The Triad Hack Series

by | Nov 12, 2019 | Education, MMEducation Blog, News

Scroll down for more TRIAD HACKS!Want to level up your proficiency across the fretboardHave you ever been in the situation that you got handed a lead sheet and were expected to just make up a bass part? All you have are the chord symbols. Of course, you can always get...

TOP 10 BASS SOLO HACKS

by | Oct 30, 2019 | Education, MMEducation Blog, News

The Bass Solo StruggleWe all know the jokes about how everyone starts talking or goes to the bar, when the bassist takes a solo. And sadly, for the most part these accusations are justified. The bass is not an easy instrument to play solos. On one hand its low...

The Diminished Triad Hack

by | Sep 18, 2019 | Education, MMEducation Blog

The Diminished Triad Struggle When I first got into jazz, there was one type of chord always threw me off. The diminished or half-diminished chord. It frustrated me that I each time it showed up I use the same old pattern. As an improvising jazz musician, that is...