FROM BACH TO BASS

I have to say, one major positive that has resulted from spending so much time in lockdown has been the amount of time I’ve spent studying and practicing on the bass. I’m sure many of you have been doing the same.

A couple of conceptual ideas have been my main focus for developing and expanding my vocabulary on the instrument. One has been the study of the bebop language through learning heads and specific solo sections. The other has been the study and transcription of pieces by Bach. Not the Cello Suites. Everyone does the Cello Suites... I especially love the Violin Partitas And Sonatas, and Bach’s Works For Lute.