How To IMPROVISE - Lesson 1
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This is so beautiful. Disrgard the guitar, the singing, the music and you still have an amazing demonstration of how to be a father. You two bring tears to this 54 year old's eyes. Please sir, guard this little girl's endeavors.
THIS. ☝️
@@wendyreeves1379 yep
AMEN!
Same here. Rarely seen good connection between father and daughter. A joy to see.
Excellent well said
I am 61 years old and have been playing guitar for 50 years. My dad was a classical guitarist, and got me started. I had LOTS of sessions like this with my dad so I can REALLY appreciate how important this is to Ellen's development. You are a GREAT dad!
This is what I call COMMITMENT
Please sir can you buy a bass guitar for me?
@@oghalivictor8533surely you can't be serious?..buy your own..first find a job..save..buy whatever you want..it's the American way of life..rock on..
This young girl has a father that is a good man. She'll be ok.
Hovak is hands down a great father and teacher. Nothing but positive encouragement for Ellen. My two favorite things he says in this video: "Play what sounds good to YOUR ears" and "You killed it!" He laughed at that moment with the same joy that his talented daughter does.
I had a non musical father and a slightly musical mother, but if they were even slightly like Hovak I would be a much better greater musician today. However in a much different way (non musically) my dad was just like this. All of us kids are very good at the things we do. And it's because a man, just like Hovak, was a teacher, a father, a mentor, a very good leader. This is why Ellen loves to play and will be far greater than anyone twice, three times her age. Leadership is the key!!!
Oh, and he has a great amount of patience.
Excellent Father, but I believe She answered "improvising" perfectly.
🙏
Such an excellent teacher.
Wow, not many parents get to bond with their children on this level while teaching them skills that will last a lifetime. These videos are poetry in motion.
3:02 "... because improvising isn't just in music, right now we're improvising talking." Absolutely spot on, what an amazing association.
She must've listened to Victor Wooten before this lesson :)
I love watching Ellen grow and learn. Thanks for letting all of us who had music in us and never learned to get it out share this wonderful adventure with her. What a joy she is!
This is the improvisation lesson I never had and wish I'd had it decades ago. I just took my bass from the wall, and sang, and played - what a joy! Thanks for sharing this lesson, and this precious moment with Ellen. Truly wonderful to see. And yes, she definitely killed it!
Can we talk about the fact that I was apart of this lesson with Ellen!!?? I learned so much and was improvising along with her singing.. this is amazing and just unlocked so much for me. This little girl is gonna be a phenom in a Lil bit!.
This far beyond a bass improvising lesson. This is a masterclass by Hovak on how to be a parent, teacher, and mentor.
This child has the natural talent, instinct, and passion to play the bass. But it will be because of her loving father, patiently guiding and training her, that she will eventually bloom into the best musician she can be.
Indeed. And it is looking like that is going to be an extremely good musician. Like crazy good. Not just "good for a girl".
Bless her little heart , I hope she lives forever 😊
I love watching Hovak opening new worlds for Ellen's musical expression in this video. What a beautiful creative partnership!
Just amazing how she absorbs Hovack's teachings! Your sessions are such a joy to watch!
Me too. I thought the analogy between music and speech was utterly brilliant!
They definitely work well together.
Excellent teaching 🎸🎸🎸🎸
Yes she seems to just absorb information
Amazing amount of knowledge Hovak has and is able to teach to Ellen. Then in less than 30 minutes Ellen is headed toward mastering this concept. Can't wait to see more of her improvisation journey.
The utter connection between Hovak & Ellen is soooooo great to see and seeing it settle in. Where Hovak’s a blessing for Ellen to have as a musical teaching father, Ellen is a gem to all of us in how she learns and how she get’s exited about new learned stuff. So incredibly valuable! And very cute to watch also. Very nice exercise this and she picked it up very fast. Probably one of the most important lessons in playing: play by ear-training. Everyone should learn this lesson over and over again. Hovak you’re a master-teacher!
Hopefully she never loses her sense of fun, Joy and silliness.
Wow... She is so amazing... I feel as if i just watched her skill level increase by 2yrs just in this one video.... So proud of her!! Great Job, Dad!!!!
I think my favorite part of watching you guys is how much she looks for your approval. That says alot about you as a father, teacher and mentor. Thanks for sharing 👍.
