Mandown Music

Being an avid fan of the bass playing of James Jamerson and the Motown bass sound I have every publication that even remotely relates to Jamerson's bass playing. This is a review of Motown Bass by Dave Rubin, a title in the Bass Signature Licks series.What's Motown Bass About?The book Motown Bass by Dave Rubin is subtitled: 'A step by step breakdown of the bass styles and techniques of Motown.' There is a brief introduction that sketches Jamerson's influence on the Motown sound - and mentions some of the other guys who played bass for Motown - and then the book quickly skips to the main part of the book which is a detailed look at 12 tunes. Those tunes include Ain't To Proud to Beg, Daning In the Street, For One In My Life, Get Ready, I Can't Help Myself, I Heard It Through The Grapevine, I Second that Emotion, It's The Same Old Song, My Girl, My Guy, Reach Out I'll Be There, Shot Guy, Stop! In The Name of Love, What's Going On and You Keep Me Hanging On?Now it's important to realise that the transcriptions are not necessarily complete transcriptions. The author breaks down the songs ... 

I remember when I first started playing the guitar, it seemed like there were millions of things one could choose from to practice and it sure was overwhelming to say the least. I was always thinking: "Have I practiced this subject enough today?" or "Am I focusing too much on this subject?" and stuff like that because I had not had a proper practice plan to follow each day. After experimenting with multiple practice plans over the years, I narrowed it down to five main subjects you need to practice each and every day. They are Rhythm Exercises, Music Theory, Technique Exercises, Ear Training and Song Vocabulary. Let us look at each one of them a bit closer.Rhythm ExercisesRhythm is the basis of music. Music is not music without rhythm. It is just random notes played together. You can think of rhythm as the official of the music world who regulates the appearance of those notes. Therefore having a good sense of rhythm facilitates the learning process tremendously. Be sure to practice rhythm exercises daily with the metronome. Do at least five different exercises a day. You will see fast progress in your playing if do them regularly. If you ... 

Huddersfield was dubbed 'the poetry capital of Europe' for its thriving creative industry and numerous poetry publishers, editors and writers, and regular readings and poetry events, and the city's reputation for creative excellence is deserved. The Kirklees Media Centre is home to seventy creative businesses and there are half a dozen studio units available to hire in the city centre alone. Huddersfield's role as a creative centre is reflected in its dozens of theatres, performance spaces, galleries and art studios, and the country's rising 'cafe culture' is certainly apparent here. Set into 160 miles of the Pennines and encompassing surrounding villages, such as Holmfirth, Huddersfield combines the best of city and rural life. History History in Huddersfield dates back to a mention in the Doomsday book, when it was the village of 'Oderesfelt'. Today it is a city with a population of 150,000, and the third highest number of listed buildings in the United Kingdom. Oakwell Hall is a sixteenth century manor house, its seventeenth century fixtures and fittings restored or reproduced. The Hall is set into 100-acres of country park, picnic areas, nature trails and an adventure playground, ...