Developing A Great Practice Routine
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
- In this lesson, I'll take you through my practice routine. I'll also show you what three main components I use to develop a great practice routine.
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Developing A Great Practice Routine
We talkin' about practice. Not a game! Not a game...not a game.
What're we talkin about?
Practice?
only real ones know
You came to the college I studied at and blew my mind, thanks for everything rich! Heros don't wear capes, he has a bass
@@deangroves8198 This is a huge compliment. Thank you so much.
I'm just here so I won't get fined.
Hello Rich:
Picked up the bass about 3 yrs ago to try and keep my brain active. I’m 82 now and still at it. Have learned, what I know so far, strictly from utube. So far, I learned the most from you. You have opened up so many things to me. Most likely, I will never play with a live setting, but it doesn’t matter, because you have made playing this instrument fun, regardless.
Thank you:
Hey, I'm gonna pick it up again at 61, so I'm with you, sir! Enjoy it!
You are like a psychologist for bass players. Your demeanor, honesty, and general outlook for playing bass is really excellent. Its great that you cover both the mental and physical aspects of playing. Also, your voice is calming, like a hypnotist. You’re lulling us in to want to practice and learn. Lol. Thank you!
Yes thank you
thanks for representing us viewers, thats what i feel everytime i watch Mr. Rich Brown
Agreed, I would absolutely love to have this guy as my teacher!
And the philosophical too..
100%. Well said, thank you.
"Remember all of the reasons we picked this instrument up in the first place". Such a great way to start a practice session. Thanks Rich!
About 3 years ago, my daughter came to visit me with her....boyfriend and the words play something came out. I realized I couldn't play anything without putting on a CD. It was embarrassing. But embarrassing is a powerful motivator. I realized when they left, I needed to turn off the CD player, and develop a more personal relationship with my bass, just the two of us. Now I have simple songs that I can play, grooves of varying difficulty that I can play with or without my drum app, and old classics like, Jingle Bells, or Somewhere over the Rainbow that I can play in my musical lexicon. I shall not be embarrassed again. ...Hopefully
Practice what you can’t play or don’t know… best advice ever. That’s been a huge lesson for me. Thank you kind sir for everything you do!
A huge lesson for me as well, Justin. Thank you for watching.
"You are not in competition with anyone, go at your own pace" these lines of your are gold and it motivated me to practice more at i hope it motivated each and everyone watching your videos thank you.
That makes me very happy. Thank you for watching!
My opinion as both a bassist and saxophonist, even when you aren't playing or practicing, think about it, think of different fingering techniques, tone refinement, etc. Thinking about it can help tremendously too especially when you don't have access to any instrument or are stuck in a moment waiting on something and there's just Time to kill.
Hey I didn't know AI, Alen Iverson, played bass😊
Wow. no esperaba encontrarme con este consejo sobre no exigirse uno mismo y es un alivio oirlo porque siempre que toco el bajo pienso que no estoy avanzando nada y que deberia ser MAS Y MEJOR. Uffffh muchas gracias por tu video. Saludos desde argentina!
I've been working on reading music lately. The most difficult thing for me is to just SIT down and get my eyes in front of the page. But even if I only get 15 minutes of reading and playing, i count that as a win...more so if i do it consistantly!
When I was a kid taking guitar lessons, the last thing I wanted to do was practice. But, my mom would always say, "just give me 15 minutes." I couldn't be more grateful to her for that.
@@richbrownbass there's an idea about learning habits where you start very small, and just be consistent. So yes even just 15mins. Or even 5 mins. If you can't play bass for five mins a day then there is no chance you'll be able to play an hour a day.
Start small, build up.
Love this Rich. Bang on right - inspiration not aspiration. These are great Inspirational words my man.
Thanks so much, Unkle Ian.
I remember something in the first guitar instruction book I bought in 1968 which has shaped my attitude to practice ever since. It said "Playing is pleasure and practice is playing". I'm 72 now, I've been playing mostly bass for a fair few years now, and I'm still loving every step of the journey, with no concern for any destination.
What a fine travelling companion you are Rich: thanks so much.
Been working on your arpeggio exercises, and kind of a spin on what you spoke on in this video as far as playing what you hear. Instead, I’m trying to learn basslines from my favorite songs without listening to them, but from what I can remember hearing. Then I go and check how close I am.
"You are on your own path." and. "Playing." LOVE IT!!! Thank you.
My pleasure., brother. Thank you so much for watching.
From as young as I can remember, music made me happy. Now at 63, I play music for the enjoyment, and when others hear me, and they enjoy hearing me, that's an added bonus!