Ellen does scat!! THIS is the perfect way to introduce improvisation. My guitar teacher would tell me to do this. Sing it first, then try to play it. Also, then try to sing and mimic an instrument. Keep rockin'!
Hey Ellen, just wanted to thank u for being u, not that u had a choice. I'll be 61 this Christmas, the 29th Dec. I started playing my first instrument about 9 months ago, an alto sax, which I LOVE so much. Obviously not gonna tour with.....whoever, but being able to read music/play music has been a dream of mine since I was a kid.....but I had zero self discipline/it was way too hard/I was too lazy. So 45 years later I finally am sticking to it. My mom also loves sax and unbeknownst to her I had learned, kinda, "Summertime" and played that for her on her birthday this year. So I just wanted to thank u for the inspiration and joy u share with all of us. Besides being amazingly talented the joy and happiness that pours from your little soul is just so beautiful. Keep on rocking' my little friend! U are truly an inspiration to us all! ~ Best, Todd~ PS....u are also so much fun to watch! PPS.....your dad is super awesome too, wish we all had a dad like yours! Hugs
Her comment about improvising while talking not only surprised her dad, it was a brilliant (if unexpected) insight. ❤
OMG! This brought tears to my eyes. I have three daughters, one of which is very good singer. I shared this with her.
This is SO good! Not only is it a demonstration of a perfect introduction to the concept of improvisation, it is a demonstration of the perfect loving, encouraging dad-daughter relationship and my face is hurting from smiling so much!
That baby is lucky having so good teacher.
This was a Masterclass of "How to deliver a class". Wonderful. And what an amazing student (and best teacher)!!!
I m french , I m a father, I play bass guitar and this Channel CHANGE MY LIFE ! With your method and your " father's kindness " she will be the greatest artist I ll ever heard. Don t change anything !!!🙏🌞🙏
Congratulations, Hovak! Great dad, great teacher, you are creating and molding a little and beautiful tiny monster.
Ellen, in some point of your improvisation I discovered myself with a great-great emotion in my heart and soul. Thaks, and please, don't stop similing.
Hovak is such a great teacher, she really let it loose at the end! ❤ Wow, what a beautiful voice! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🤩
Music is an art. It’s something inside you.
All a good teacher does is helps to find it and let it out.
I’m no artist but I can certainly appreciate it.😀
Dad, I wish you were my guitar teacher. Nice job.
55 years young and I love this. Made me pick up the bass and play and sing, myself. Ellen is fantastic. Brilliant lesson Hovak 😊
I hope you wake up every morning and thank God for the gift you two have. Not just music.
The last part was great! When Ellen closed her eyes it just fit all together. I didn't want the session to finish as I was enjoying so much ❤❤❤
I simply love you both ! So glad you are teaching her about improvising. She is such a great musician and she already has improvising skills.....Just adore her and her playing :-) She is blessed to have a dad like you 🙂
They are just adorable together. I am getting addicted to these videos.
The loving father daughter relationship touches my heart. thank you.
Just to say how amazing Ellen is and what a talented young lady she is. The Love between a father and daughter is' too much for words. She is on the right track for a wonderful future.
All right , yeah ! I'm only about 10 minutes into this , and I'm watching a
beautiful flower , opening in the sun ,absolutely magical.
but i'm gonna be a tough guy and not cry .
Wait some years. ... The best, WILL BE !!!!
To see a father so involved in his child's life is so heart warming. Ellen is so lucky to have a father like this, and he in turn was gifted with such a nice kid
I love how his eyes lit up when you likened improvising as talking. In the vast sea of UA-cam, this channel is truly special.
This child is really brilliant and dad is making a fantastic job. Whatever she does in her life, she's gonna nail it.
Ellen never stop learning. The sky is the limit. You are doing great. Papa good job preserving the fine arts by teaching Ellen, with the love you do it.
You are a talented teacher, Hovak! What a great lesson on improvisation.
And you are an incredible actor Mr. Bacon! I thought you were great in Friday The 13th and Footloose and Quicksilver and Flatliners! At this point in your life, you've got it made!
~Dutch
Awesome job hovak, she did a deadly job feeling it. Singing is the key to improvising and also she did better with her eyes closed. When she's not looking for validation she does better by not seeing you. Notice her shoulder was lifting when it felt good to her. Once she knocked off her sight she felt it more. Less conscious of your presence. She did awesome the more she does this the more she'll connect to the instrument
I agree
This is what I call, great parenting. Love and patience.
