$249 for the 20 unit course Music Theory for the Bass Player - The Course! | Ari's Bass Blog lots of info on her blog. with rare exception, i've also enjoyed the lessons she posts on the NoTreble site. usually a new lesson about every 2 weeks or so. Thanks!
Ariane Cap's "Music Theory For the Bass Player" sounds like a good fit, as I don't know too much in terms of theory as I'm self-taught. Anyone have any experience with her book, or is the Hal Leonard set the general go-to?
I did buy Ari's book, Music Theory for the Bass Player and that is what kind of started me going down the road of purchasing her course. I'm leaning Ari right now but would love to hear your thoughts.
All true. Theory is almost universal, with perhaps a few side-shoots to explain away some aspects of some styles. But generally speaking, and from a bass player's perspective, funk is better defined or identified by the nuances of articulation, tone, accent and timing/space alongside attitude and presentation in performance than any special variation of music theory itself. IMHO and YMMV, as ...
Basic diatonic theory is essential as a Bass Player. This and basic interval ear training are the true building blocks to "internalizing" why a bass line moves like it does. These are simple concepts. Do- Re - Mi- Fa -Sol- La -Ti -Do and its interpolations are essential to your knowledge of simple diatonic harmony ( all in 1 key) 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-1.
A little theory goes a very long way, e.g. from root notes, to roots and fifths, to triads, to walking bass. And when you learn to read music, you can apply it to all kinds of instruments, whereas tab is very limiting. There's tons of free "learn to pay bass" content on YouTube and some of it is even good!