crippled without it. So what's your excuse for not having bothered to train your ear to the same standard I have?[/quote] Perhaps he has not been playing so long as you..maybe only a couple of years. His ears might be developing as we speak. Its no big deal to busk them tunes, and if you have been doing them since you where 13.... there is no excuse for not knowing them. Infact every one of them is piss easy, with a trained ear [ reader or not ] Garry

Good reading skills together with good ears / busking skills, With the abilty to Groove and play with a bit of feel in a variety of styles Learn songs quickly. [ Without the whole band huddled around a CD player ] I wonder if this has ever been done before? If so, was it punishable by death ? Garry