Hovak you are a master instructor. You truly understand Ellen and how to best build her talent. The method of singing first not only built up her thought skills, but by having her sing louder built her self esteem and courage. Particularly in a public setting. This is something that is missing in sooo many young girls lives. Playing their instrument is only part of the experience. Having the confidence to play what they feel is as important as knowing how to play.
In reality what he's teaching is how to connect the mind to the fingers, one thing is to play bass knowing the scales and notes, another is to know exactly which note your mind wants. I know this is how it works because I can't read music, I play completely by ear. Improvisation is just that, play what your mind comes up with.
I love these "lessons" videos because it shows the process. I like how he says "nothing is wrong, just be free". I struggle with improvising, so this was very helpful to me. Thank you for sharing the insight!
Let her play already!
She's got it down. she's a natural
I can't handle the cuteness. The bond between these two is amazing. Ellen is going to really blossom into a top bass player in short time!
Her grasp of music concept and construction is absolutely off the charts and it is because of the born genetic talent inside her and the incredible guidance from pop!!
What a joy to watch her play and progress!
We have a whole group of us here at work who are Ellen fans!!
😊
I don't know if this will help. But I used to try and mimic the sounds of different instruments and then play what I envisioned their solos to sound like with my voice. It not only helped with playing, but made me a much better singer, helped with my timing, and pitch. The progression after that went to playing and singing the solos at the same time. Not everyone can do that. It is a great skill to have though. I started teaching myself to do this when I was around Ellen's age. I had no one to teach me. It just came to me one day. It became an invaluable skill set to teach others with. From that point forward I could practice in my head without the instrument being around. You are a great teacher Horvath. I wish I had someone like you when I was coming up. You go Ellen!
Elle est absolument incroyable !! Quel niveau ! Penser, chanter, puis faire chanter l'instrument. C'est la bonne façon de faire. Et la petite a le don, le sens du rythme et du groove. Elle promet !
She is absolutely amazing ! What a great level ! Think, sing, then make the instrument sing. That's the way to do it. And the little one has the gift, the sense of rhythm and groove. She promises ! 🤩🤩🤩🤩
Brilliant teching perspective! i`v only picked-up 6 string acoustic in the last two years. I play in a christian band and our base player is not as cute as Ellen, (71) but Ellen is a prodidgy.. No question. Keep going. From a 5 year old who played Brass his whole life. I`m 54. God bless you Ellen! I`m blown away! God Bless yas all.
Dad, you are AWESOME! But she is AMAZING!!! She inspires me to practice more.
Vous êtes vraiment un très bon formateur et la petite fille a une très belle voix! Bravo à vous deux. C’est magnifique
Love the way Ellen can't keep her fingers off the frets and strings. She's just living to learn and play and has the best of possible guides in her Dad.
Excellent teacher hovak. She is playing what she feels. You ask people to do that and you will get a different version for each person
And one lesson back.
Impro-vi-sation.
Superb, on so many levels, this video. God bless.
Improvisation -- a major step in the progression of any aspiring young musician. This excites me more than perhaps any of Ellen's other videos. Like a flower, she blooms -- musically.
Hovak, you are a brilliant teacher. I learned more about improvisation from this half hour than a year of music school. Ellen picks up on the whole concept very readily, which is truly fascinating to watch. Just amazing.
Music school doesn't teach you love and feel for music. Just look at Chris Squier (RIP) to see how he loved to play bass.
@@simduino True, unfortunately. I attended the U.S. Naval School of Music and learned a library full of theory, and graduated being only a slightly better musician.
@@maratb5291 I play bass for 40 years now, can't read 3 notes in a row, don't have a clue about scales, but, when I used to play bass in a band, one of our members had a master degree in music, could read and write anything but couldn't play 2 notes without a sheet of music. He asked how I could play so well and I told him I had music memory, could play nearly anything just by listening. I felt kind of sorry for him, so many years of studying and he felt bad as a failed musician. Hovak teaches just that, how to connect the mind to the notes, great work.
I don't think there was anyone who watched this and didn't cheer her on, He's a great teacher and what a great team they are. Absolutely amazing.
The last minute, she looked away from you, and THAT'S when she got the feeling. Awesome work young lady. You should be very proud of yourself. Bravo 👏🥰🙏
I love the way you teach Ellen, and how talented she is.
