We got the request at the forum to play each other's lessons. And since there's nothing we won't do for our GMC students - of course we agreed on that! We decided to make it into a "sort of lesson" and explain how we step by step approached and and learned the solos.
Double thumb technique is made famous and brought to perfection by Victor Wooten, Les Claypool and many others! Its a very percussive technique mainly used in slap bass lines but you can incorporate it to any style of playing to get some cool cross rhythm possibilities or just plain speed.
Instructor bloopers - weaved together into a GMC community happy new year message! YOU have made 2007 an awesome GMC year, now let's make 2008 even better. You rock!
Time to introduce you to the world of tapping on a bass guitar! Bass players like Billy Sheehan, Victor Wooten, John Myung, Les Claypool are famous for using this technique.
Dead notes are produced by string muting technique. String muting is one of the most useful techniques which you can use to develop a good groove. Bass guitar can be a very percussive instrument and string muting creates a percussive sound that can add a new dimension to your playing and bass lines.
Slap style is what everyone wants to do when they start playing bass. Nowadays these bass players are famous for using that technique: Les Claypool, Bootsy Collins, Louis Johnson, Mark King, Flea, Victor Wooten, Marcus Miller, Stanley Clarke etc.
Most people think that head voice and falsetto are the same thing and the terms are used almost interchangeably. But these two places in the voice are entirely different.
When most people first start out singing, they're looking to add power to their voice. But what most people don't realize is that it's not the chest voice that gives the voice its fullness and quality while also enhancing its loudness. It's resonance.
Legato means smooth and unbroken: it's the opposite of staccato, which is short and detached. In this lesson, we have a demonstration of legato in different notes, including two exercises for practice this technique.
Luciana present the second Vibrato Singing Lesson! In this lesson we'll work with all the vowels, and practice vibrato as a variation of air when you sing.