New to BassChat – Need advice on practice routines and technique

[laurawoods]

Hi everyone,

I’m Laura, new here and still finding my way around the bass. I started playing a few months ago on a [model of your bass, e.g., Yamaha TRBX174], mainly practicing at home and trying to build solid fundamentals.

At the moment, I’m a bit unsure about how to structure my practice time. Sometimes I end up just running through random exercises or playing along with songs I like, but I feel I’m not improving as efficiently as I could.

So I’d love to hear from you:

How do you structure your daily or weekly practice routines?

Do you focus more on scales, technique, or full songs when starting out?

Are there any “must-learn” exercises or tips that really helped you in the early stages?

I really appreciate any advice or stories you’re willing to share. Excited to be part of this community and learn from experienced players here!

Thanks,
Laura Woods

Granny Game

[Geek99]

Well, firstly welcome 

 

and you’re in the right place to get polite and well-reasoned advice with this 👍

 

if it were me, all over again, I’d first get a teacher to make sure I hadn’t picked up bad habits from self-tuition 

 

we have lots of US members here btw 

@Bluewine @jd56hawk @dclaassen amongst others, you aren’t the only one 

Edited 3 hours ago by Geek99

[SpondonBassed]

Welcome Laura.