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    Paid online bass courses you've done & can highly recommend

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    On 19/02/2021 at 20:06, alfred said:

    Thank you for your comment, Al Krow! It's always great to get some direct response to my book. I decided to not add backing tracks here. The intension was only to add chords so that everyone has to really work on the patterns using a piano, loop-station and/or drum machine - or even better play them together with living musicians 🙂. Like the studio players in the 60s. For me this is part of the fun somehow. But I totally agree that with backing tracks the more difficult patterns are easier to handle. So right now I am working on the backing tracks for a second book, coming out this year. And if we all get more Covid-holiday than needed in 2021 maybe there's even time to add some tracks for "Soul Essentials". I'll let you know in the forum! 

    Viele Grüße

    Alfred

    Dear bass aficionados,

    my popular book "Soul Essentials" now comes with 140 bonus audio & video backing tracks. Available here: https://en.alfredkallfass.de/buch

    or at Thomann https://www.thomann.de/gb/alfred_kallfass_soul_essentials_bass.htm

    Read more (german): https://www.bonedo.de/artikel/einzelansicht/buchtipp-soul-essentials-von-alfred-kallfass.html

    Herzliche Grüße

    Alfred

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    Paid online bass courses you've done & can highly recommend

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    16 hours ago, Al Krow said:

    Thanks Alfred - and good luck with your writing and teaching!

    One final suggestion from me (again please do with as you feel appropriate or just ignore!) Have a think about putting the 500 exercises in order of difficulty and by also key signature starting with C. As someone who is new to reading bass clef, finding that the first exercise was in the key of B major with 5# was a little scary 😁

    Thank you Al & Douglas,

    I thought about getting the patterns sorted by key and difficulty level but then again I thought: How did I work with my own bass books? I always started at the beginning, then jumped to the "funky" patterns, a little back and forth, never listened to the CD until I bought my next book. I did some research and it turned out most of my students and colleagues "worked" the same way. So I decided to do a book based on intuition rather than didactics. So that from beginner to pro everyone can just open the book on any page and start playing. I like to do so especially with my beginner students, they are totally scared when they open the book but when I pick an easy pattern they realize it's not difficult at all and then often they want to know more about notation and rhythm and never miss their TAB again 🙂. I also wrote down some thoughts about it on my website:

    https://en.alfredkallfass.de/buch

    My next book will be very sorted with a little more difficult patterns, starting easy, then getting more and more tricky towards the middle and then ending easy again. More like a real sight-reading workout for the hard workers 🙂

    It's good to get some direct reaction, please feel free to suggest and criticise and if you find some mistakes in any book please let me know! 

    Viele Grüße

    Alfred

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    Paid online bass courses you've done & can highly recommend

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    On 16/02/2021 at 20:13, Al Krow said:

    👍 👍 

    @alfred arrived safely this morning - looking forward to working through the patterns.

    Slightly disappointed by the picture of an Eich cabinet at the rear with the Sadwosky 5er obscured behind it - surely it should be the other way around with the Sad in front? 😁

    More seriously: is there a sound file somewhere online with what the exercises should sound like? You also mention in your forward that practice with harmony instrument and drummer would be beneficial - agreed; if there was a backing track with these on for each exercise it would feel like a complete course resource and I suspect would allow you to charge additionally for these features. Just a thought.

    Thank you for your comment, Al Krow! It's always great to get some direct response to my book. I decided to not add backing tracks here. The intension was only to add chords so that everyone has to really work on the patterns using a piano, loop-station and/or drum machine - or even better play them together with living musicians 🙂. Like the studio players in the 60s. For me this is part of the fun somehow. But I totally agree that with backing tracks the more difficult patterns are easier to handle. So right now I am working on the backing tracks for a second book, coming out this year. And if we all get more Covid-holiday than needed in 2021 maybe there's even time to add some tracks for "Soul Essentials". I'll let you know in the forum! 

    Viele Grüße

    Alfred

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    Soul Essentials - TAB Add-on

    in Books & DVDs

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    I am pleased that "Soul Essentials" is getting so much positive feedback in the forum! There is now an add-on in the booklet, you can access the TAB via QR code. Anyone who is already reading can simply continue reading, if that is still difficult, simply take a look at the TAB on the go.

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    Soul Music from Leipzig

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    2 hours ago, Beedster said:

    Hi Alfred, welcome, your book looks great, is it notation only, or are there tab lines also? I can read music (just) but find tab a whole lot easier with bass! Good luck. Chris

    Hi Beedster, thank you for your interest in my book. I decided to not put TAB in there because of the sight reading approach. I do think TAB is fine for some applications but from a professional view I would always recommend to improve reading regular notation as well. So no TAB this time but maybe in another book of the series, who knows? I already have got some ideas...

    Soul Essentials - 500 Bass Patterns in All Keys

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    Posted · Edited by alfred

    For everyone who seriously wants to improve their sight reading skills and who have so far found a lot of didactics but little reading material in textbooks I'd like to recommend "Soul Essentials".

    500 patterns in all keys, inspired by Northern Soul, Motown, Gospel and Rhythm 'n' Blues, by EICH Amplification Endorser Alfred Kallfass.

    Order via PayPal, free shipping: https://www.alfredkallfass.de/buch?lang=en

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