Reading music isnt hard, just time consuming. Dont expect to see results right away. Practice about 20 minutes a day and focus on finding a slow tempo that you can play at accurately. Also dont pick super hard material if you havent sight read before. Start in C major with quarter notes and rests and I guarantee that after a week you will see some sort of improvement.
You say that! And it's a good point in that in itself, reading music ISN''T hard. But for me, it's like maths. To some people, they look at a math problem and they see the logic in it, even if they are not familiar with the branch of math they are looking at. Others simply don't see it. Their brains see madness instead of a few dots. But yeah, for MOST reading isn't hard.
Ha! Chris is one of my brother's best friends...when they were in high school, he'd come over to our folks' house and everybody'd be hanging' at the pool. Chris would be in a bedroom playing scales on his bass...FOR HOURS!!! That's why he's great...worked his ass off. Cause he found his passion. Great dude too.
I had to learn how to read music a couple months ago for my school's jazz band. It was so hard at first but now I know what I'm playing. Point is anyone can learn to read music you just have to put your time into it.
I think the book CC's talking about is "Chord Studies for Electric Bass" by Rich Appleman & Joseph Viola? It used to be a trombone book but was converted to a bass book..
wow Gary Novak is mentioned ..... I´ve been at the concert of Mike Landau and they were playing together, Chris and Gary .... that was the superrhythm section ... I like them both!
Reading changes from a lead sheet is a completely different thing. U need to know your chords literally everywhere on the bass and be able to apply that knowledge in real time
I hope I'm not going off topic too much here or ranting too hard, but it's just my opinion after all so take it with a pinch of salt if you will ;) The problem I have with reading music is that it can tend to be robotic/void of feeling, which I find a bit insulting to the more creative aspect of the craft. It's the equivalent of asking for a tab instead of working the song out or playing it by ear, and reminds me of my co-pupils in school who would use techniques designed to memorize lists of information in parrot fashion and score an A+ for their exams without really actually _understanding_ what they were even studying in the first place. Of course I don't deny the advantage someone has if they can read fluently, or that it can be a useful tool to any musician to enhance or advance their potential, but I do find myself far more impressed by natural, talented, improvisational playing than reading/choreographed or overly-technical playing (although that can be fascinating in its own right too). For example, I watch a lot of covers on youtube, and it's very easy (and quite disappointing) to spot when someone is tone deaf and clearly just learnt from a tab. I guess it's more a general gripe I have with musical theory as a whole, and from a teaching perspective (based on my own experiences as a student) I do believe that the focus should be on how to play and feel the instrument naturally first, and then introducing the associated musical terms for those concepts the novice now inherently understands. I knew what an octave, fifth, major scale, etc, sounded like before I learnt the theoretical terms - it would have been boring and far more tedious to try learn the theory first, yet this is the direction and priority taken by, I'd say most music teachers, much like teaching chemistry without practical demonstrations for a more 'hands on' and practical understanding of the theory. Of course we're not all the same, and I suppose the theoretical-first approach does work well for some people - but certainly not for me xD
+Dimitri Pappas I suppose it depends what a person want's to do with music. For me, it was pretty much like he says: The access of so much music, and the ability to be able to step in, at the drop of a hat. If I was a writer, or a poet, I probably wouldn't just stop with the language level I learned as a child. I would want to know all about it - and increase my knowledge of words to express myself.
Reading music isnt hard, just time consuming. Dont expect to see results right away. Practice about 20 minutes a day and focus on finding a slow tempo that you can play at accurately. Also dont pick super hard material if you havent sight read before. Start in C major with quarter notes and rests and I guarantee that after a week you will see some sort of improvement.
You say that! And it's a good point in that in itself, reading music ISN''T hard. But for me, it's like maths. To some people, they look at a math problem and they see the logic in it, even if they are not familiar with the branch of math they are looking at. Others simply don't see it. Their brains see madness instead of a few dots. But yeah, for MOST reading isn't hard.
Now this guy is a true professional. Major respect
Ha! Chris is one of my brother's best friends...when they were in high school, he'd come over to our folks' house and everybody'd be hanging' at the pool. Chris would be in a bedroom playing scales on his bass...FOR HOURS!!! That's why he's great...worked his ass off. Cause he found his passion. Great dude too.
Definitely one my favorite bassists..Especially when he played with Alanis Morissette
These are so useful you NEED to keep doing these :) best one yet
I had to learn how to read music a couple months ago for my school's jazz band. It was so hard at first but now I know what I'm playing. Point is anyone can learn to read music you just have to put your time into it.
