I think I tried commenting yesterday, but it didn't post for some reason. My main points are: 1) Your slide is a bit sloppy. If you slow down the video, you will see that you are overshooting and are readjusting making the start of the notes not sound stable. To help fix this, watch your slide, and try playing without using the tongue at all (glissed, but an agile slide). 2)Your articulations are not clear. Make sure you are blowing all the way through, and your tongue just disrupts the air. At 0:58 your articulations are getting muddied up not only by the articulations, but also your slide technique. Make sure the articulation is nice and pointed with enough air to support the note from the beginning. 3) I rarely saw you use the second trigger, and you reached out into 7th 1/2 position to play a low C. You can't play a low C in tune going out to 7th on modern horns, it will always be sharp. Use both triggers, and your life will be easier. 4) Play with a drum track. It will help give you a sense of the feel of the style, and make sure you are in time. Start it slower, because you took this on at too fast of a pace for you right now. There is a really good recording I like where somebody played it on a contra and had a buddy on drumset. The guys youtube is @UCO9tMJUpIFJ8-4XHZVDIjdg. I recommend checking it out.
Try to focus on a more firm attack at the beginning of the notes and increase your amount of air to make the notes also speak more clearly. For instance, take the phrases built into the music and repeat them over and over until you feel comfortable. Also, though might seem counter intuitive, almost overdoing the beginning of the notes and "cracking" them out will fit the style of the piece much better. So personally for me, faster air, firmer articulation, and just a slight increase in speed of everything would help a lot. Lastly, this is always an option of course, but exploring use of the second valve by itself would help ease length of slide movement to focus more on the music and less on length of the slide movement. Good luck for your competition and future competitions!
What model bass is that? Also it Sounds good but could be improved. Mainly slide is what seems to be the biggest concern so I would focus on that the most
I think I tried commenting yesterday, but it didn't post for some reason. My main points are:
1) Your slide is a bit sloppy. If you slow down the video, you will see that you are overshooting and are readjusting making the start of the notes not sound stable. To help fix this, watch your slide, and try playing without using the tongue at all (glissed, but an agile slide).
2)Your articulations are not clear. Make sure you are blowing all the way through, and your tongue just disrupts the air. At 0:58 your articulations are getting muddied up not only by the articulations, but also your slide technique. Make sure the articulation is nice and pointed with enough air to support the note from the beginning.
3) I rarely saw you use the second trigger, and you reached out into 7th 1/2 position to play a low C. You can't play a low C in tune going out to 7th on modern horns, it will always be sharp. Use both triggers, and your life will be easier.
4) Play with a drum track. It will help give you a sense of the feel of the style, and make sure you are in time. Start it slower, because you took this on at too fast of a pace for you right now. There is a really good recording I like where somebody played it on a contra and had a buddy on drumset. The guys youtube is @UCO9tMJUpIFJ8-4XHZVDIjdg. I recommend checking it out.
Try to focus on a more firm attack at the beginning of the notes and increase your amount of air to make the notes also speak more clearly. For instance, take the phrases built into the music and repeat them over and over until you feel comfortable. Also, though might seem counter intuitive, almost overdoing the beginning of the notes and "cracking" them out will fit the style of the piece much better. So personally for me, faster air, firmer articulation, and just a slight increase in speed of everything would help a lot. Lastly, this is always an option of course, but exploring use of the second valve by itself would help ease length of slide movement to focus more on the music and less on length of the slide movement. Good luck for your competition and future competitions!
Thanks for the suggestions! I'll work on those ideas!
What model bass is that? Also it Sounds good but could be improved. Mainly slide is what seems to be the biggest concern so I would focus on that the most
It's a custom Shires bass. Thanks for the comment about slide technique. I've been hearing that a lot and am trying to work on it