Originally published June 9, 2013, lightly edited for clarity.
In my last post I was looking at steps to use when practicing note reading, hope you liked it and found it helpful. As I said last time, reading music on the bass guitar can be broken down into three elements that need to be nurtured in order for reading to progress smoothly. First is knowing the note names of all of the notes on the fingerboard, second is knowing the written range, which means to be able to identify the note on the staff by name and know all of its possible locations on the fingerboard, and third is being able to count and play rhythmic notation on the staff. The following video addresses the way I recommend working on developing your rhythm reading. Hope you enjoy it and find it helpful. Reading music is one of the fundamentals I teach. If you want help developing your rhythm reading, online bass lessons via Zoom are available.