You've learnt to read music in a couple of months? Remarkable, it took me years in loads of pro jobs.
Awesome interview. Thanks for sharing.
... reading music allows you to enter the library rather than just listening to the conversations of others.
I like this guy
I tried to teach myself to read a few months ago. It made me feel like I was in 1st grade again.
New bassiste of ACDC. ⚡
I've been playing bass for 30 years. My reading sucks. I'm good with charts. Seems like it'd be a great learning tool.
This guy knows what's up.
I think the book CC's talking about is "Chord Studies for Electric Bass" by Rich Appleman & Joseph Viola? It used to be a trombone book but was converted to a bass book..
The teacher becomes the student, Scotts great but Chris is just a whole other level.
what a cool guy Chris
I wish they had a guitar version of Scott 🔥️💯️🔥️💯️🎸🎼
+zarik felix Or keyboards. That'd be awesome!
That was great! Thanks!
Wow, so knowledgable!
wow Gary Novak is mentioned ..... I´ve been at the concert of Mike Landau and they were playing together, Chris and Gary .... that was the superrhythm section ... I like them both!
Thx for insights :)
Great Lesson.
I’ve been saying this exact thing
This series is awesome! :)
Awesome !
Reading changes from a lead sheet is a completely different thing. U need to know your chords literally everywhere on the bass and be able to apply that knowledge in real time
That is a beautiful bass.
I think it is the Pino Palladino custom shop p bass
I hope I'm not going off topic too much here or ranting too hard, but it's just my opinion after all so take it with a pinch of salt if you will ;) The problem I have with reading music is that it can tend to be robotic/void of feeling, which I find a bit insulting to the more creative aspect of the craft. It's the equivalent of asking for a tab instead of working the song out or playing it by ear, and reminds me of my co-pupils in school who would use techniques designed to memorize lists of information in parrot fashion and score an A+ for their exams without really actually _understanding_ what they were even studying in the first place. Of course I don't deny the advantage someone has if they can read fluently, or that it can be a useful tool to any musician to enhance or advance their potential, but I do find myself far more impressed by natural, talented, improvisational playing than reading/choreographed or overly-technical playing (although that can be fascinating in its own right too). For example, I watch a lot of covers on youtube, and it's very easy (and quite disappointing) to spot when someone is tone deaf and clearly just learnt from a tab. I guess it's more a general gripe I have with musical theory as a whole, and from a teaching perspective (based on my own experiences as a student) I do believe that the focus should be on how to play and feel the instrument naturally first, and then introducing the associated musical terms for those concepts the novice now inherently understands. I knew what an octave, fifth, major scale, etc, sounded like before I learnt the theoretical terms - it would have been boring and far more tedious to try learn the theory first, yet this is the direction and priority taken by, I'd say most music teachers, much like teaching chemistry without practical demonstrations for a more 'hands on' and practical understanding of the theory. Of course we're not all the same, and I suppose the theoretical-first approach does work well for some people - but certainly not for me xD
+Dimitri Pappas I suppose it depends what a person want's to do with music. For me, it was pretty much like he says: The access of so much music, and the ability to be able to step in, at the drop of a hat. If I was a writer, or a poet, I probably wouldn't just stop with the language level I learned as a child. I would want to know all about it - and increase my knowledge of words to express myself.
Scott you should get Chris Wood on here some day. That guy is a great player!
Heck yes!
great insights
Yeah yeah yeah
Yeah yeah yeah yeah... Yeah
Hey, I know Steve Evans. Just saw him not too long ago
Check out his work on nothing feels right ozzy song amazing
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Yeah , yeah, yeah
Can anyone help with the title and author of trombone book that Chris is talking about?
Great topic Scott.
Yeah
Ok, I am going to learn how to read now :)
ha. that was cool
i think reading consequently all kind of music you can get is a good idea to increase your chops :-)
Playing basic scores is good. You might play in an ensemble and they can'g wait for you to learn and memorize everything.
What Chris Pederson said in comments! 100%
What year is this bass?
I'd like to know the name of the Trombone book he mentions.
Chord Studies for Trombone' by Joe Viola.
Feet off the couch!
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Wait, what?
Pino Paladino can't read... And he's not stuck in one band.
he can read not sight-read joe hubbard was his teacher. He does know music theory well
Pino is an exception. Just because he's not a great sight-reader doesn't mean that no one else needs to read to get work.
I must learn to read. If Beethoven could do it so can I
Scott do you have to yeah yeah yeah after every comment Chris makes?F annoying
Yeah yeah yeah it is!