Welcome to my SAMPLE LESSON PAGE (electric bass edition). Here I get a chance to discuss musical IDEAS, topics and mysteries of the musical sort. In the process, I'll be taking a close look at the kinds of musical issues my students are working on OR have questions about. . . . with the understanding that their questions are not isolated ones. . . thus they can be shared with the rest of the world. Privately, I offer instruction in all styles of ELECTRIC BASS. Come back often...new lessons will be added as quickly as I can produce them.
Electric Bass Lessons
NEW (12/11) REACTIONARY BASS--INTRODUCTORY discussion on what it takes to break loose on the electric bass guitar: http://www.rodgoelz.com/reactionarybass.htm
NEW (12/11) ESSENTIAL BASS PLAYER LISTENING--Learn more about the people taught us all how to play the bass. If you think you know electric & acoustic bass history, think again!!! http://www.rodgoelz.com/bassplayerlist.htm
JAZZ MINOR & BASS IMPROVISATION--What's a Jazz Minor Scale... don't know??? Well now's your chance to learn all about the Jazz Minor Scale: http://www.rodgoelz.com/Jazz Minor Lesson Bass.pdf
Bass Chording(Part 1)--Minor 7th chords, how to constructed them. . . how to apply them. http://www.rodgoelz.com/basschords1.htm
Bass Improvisation: Ideas For Playing Over Changes--The Improvisational stylings of Flea (RHCP) and Sly & The Family Stone's Larry Graham. . . . one line concept at a time. http://www.rodgoelz.com/bass_improvisation2.htm
Bass Improvisation (Part 2): The Power Of Three--Improvisational theory within the three basic tonalities, using the three most fundamental line approaches..... WOW!!! http://www.rodgoelz.com/basslinebuilding.htm
Bass Improvisation (Part 3): Application--The realization of POWER OF THREE principles within the context of a standard progression. http://www.rodgoelz.com/bass_improvisation_part_3.htm
Music Theory Lessons
NEW (11/24) The Germ Theory: An introduction to the craft of songwriting: http://www.rodgoelz.com/germtheory.htm
NEW (11/24) Songwriting 101: Applying the Germ Theory: http://www.rodgoelz.com/songwriting_101.htm.
What Key Is It Anyway?(Part1)--An introductory approach to determining the key of a song. http://www.rodgoelz.com/what_key_is_it_anyway_part1.htm
What Key Is It Anyway?(Part 2)--Three-Step Analysis. . . . for both key and tonality. http://www.rodgoelz.com/Chord Progression Analysis.htm
