Practice Diary for Bass Guitar

Hi people, for now, this blog with be used as my practice diary. Basically I will be posting up the different things I am doing to improve myself on my selected instrument - the bass guitar.

Well, I started off with bass a during Secondary 4, and I have never played it consistently, it 's the curse of a multi-instrumentalist. It's only once in a while when there's a need for a bassist, do I get a chance to properly sit down and practice the bass.

Over the years I found some weaknesses I have with playing the bass (as with a lot of other instruments I play).

• Little control over the instrument, which leads to inconsistent volume, rhythm.
• Little knowledge on scales, and different melodic fills on the bass
• Little Stamina in playing a full song, especially fast punk rock song which require continuous fast fingering.

So in this performance, I aim to:

• Be able to play the bass tight in a band, and have good control over it by playing bass more in every opportunity possible.
• Be able to keep time well, by practicing with my 'best friend', click
• Train up stamina, by playing more songs and practicing finger exercises and scales
• Learn how to play gospel style bass - from fills to its grooves, by imitation and application.

Hope to hear from you guys how else I can improve my skills on the bass. Some of these goals may not be accomplished during the course of study, but I'm sure it will be accomplished sooner or later...