Reading Contemporary Electric Bass: Guitar Technique

"If You want to read bass notation, buy this." according to Geoffrey F. Arnold. I've been a musician all my life. And there is one rule to reading music:You must read music every day forever.Here's the deal. It literally is a "use it or lose it" proposition. Let me explain. While you never "forget" how to read, you do quickly get rusty at it if you do not exercise it all the time. Like a muscle, if you let it relax too long, it gets weak very fast. So it is with reading.This book starts you out simple and easy, walking you into the reading of notation one step at a time, introducing the elements of notation, rests, ties,. Peter Argondizza said Excellent. Reading contemporary bass rhythms provides both the student and teacher alike a comprehensive and methodical guide to modern bass playing. Because the book stresses reading and omits tablature, it will force and encourage the student to improve their reading: doing so by providing systematic exercises and musical examples that have real performance application in various styles. Having used this book successfully with several students, I recommend it as an essential component to bass guitar education.. This is the best progressive reading music book I've ever seen This is the best progressive reading music book I've ever seen, andI've seen them all. It starts simple and get more difficult. You don't move on until you've got what you're on down. A little at a time and you're reading anything you can get your hands on. Practice every day.

(Fretted). This Berklee Workshop is a comprehensive collection of exercises and performance studies designed to expand your bass playing in a wide range of musical styles. The rhythms and bass lines presented are excellent for developing sight-reading skills and technical proficiency.