davey_one_visits Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 I've been looking for sheet music to practice and teach that is organised into keys or difficulty or both. Is anyone aware if such a resource exists? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faithless Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 For starters, it's not the different keys that's the biggest issue. Do you know your fingerboard well? I mean, REALLY well? check this out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0sS0hhfezQ It's crucial that you know your axe very well in order to read. Actually, pitches and keys aint the hardest the thing in reading - it's rhythms (groupings of 16th notes, syncopations) - that's what you want to look for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davey_one_visits Posted October 4, 2012 Author Share Posted October 4, 2012 Hey man, great video. I know what you mean about rhythms, it took me a lot longer to learn rhythm than it did pitch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ML94 Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 [quote name='davey_one_visits' timestamp='1349359438' post='1825271'] Hey man, great video. I know what you mean about rhythms, it took me a lot longer to learn rhythm than it did pitch. [/quote] Any tips on reading rhythms ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 Reading Rhythms.....highly recommended [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Musicians-Institute-Encyclopedia-Workbook-Instruments/dp/0793573793/ref=sr_1_sc_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1349371424&sr=1-2-spell"]http://www.amazon.co.uk/Musicians-Institute-Encyclopedia-Workbook-Instruments/dp/0793573793/ref=sr_1_sc_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1349371424&sr=1-2-spell[/url] Ref: reading in different keys. I found the Bach Cello Suites usedful for this as they cover a lot of keys and include tenor clef and treble clef. I should be able to think of something else but I can't think at the moment (guests due any minute etc) [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Faber-Music-Bach-Cello-Suites/dp/B003HKDZ02/ref=sr_1_14?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1349371585&sr=1-14"]http://www.amazon.co.uk/Faber-Music-Bach-Cello-Suites/dp/B003HKDZ02/ref=sr_1_14?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1349371585&sr=1-14[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davey_one_visits Posted October 4, 2012 Author Share Posted October 4, 2012 [quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1349371654' post='1825450'] Reading Rhythms.....highly recommended [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Musicians-Institute-Encyclopedia-Workbook-Instruments/dp/0793573793/ref=sr_1_sc_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1349371424&sr=1-2-spell"]http://www.amazon.co.uk/Musicians-Institute-Encyclopedia-Workbook-Instruments/dp/0793573793/ref=sr_1_sc_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1349371424&sr=1-2-spell[/url] Ref: reading in different keys. I found the Bach Cello Suites usedful for this as they cover a lot of keys and include tenor clef and treble clef. I should be able to think of something else but I can't think at the moment (guests due any minute etc) [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Faber-Music-Bach-Cello-Suites/dp/B003HKDZ02/ref=sr_1_14?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1349371585&sr=1-14"]http://www.amazon.co.uk/Faber-Music-Bach-Cello-Suites/dp/B003HKDZ02/ref=sr_1_14?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1349371585&sr=1-14[/url] [/quote] +1 for the rhythm encyclopaedia, that'll keep you going for years. Cheers for the recommendation on the Bach cello suites. I'll give that a look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanAxe Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 [quote name='Faithless' timestamp='1349357859' post='1825240'] For starters, it's not the different keys that's the biggest issue. Do you know your fingerboard well? I mean, REALLY well? It's crucial that you know your axe very well in order to read. Actually, pitches and keys aint the hardest the thing in reading - it's rhythms (groupings of 16th notes, syncopations) - that's what you want to look for. [/quote] ^^^ What he said about rhythms - the trick is to learn to recognise patterns rather than trying to read note by note. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 [quote name='davey_one_visits' timestamp='1349348337' post='1824992'] Is anyone aware if such a resource exists? [/quote] Yes, the Major's boot camp. It's very, very good and will cost you nothing, thanks to the Major's generosity to this forum. It beats the pants of the commercial books I have bought on the subject. http://basschat.co.uk/topic/74284-the-majors-bass-boot-camp-session-index-1-36/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GonzoBass Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 I recommend this site to my students and use it between musicals (which is when my reading tends to get rusty)- [url="http://www.practicesightreading.com/"]http://www.practicesightreading.com/[/url] I hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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