I've been working on triad pairs as a harmonic and melodic device. Also going over the melodic minor/jazz minor scale and the modes from it. For this I've found that the book by Ramon Ricker "The Developing Improviser : The Melodic Minor Scale vol. Four is extremely helpful at getting these sounds into my ears and under my fingers. Also just picked up Improvising Jazz Bass by Richard Laird. Plenty to keep me busy and on the right track. Also spend time Improvising alone and playing through standards and other tunes.
“I don’t need any pressure when it comes to my Bass playing” I love this, it’s important, a lot of people don’t realize how much pressuring yourself or allowing others to pressure you can cause you to play, learn, perform so much more differently
The word "play" implies FUN. We should be having fun making music, because we are after all playing. RIGHT!? 😃 Thanks so much for watching!
So true re: returning to the reason why you fell in love with the instrument. I'm working on practicing out of joy and inspiration, not obligation or comparison/competition.
EXACTLY! I love that. Groove on, K-Funk!!!🙏🏾❤️
Hey Rich, random question - do you rest on the B string when playing rest strokes? I find it sound weird when I do so especially on faster tempos.
Thanks Rich! Love your videos. I still do your metronome exercises pretty much daily. I've come to realize that timing and groove is not only something you have to first improve and then maintain, but also something you have to warm up. I find that doing 20 minutes of metronome exercises before a gig lets me hit that first beat with authority.
If you really want to make it fun do those exercises at a slower beat, like 60bpm, and then drop out beat 2 so beat 4 is your only reference. When you get to where you can hit that "a" of 3 with confidence and beat 4 lands right where you expected you know you're locked in.
You asked what we're practicing. Right now I'm on a kick to sharpen my chops. I've got that famous bridge from Sir Duke pretty much down. I'm working with Charlie Parker's Ornithology as a study piece. My goal is to be able to play it with confidence at 90% speed (kind of like what Jaco did with Donna Lee -he played it fast but not quite as fast as Charlie did). So far I'm up to 75% with reasonable authority. The wheels start to come off when I try it at 80%. So if anyone has any pointers for working on chops and speed bring 'em on!
Man, I know this is old..... but WE NEED TO SEE THE EMBARRASSMENT.
You are The Best Profesional Teacher; Thank YOU!
"SUPERLATIVE"
@Rich
Thank you, The Practice Routine is the daily chalenger!
Você me inspirou em criar um canal para meus alunos de oficina de contrabaixo.
Realmente, muito obrigado!❤
I like your approach, informations provided were also very useful. Thank you so much, very appreciated :)
Rich, Thanks again for another great lesson with lots of words of wisdom. I am working on new songs to learn for a cover band, but my teacher also has me working on 'Blue Monk' using double stops. I'm hearing Pat Metheny's words right now!
Metheny's words ring in my head quite often. Playing Blue Monk using double stops is a great idea! I need to try this myself. Props to your teacher, and thanks to you for the kind words.
I know when I’m getting ready to practice when I sit down with bass in lap and I say “ALRIGHT! You’re going down this time!” (Talking about mistakes or sections of music I’m tackling). I have a mission when I practice.
Hey there! I just discovered your site.. I really like this philosophy of not competing, etc.. I ve taken years off but still have my bass and just might pick it back up with no pressure and for the fun of it Thanks!
Thanks for the video. Great insight. I practice all sorts of exercises that I have learned from your channel and elsewhere as well as playing along with songs and backing tracks. Like you suggested, I like to just play random patterns as well to just make music. Recently I've been playing with some friends, learning lots of Grateful Dead tunes and that has really helped me to make some real improvement after seeming like I had plateaued somewhat. Thanks again. I really like your laid back style...
After gigging for 48 years I still needed to hear this. Thank you Rich Brown 💥
Thank you, I think what you said is actually really helpful.
Hi Rich, I’m new to your channel. The first time I saw Phil Lynott of Thin Lizzy play I was instantly hooked. I’ve been trying to learn to play like Phil for a couple of years now but his style is more like a guitarist so I’m having a hard time picking up his style. I don’t have any particular time line to learn Thin Lizzy’s tunes but I would like to play a couple of their songs clean. Any tips you have to help me build up my skills would be appreciated. Thank you
Damn!!! This is exactly what I needed to hear tonight. Thank you!
Pat Mentheny said: don’t practice what you „can’t“ or what you „can“ play???
Allen Iverson... did anyone get that reference Lol
Hey there Rich!!! When I first started I was hooked. I took lessons (with Paul harwood of Mahogany Rush) He taught me alot and I would practice 20 hours a week and play with 2 different bands every week. I had a girlfriend that push me to spend more time with her and it got me to play less. I struggle with depression (most of my life) and I really want to get back to playing cause it got me to focus and concentrate. The problem is every time I pick up the bass I fiddle with it for about 5 minutes and then the depression takes over and I lose interest super fast...I lose the focus and the drive. How can I practice to get me to be excited about playing again....Thanks
Ha! Love that intro! My wife and I just saw that episode of "Ted Lasso" last night! Anyway, I'm sure this lesson will be sweet as a homemade tea biscuit. Thanks, Rich!
