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My Approach to Building Fluency on the Bass

A clear, ear-first path to building real musical fluency — so playing your bass feels natural, creative, and musical every time you pick it up.

Simple, Musical Explanations

I use terminology only when it helps you hear, understand, or play something better.

Number Systems Terminology Soloing Strategies Jazz Essentials

Rooted in Your Ear

Your ear and intuition take the lead. Your fingers learn to follow what you hear.

Tension & Release Transcription Ear Training Tonic Gravity

Musical First, Technical Second

Concepts that sound musical immediately — without needing speed, flash, or overthinking.

Barry Harris Concepts Triad Pairs Approach Note Language Pentatonic Language Diminished Movement

Designed for Flow

Reduce mental noise so you can lock into time, feel, and flow while you play.

Technique Rhythm Chord Melody Movement Groove Time-Feel

Feel More Connected To Your Bass Every Time You Play.

How This Ear-First Approach Turns Into Real Fluency

Here’s how this approach turns into real, playable fluency: internalize sound → map it to the bass → express it with time, feel, and flow.

Phase 1: Internalize Sound

Build sound memory before you force it through your fingers. Hear it, sing it, recall it — then play it.

Phase 2: Map It to the Bass

Turn what you hear into shapes, anchors, and movement — so you stop searching and start translating.

Phase 3: Express With Feel

Bring it to real music: time feel, phrasing, space, and flow — so your playing sounds relaxed and intentional.

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My process for learning the chord changes

Bass Fundamentals

How I Learned the Chord Changes to Smashing Pumpkins “Tonight, Tonight” by Ear

Learning chord changes by ear didn’t always feel natural to me. Before a long hiatus from playing, I approached transcription with a forensic mindset. I’d zoom in on a single chord, obsess…

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February 3, 2026

Creative Life & Tools

What Art Fundamentals Taught Me About Developing Musical Fluency

A few days ago, I did a drawing session with my daughter. We made it more fun by adding a simple restriction: we could draw characters from Sonic the Hedgehog, but each drawing had to be…

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January 21, 2026

Yesterday - How Learning the Melody Makes Soloing Easier

Bass Fundamentals

How Learning the Melody Makes Soloing 10× Easier

For the longest time, my solos were built almost entirely off the chord progression. That’s how I was taught. And that’s probably how most of us are taught. You see the changes, you pick a…

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5 min read

January 16, 2026

Jazz Harmony & Shapes

The Unexciting Truth About Transcribing Music

There’s a version of music practice that shows up a lot on social media. Someone is playing their bass to a track. It’s often a solo or groove that they transcribed. And they’re…

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3 min read

January 8, 2026