Advanced Bass Playing

Advanced Bass Playing

How to Play Whole, Half and Quarter Notes on the Bass

How to Play Whole, Half and Quarter Notes on the Bass

How to Play Eighth, Triplet Eighth and Sixteenth Notes on the Bass

How to Play Eighth, Triplet Eighth and Sixteenth Notes on the Bass

How to Play a Chromatice Scale on the Bass

How to Play a Chromatice Scale on the Bass

Advanced Bass - How to Do the Vomit Exercise

Advanced Bass - How to Do the Vomit Exercise

How to Play Octaves on the Bass

How to Play Octaves on the Bass

Major Scale Fingerings for the Bass

Major Scale Fingerings for the Bass

One Finger Major Scales on the Bass

One Finger Major Scales on the Bass

Advanced Bass - Roots, Fifths and Octaves

Advanced Bass - Roots, Fifths and Octaves

Advanced Bass - More Roots, Fifths and Octaves

Advanced Bass - More Roots, Fifths and Octaves

Advanced Bass - Pentatonic Scales

Advanced Bass - Pentatonic Scales

Advanced Bass - How to use Pentatonic Scales in Rock and Blues

Advanced Bass - How to use Pentatonic Scales in Rock and Blues

Blues Scale on the Bass

Blues Scale on the Bass

Advanced Bass - Use of the Blues Scale in Practice

Advanced Bass - Use of the Blues Scale in Practice

Advanced Bass - Chord Construction

Advanced Bass - Chord Construction

Playing Minor Chords on the Bass

Playing Minor Chords on the Bass

Advanced Bass - Diatonic Tenths

Advanced Bass - Diatonic Tenths

Advanced Bass - Playing the Boogie Woogie in Major

Advanced Bass - Playing the Boogie Woogie in Major

Advanced Bass - Playing the Boogie Woogie in Minor

Advanced Bass - Playing the Boogie Woogie in Minor

Standard Rock Pattern for Bass

Standard Rock Pattern for Bass

Rock Rhythms for Bass

Rock Rhythms for Bass

Bass Blues Form

Bass Blues Form

Bass Vamps and Turnarounds

Bass Vamps and Turnarounds

How to Play Clave on the Bass

How to Play Clave on the Bass

Advanced Bass Playing

Advanced Bass Playing

How to Play Songs on the Recorder

How to Play Songs on the Recorder

Recorder Songs - Reading Music

Recorder Songs - Reading Music

Recorder Songs - D Major Scale and Triad

Recorder Songs - D Major Scale and Triad

Recorder Songs - Learn Tue Tue

Recorder Songs - Learn Tue Tue

Recorder Songs - Learn Joe Magarac

Recorder Songs - Learn Joe Magarac

How to Play the Recorder

How to Play the Recorder

Playing the Recorder - Choosing an Instrument

Playing the Recorder - Choosing an Instrument

Playing the Recorder - The Foundation - Breathing, Support, and Posture

Playing the Recorder - The Foundation - Breathing, Support, and Posture

Playing the Recorder - Tone Production

Playing the Recorder - Tone Production

Playing the Recorder - Articulation

Playing the Recorder - Articulation

How to Play the Harmonica

How to Play the Harmonica

How to Play the Recorder

How to Play the Recorder

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Scott, a native Washingtonian, has been performing for audiences since 1968. A self taught musician, he mainly freelances as an acoustic bassist. Scott also plays guitar, electric bass, and tuba as well as singing in the styles of Nat King Cole, Mel Torme and Jack Bruce. He has worked with The Glenn Miller Orchestra and The Modernaires; The Peter Duchin Orchestra; The Ink Spots; The Tokens; Rory (Disney Channel); Charlie Byrd; Susannah McCorkle; Keely Smith, Jamey Aebersold and Chuck Berry. In spring '07 he performed in a clinic and show with Gene Bertincini at the 4 Seasons DC. Besides playing jazz, Scott's latest project is a Cream tribute band featuring Dan Hovey and John Zidar, (formerly Root Boy Slim's rhythm section). The band is called GHz (Gigahertz} and is breaking sound barriers around town. Besides playing over 200 club dates a year, Mr. Giambusso teaches and performs as a member of the Jazz Faculty of the Montgomery College Music Department. Not only does he teach the bass, but he also coaches singers, pianists and all instrumentalists on the nature of music and operates a recording studio for student demos. Because of his versatility, knowledge of tunes and styles, and his 30+ years of gigging experience, he has the rare ability to explain music to the laymen with clarity of vision.

Advanced Bass - How to Do the Vomit Exercise

Scott Giambusso: Hi! Its Scott Giambusso, here at my house, in my studio. We are on the next step after the chromatic scale. Now, I am going to describe to you a classical technique I learned on bass.

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Scott Giambusso: Hi! Its Scott Giambusso, here at my house, in my studio. We are on the next step after the chromatic scale. Now, I am going to describe to you a classical technique I learned on bass. We did the chromatic scale with the open strings. Now, we are going to do them with the close strings. I am going to show two different ways to do it. First, I would like to introduce you to the warming exercise. It is a lovely exercise in procession. Let us go to the low F mode on your bass. It is on the E string which is your fourth string; one, two, three, four. I have five strings and here is the first fret, here is F natural. Now, F natural is also here on the E thirteenth fret. What I am going to do is just slide as quickly as I can to that F natural and I am going to do it like this and then I am going to go back. The next thing I am going to do is go up a half step, a half step is one note to F sharp or G flat as in harmonica it might be called and I am going to go to the fourteenth fret, and I am going to do, and I am going to do them with all. The next note is G, A flat and so on and this is a way of getting you around the bass quicker, getting in no where you are when you are making your shifts and leaps, it is a very important thing. Now, the chromatic scale thats the point on to itself of course the warming exercise is really bad with the bow and they call it the warming exercise because it kind of makes you nauseous after a while. Anyway so thats that.

Blanching the Vegetables for Striped Bass Ceviche

Blanching the Vegetables for Striped Bass Ceviche

Striped Bass Ceviche - Chopping the Rockfish

Striped Bass Ceviche - Chopping the Rockfish

How to Choose a Bass - Six String Bass

How to Choose a Bass - Six String Bass

How to Choose a Bass - Four String Bass

How to Choose a Bass - Four String Bass

How to Choose a Bass - Acoustic Bass

How to Choose a Bass - Acoustic Bass

How to Tune a Bass

How to Tune a Bass

How to Lower the Action on Your Bass

How to Lower the Action on Your Bass

How to Hold and Finger Your Bass - Part One

How to Hold and Finger Your Bass - Part One

Bass Fingering and Dexterity Exercises

Bass Fingering and Dexterity Exercises

How to Make Notes on the Bass

How to Make Notes on the Bass