Patrick Pfeiffer's Bass Mini-Clinics
Bass Mini-clinics are based on Patrick Pfeiffer’s Bass Immersion Day Clinics, but in a more intimate setting and with more hands-on interaction. Bass Mini-Clinics are limited to four bass players per class. Everyone is under headphones and with a bass in hand at all times. Individual questions are answered, problems are worked out and playing skills are elevated.
The Bass Mini-Clinics are held at Bass Specialties about once a month on a Saturday.
The duration of each Bass Mini-Clinic is 90 minutes and the tuition is $55 per person (payable at the time of booking and non-refundable). You need to bring:
- Bass
- Headphones
- Cable
- Pen and paper for personal notes
- A desire to maximize your bass playing…that’s it!
Please contact Patrick Pfeiffer at 917-679-3135 to find out more and to sign up.
Here are some examples of topics that are part of the rotation.
- GROOVE: Utilize the crucial elements to create kick-ass grooves…
- GENRE GROOVE: What to play when in whichever style you’re playing…
- WORLD BEAT GROOVES: Exotic grooves from around the world to spice up your groove…
- ODD-TIME GROOVES: Anything but 4/4…discover the universal count to create smooth and effective grooves in all meters…
- ANTICIPATORY/DROP-ONE GROOVES: Anything but “one” without dropping the groove…
- RHYTHMIC INTEGRITY: Making it rock-solid (and Funk solid, R&B solid, etc)…
- STATIC HARMONY GROOVES: Give the illusion of harmonic motion when there is none
- BASS & DRUM INTERACTION: It’s well beyond just locking in with the bass drum…
- EFFICIENT PRACTICING: Getting the most out of the time you’re putting into perfecting your bass playing
- SOLOING: Solo like a horn player, think like a bass player and never lose the groove…
- BASS THEORY: Also called trench theory…the stuff you actually need to be a working musician, but without the useless fat…
- READING: Demystifying this most elusive of arts…if you read words, you can read music…
- BEATLES STYLES: Explore the eight most commonly used bass styles…not just for Beatles, but for everything…
- TRANSCRIBING SONGS: How to break down a song, learn the accompaniment style and still be creative with your bass part…
- WALKING BASS: Discover the template for every walking bass line…
- TECHNIQUE DRILLS: What to do when your right hand/left hand/shifting/string crossing/tone/fill-in-the-blank gives you trouble…
- FEEL: Oh yes, it can be learned and perfected with the appropriate exercises…
Bass Specialities has already hosted several Mini-Clinic days, and we look forward to many more.