You don't realize how good that was when you started with the singing improv. Amazing! A natural for sure.
Ellen’s joy is so contagious. I can’t help but to feel her joy. Her smile and talent bring a smile to my face.
A shining star
Made through love
A bond you can't break
This is the best Improvisation lesson I've ever heard; Harmonizing the improv in your mind and THEN translating it to the fret board and not the other way around. Brilliant sir
One could write a book length comment on this video but it can be summed up in one word…
AMAZING!
OH MY GOSH! This little lady has got natural soul within her. Awesome!
Very impressive combination of talents : the teacher with the perfect approach and the talent as an open minded response .
So many lessons being taught here - so many stories being told. Hovak has so many more students other than his daughter learning something beautiful right now. The world is a better place with both of you in it! Thank you for such a delightful distraction. 😋
You can improvise Ellen, just don’t compromise the music, and I agree your father is a great teacher, and he must be very proud of you.
I'm a 58 year old man. I picked up my 1st bass guitar as a teenager. I'm lefthanded, so there weren't many choices of bass guitars for me. I wasn't very good at playing the bass, and eventually quit trying. Watching Ellen and listening to Hovak's instructions and encouragement has inspired me to pick up my bass guitars and rethink what I may know and open my mind to try again and learn something new on this journey. Ellen, NEVER lose your smile!!&! Hovak, thank you for sharing your family and love of music with this crazy world!!&! God bless!!&! 😎🎸🎶
Ellen has a good ear for music and once she gets going there will be no stopping her,
What a great teacher and adorable/talented student. I'm sharing her videos with my brother who's a bass player.
So cool to watch someone so young learn how to improvise. I wish I had been exposed to this as a young musician. Great job Ellen and Hovak!
We are very proud of you Ellen!! Listen closely to your Dad, he is pouring his live and talent into you. You are doing wonderful!!!!! Rock on!!
Always make it groove, there are no wrong notes as long as it grooves. Time for victor Wooten groove workshop, that dvd is stellar!!
Improvise ...
Play whatever you feel like playing. There are no rules! You are the artist, you can paint the sky purple or green if you like. There is no wrong way to it.
One secret though: you don't need to be good for anybody, just have fun and play whatever feels good to you. If it feels good to you, it will feel good to everyone else
Best of luck to you!
She's such a good student! What a joy to watch these videos....
Its cool how she looks for dad for confirmation. And he reacts in a positive way.
best teacher I have ever seen, and in 10 years time that young lady will be a world renown star.
This is the most amazing daddy-daughter team ever! You're making it not just a learning experience, but it's so FUN!
What a great teacher she has.
Coolest dad ever! Love to see the way they interact!
Awesome talented kid with guidance from a true professional. Ellen is destined to be an accomplished bass player and artist.
How beautiful to watch a Father introducing his talented young daughter to improvisation...wonderful!
This is wonderful to witness. You two are insanely wonderful. Total compatibility and penultimate understanding. Fabulously adventurous. :)
Ellen, 1 day you will look back on this and smile. Spending time with your Dad and him taking the time with you will mean so much to you.
Dude, no wonder Ellen is so good! You're teaching is remarkable. You're able to conceptualise what's being taught and make it transferable to other real life scenarios/situations. Very holistic, and remarkable teaching and learning... Nice work brother, thanks for making this...keep it up :)
She learn so fast, unbelievable. She’s a talented student musician thanks to dad.🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤
She learns so fast.
Ellen, what a wonderful treasure you are for everyone. Have fun with improv. Its the ultimate musical expression. You have the heart to go beyond the galaxy, musically speaking of course. Thank you Hovak for being a gr8 dad and a most excellent teacher!!!!!!!
I am a Samoan watching from Fiji. I really like the way you guys practice. At the same time I have learned from you guys because I love to play bass too. You are such a great dad brother. May God bless you guys.❤❤❤
Wow, Sir! YOU are One AMAZING Teacher, Mentor, & Father! And Ellen is Clearly a Very Bright, Intelligent youngster with a Permanently Loyal Unwavering Loving Faith & Trust in you her beloved Father; and all rightfully so! Moreover, your dear sweet daughter possess the most Creative, Artistic, Enthusiastic & Remarkable Innate Gifts beyond any mortal comprehension! And YOU, Sir, have cultivated all of that within her and taught her how to Liberate her feelings and emotions, as True Artists do! The Bond and Love between you Both is so very apparent, evident, admirable, worthy of praise, and so very inspirational!! May God Please Continue To Bless You Both!
improvising is when there is no plan but the only plan is what you have in your soul, in your heart and of course your inspiration.