Something you say early in this lesson has to do with the amount of time one could or should spent with the bass each day. As a guitarist since the world was flat, I've focused my daily session down to 40 minutes each morning, along with some goooood, hot coffee. I have a similar approach to the bass: to start with the hands relaxed and the mind open to where the process will go. My friend the Zen master says, "If you can meditate for an hour, do so. If you can only meditate for five minutes, do so."
Oh man, I still haven't seen Ted Lasso! It's definitely on my must-watch list.
Good on you for being so disciplined with your time. I'm no Zen master (that's for sure), but I learn a lot from reading 2 books in particular: Zen & the Art of Archery and Peace Is Every Step. I learned a lot about gratitude, and meditation, and the idea that almost any activity can be a form of meditation. That was pretty revelatory for me.
Thanks for this Rich. You've shared some very useful ideas about approaching practice time and making it personal. I feel motivated by your description of developing a relationship with the bass. That is helpful as I sometimes feel that me and my bass don't seem to want to get along! Cheers fella.
Maybe a rather weird question, but who knows...maybe you have a good tip... Everytime i see people play bass on UA-cam, it seems (and it's not true, i know so!) that their strings are closer together, while when i play my bass (a Fender) it's almost like i have to work harder to play from one string to the next. It's as if those people have more controll than i have. Does that sound familiar in any way? Any ideas on what to do about it?
Good direction, thanks.
I am curious as to your basses. The four seen in this video are? The two with the f on the headstock. Everything is a challenge. I just picked up the Bass in August. She shipped with electronics problems and had to spend 2 weeks in the instrument hospital.
I luv it Ritch... keep it groovin... Practice to profect! I just wanted to say thanks man for the words of encouragement, my music is on it's own time as well so I really felt what u said... Thanks again!
~Blessings~
~JB~
Thank you! Greetings from Argentina 🗿👍
Love what you do and your message. Respect.
Thanks for this video, I’m just getting back to practice, after a couple of months!
What I am practicing is not getting lost in the progression!!!
Right on. Sometimes ya just gotta talk about practice. Good stuff.
My first time here with Mr. Brown , liked subbed and bell. I can see Im gonna be back regular I can tell.
I recently found you! Great advice! And you have a five string! Do you have a video on what you think of playing a five string?
I’m trying to transcribe songs by ear. I have this one song from my childhood that’s super hard for me it’s a jazz song it will probly take a very long while to fully be able to play it but it’s fun learning it
Allen Iverson would be so proud!😂😂
Thanks for coming through with the clutch 3 at the buzzer !
I'm supposed to be the franchise player...😅
Did he mean to misspell practice? Thank you for your content sir, I really dig it.
These Videos Are Definitely Helping Us All Out - Pleased The Channel Is Growing Like Wildflowers - Go Team Human - Me, Been Practicing On The Spider Walk As A Warm Up - Then, With A Simple C Major And Metronome Around 65bpm, Only Play The 1 & 2 &, Passing On The 3, Playing The &, Passing On The 4, And Striking The & , And Back On The 1 - Only Practicing The C Major Scale Descending And The Ascending With This Particular Exercise - Let Me Tell You How Many Times I Goof Just After I Feel As If I "Got This" - Anyway, Dynamite Tutorial And Advice
Cheers
Team Human prevails again!
What a great exercise, Travis. Playing the Cmaj scale using this method gives you a scale pattern that repeats after 7 bars. Very cool!
Question: any particular reason to turn Beats 1 and 3 off? I assume most players want that accent on the 1
Sometimes I fool around with scales from other countries.
Learning bass for about 5 months now! I love it it’s just disheartening at times because I can hear and feed all the ideas, but it isn’t in my wheelhouse yet. I’m gonna keep working
Play for fun, it is not a 9-5 job, and you will never be a Jaco..
Great video and topic Rich. I've have been challenging myself with sight reading, learning the modes and building walking bass lines. Based on your list of suggestions, it sounds like I'm doing something right because I do a little of each. I keep one bass next to my desk. Between Zoom meetings or needing a break from Zoom meetings, I practice one of the many exercises you have uploaded. I need to spend more time working creating grooves and just being creative. Thanks again for sharing.
That’s a funny Allen Iverson reference 😂🤣
Training my fingers, especially my left
Honk honk! Thanks for the excellent video
Your fingers r covering the board
Nice lesson. What kind of bass stand is that?
coach brown is still gnashing his teeth somewhere
Mannnn this man is one of the coldest bassists on the planet aaaand he can teach, if u ever get a chance to see him play u better GO.
