#note-grouping

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More Raw Lick Material
May 22, 2014 Repertoire & Reading Intermediate 1 min read
A continuation of the raw lick material series, this time covering groups of three. Using eighth-note triplet rhythms as the starting point, you can vary accents, articulation, and where the pulse lands to reshape the feel of the line. Once these are under your hands, plug them straight into play-along tracks so they become part of how you actually phrase.
Raw Lick Material
May 16, 2014 Repertoire & Reading Intermediate 1 min read
Raw lick material is a way to organize note groupings — like groups of 2 in triplets — into reusable vocabulary for your bass lines. The goal isn't more exercises for their own sake, but short, deliberate patterns that you immediately apply to music, so the grouping becomes part of how you phrase.