Hovak, you are the Worlds' Greatest Dad!
Whenever I need a mental pick me up, I just watched this girl for about 10 minutes gives me new faith and mankind
After he gave "more instructions" like "be more free" her natural creativity became a lot more reserved and she started trying to do what dad wanted... but the very first thing she did... was from the heart. Also, her instinct was to tap a rhythm with her hands... this is a natural way to find the pulse - on which one can improvise very easily. If she were allowed to tap, if that were explored more like "let's try to sing on the notes that you are tapping"... she would've improvised a magnificent solo. Then he can teach lets try "painting notes" over quarter note hand taps, or 8th notes for the hand taps, and eventually 16th notes... or 'let's try giving those hand taps a swing feel"... "now let's paint over the notes". Really happy to see this kind of teaching... but... in the end children are just MUCH more creative genius and in tune with their spontenaity and improv than adults realise. Unfortunately, a few really nice explorations were shut down.
"Don't tap" and "you need to sing on key" - should be TAP if you like... sing ON THE TAPS if you feel like... and SING on key if you FEEL like singing on key.. otherwise... Sing OFF the key if you feel... The other thing is... Dynamics is alsoooo the creative choice of the improviser... "if you want to sing a quiet note then sing a quiet note"... "if you feel like to shout, then shout". All you need to do is stretch in improvisation - "if you like" you can play really really quiet... and if you like you can play really really loud. Allow the student to hear and feel what it's like to explore both. Stretch them to play both quiet and loud so they know how it FEELS to play the full spectrum of where they can play. Same with fast and slow, stretch in both directions, really fast, really slow... etc... then just play how you feel now.
Encourage a little "sillyness", tapping the lobe of the bass is an amazing choice! Even the great improvisers might take a life time to reach that point of playfulness. "If you feel like scratching the strings with your nails, then do that, if you feel like letting your hair fall on the strings and trying to play it like a violin , then do that..." It doesn't take long to realise what sounds you LIKE to make and what you don't like.
Be free - and don't let anyone (not even your dad) define a boundary for you. Improv is not something you "learn"... it's a never ending journey. So the father should not come from a place of authority - he has to because it's his video on how to improv.. but it's not necessary for learning improv. Even her original definition of what improvisation is... was great... This father... said... "no"... then repeated what she said... so... he's apparently afraid to make a video in which he is not the teacher.
This improv video, would be one video where Ellen could've easily shown him a few things and she STARTED to... but it was too uncomfortable for dad to record the video like that.. and allow the girl to "know more" than him. Creativity gets more blocked up with age. The whole purpose of improv and creativity is to see where people have set boundaries for you and step over the boundary in a playful way... (as Ellen did!) show them how to free themselves from the limitations they have put on themselves. So I hope you do tap that ear lobe of the bass again... and I hope you sing as soft as you like... and I hope you watch the recording listening to that very first thing you sang and know that it was perfect... and you could even learn that and play it - and show Dad how good it is.
All the best Ellen ! You can stand up on a chair and be taller than your dad, and then play how you feel being tall! My friend likes to lay on the floor when he plays bass. I also tried laying on my back, because I used to play until I got sleepy and tried to keep playing even as I fell alseep... it was really nice. You can also try to play in different places... like if you get a long cable, you can play outside while sitting on the grass. Or maybe.... somewhere you can look into the sky! Wherever you are changes how you feel... and that changes which notes you FEEL like to improvise with. What about... the bathroom? Your dad said imagine yourself on stage singing loudly (that's just his style!) You might imagine yourself on the moon singing softly all by yourself. Whatever you FEEL like.
Good luck Hovak!
There's still time for you to find your creative freedom - it will happen sooner if you listen to your daughter once in a while and resist the urge to tell her what to do. Get those hand taps defining the pulse RLRLRLRL... your own hands! and see and feel how right hand (down beats) feel more stable and left hand (off beats) feel unstable... you can start some basic call and response rhythm games with your daughter. Show her how to lead... then .. (I know it's hard, being a big man and father but...) LET HER LEAD.
This is so cool!! Your father is a great teacher and you are really good student Ellen