Yes!!!! That was awesome. Thank you
Art thou Beatdown Brown's Brother?
Nice video thanks!
Any relation to rob beatdown brown
How do you get such a nice tone?
What that Alternate pattern was?
I'm practicing holding back! 😉 Another great lesson. Honestly, I am practicing chords and 7ths with my teacher, scales, and permutations in the scale on my own, trying to find the groove, right hand 2 finger picking, really learning everything I can.
Overplaying is the hardest not to slip in to!
Props for the AI reference
Love your channel!
Hi Rich, this is very encouraging brother. I’m in a covers band and it’s great to pick one song from the set and have a few days warming down and playing around with it. It’s amazing what a difference it has when you play live. It gives you so much more freedom on the instrument and you get the song completely under you skin where it continues to grow.
Thanks dude, brilliant delivery as usual. God Bless you, from all bassists in the UK.🤙🏻
You totally hit the nail on the head, Stephen. There's nothing like being on stage and playing music you know inside and out. There IS so much freedom there! Thanks so much for watching.
Dude! All others. I go back to past lessons time and time again. Triads. Ocaj. All of the sequential exercises. Pentatonics. Ok i will end up listing them all. You get it. "Friends and Neighbors."
Wow! That's so cool. Thank you so much, Paul. That means a lot!
great vid rich tnx!
Right on Rich thanx😊
is that you AI? hahahahahah!!!!
thank you Rich!!!!!!
I'm trying to work on learning my. Scales, can you help me with this, Mr Brown.
I can help with this.
Double thumbing has been pretty challenging and rewarding, but, I have serious trouble with flying fingers. Even whenever I go extremely slow, my pinky will poke out like I'm having a nice cup of tea in my left hand (Video idea?).
I've talked a bit about left hand technique in a previous video. But a video focusing specifically on the flying fingers might be a good idea.
GREATEST BASSIST EVER
For the algorithm
Preach Bass Brotha, preach! 👊🏿❤️
I keep creating warm up exercises I haven't heard before. Not sure where they come from 🤔😁
Not *the* game
Question for you: you mention in the video that you warm up on all 4 strings. Did you say that for the video? What I mean is, you have a 5 string bass but most people have a 4 string but I imagine you practice on all 5 strings on your daily routine.
Yes, that was for the video. My main bass is actually a 6. When I warm up I’m usually using all the strings.
Good stuff! Especially about the headspace for the practice routine. I’ve been playing a long time, but really want to take my playing to the next level so to speak. It can be challenging to figure out what the practice next.
Mr Brown! Awesome! Your community asks and you deliver with an amazing video!!! Thank you!!
If only I could subscribe more than once. 😊
Thanks, Peter! Welcome to the channel.
Good stuff.
You are great sir!
I am now playing some of your exercises and getting better hands for it...really enjoyable. Thank you
Just found your channel Rich. Lots of good stuff and I like your laid back, but still very informative approach. Count me in, thanks. You've already made me a better player.
Hi rich....I am a beginner bass player from Dublinl, Ireland...have to say... your approach and explanation of the various aspects of playing is truly wonderful....keep up the excellent work...take care. Charlie Branagan
Another great dialog. I enjoyed your idea of practicing your musicality jamming. I do quite frequently and record my sessions for review. Often I find areas where I can focus on improving or catch a great sound/phrase. Thanks
Hello Rich and thank you for your always interesting videos. I have a question; Could you tell us what is the model of your Fbass? I tested one and fell in love with it. I was very disappointed with the latest 7ender JB5 models and I would like to focus on the Fbass which are, in my opinion, made more seriously. Thank you very much for your answer, I wish your channel grows again and again ...
I appreciate the calm demeanor. Putting pressure on myself is almost never productive. These ideas would work for any instrument.
Damn, love your classes. I use to be in SBL for a while, but for a Latin American it’s barely impossible to study in paid academies like that one. I was so exited to find out that you had your own channel cuz you were BY FAR my favorite teacher there. Thank you so much for this channel and for all the time you share with us !
Thank you so much for your very kind words, Fernando. That really does mean a lot, my brother. It has definitely been a pleasure to bring these videos to you. I'm so glad you're enjoying them.
@@richbrownbass enjoying them and kicking my ass at the same time!
I luv it Ritch... keep it groovin... Practice to profect! I just wanted to say thanks man for the words of encouragement, my music is on it's own time as well so I really felt what u said... Thanks again!
~Blessings~
~JB~
Struggling connecting arpeggios and II V I
Hey Nahuel. I don't know if you've seen this video, but it might help.
ua-cam.com/video/_Q4y_Ow54bY/v-deo.html