11th Feb 2003

on break between classes

Yeah, I should post more but I’m a busy girl damn it!

I just got out of my music theory class. We had to “improv” on our instruments today, displaying all the different ways we can change the “timbre” of it. Timbre is a fancy word that means tone color. I don’t like it because it’s pronounced “tamber” and it looks like it should be pronounced “timber.” My lesson was cancelled today so I have until 12:30 to hang around.

Yesterday was my first upright bass lesson. I am so in love with it! It takes a lot of strength in your hand, but that’s something that will come with practice. Other than that, it’s not hard since I already know a lot from playing bass guitar. I have to make sure I don’t pluck it like a bass guitar though.. instead of using the tip of your finger, you have to use your whole finger and move from the wrist and arm. My instructor is really nice, it’s so fun! One really good thing is that I’m going to have to learn all the notes up the neck, which I’ve never gotten around to on bass guitar. I know the first 5 frets on each string very well but the rest I’m pretty fuzzy on.. I usually just play by ear rather than knowing the note. So the lessons will help me with all of my bass skills.

The only thing is that I have to go to master class with all the other bassists.. I’m nervous about that since I’m so behind them all, not to mention I have to come late because of class conflicts. But I don’t think he’ll make me play for them like I have to in my flute master class.. I hope. (: I sort of know some of the bassists, so it shouldn’t be too bad. They’re pretty nice, but they tease me a lot. All in good fun. (:

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2 Responses to “on break between classes”

  1. February 11th, 2003 at 11:26 am chuck d Says:

    I can’t offer up advice on the upright since I haven’t made that jump yet but as for learning the notes up the neck - my guitar teacher suggested I walk up and down each string fingering and saying the whole note names (E-F-G, etc.) once at the beginning of each day’s practice and again at the end. It doesn’t take too long to get comfortable with the upper frets, and things open up a lot at that point.

  2. February 13th, 2003 at 3:27 pm Edgar Hons Says:

    You listen to Paranoid Android too much.

    Good luck with the lessons and stuff. I find most problems I have clear basically right up on the up right bass.