Developing Jazz Bassists - Illinois Music Education Association

2016 Illinois Music Education Conference
Grow Your Own: Developing Jazz Bassists
(for the Non-Bassist)
Presenter: Stacy Williams-Jackson
Lincoln-Way High School District #210
January 30th, 2016
8:30AM Room 405/406
Purpose: To familiarize music educators with the knowledge and skills to confidently train
students to perform electric and upright bass in their ensembles.
I. Introduction
II. The Electric Bass in Instrumental Ensembles
Electric Bass Anatomy
Posture
Bass Placement
Arms/Wrists/Hands
“The Stroke”
Time to Walk “A” Blues (Open Strings)
Understanding the Neck (it’s all there!)
Frets/Intervals
Exercise: “The Crawl”
Scale Patterns by Block Position: Circle of Fourths
C - F - Bb- Eb - Ab - Db - Gb/F# - B - E - A - D - G
Major Scale
Dominant/Mixolydian
Major Bebop
Minor/Aeolian
Minor/Dorian
Blues
Reading Bass Lines by Block Position/Electric Bass
The Basics
Economy of Movement - Rules
III. The Upright Bass in Instrumental Ensembles
“This is Not an Electric Bass!” : Differences
Posture
Bass Placement
Arms/Wrists/Hands
“The Stroke”
IV. Tunes/Writing Bass Lines
Blue Monk (Blues)
Blue Bossa (ii-V-I)
Autumn Leaves (ii-V-I)
All Blues (Blues)
So What (Modal)
Impressions (Modal)
All the Things You Are (ii-V-I)
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Minor (Dorian) more utilized
Dominant (Mixolydian)
Blues
Major Bebop
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A message from the Underwood Family
Underwood Pickups is a family business and has been for over 35 years. We hand assemble
and test every Underwood Bass Pickup to assure the highest quality possible.
The Underwood pickup was designed by Don Underwood in the early 'seventies, to prove
theories he developed about the operation of the viol bridge. His first prototypes worked so
well that he decided to market the device and applied for and obtained patents.
Major bassists throughout the world use the Underwood, some for as many as twenty nine
years. It has become the standard by which other bass pickups are judged.
Proper Fitting of the Underwood Transducer
Underwood Bass Pickups are occasionally returned for repair or warranty replacement
displaying indications of improper installation or maintenance. The installation instructions
supplied with the pickups discuss the proper way to avoid applying too much pressure on
the transducer cases.
Final fit should be checked with FULL STRING PRESSURE ON THE BRIDGE! I have
been told that some installers are fitting the transducers with the bridge removed from the
instrument. While this is a professional and expedient way to achieve a "true" slot, the
added pressure of the strings will cause some collapse in the bridge height and thus close
the slots slightly. If the transducers are in place when the string tension is brought up,
damage can occur to the pickup. And worse, a wing could pop off, ruining the bridge. If the
bridge is removed for fitting, please allow plenty of room for the transducers and use shims
for the final fit.
If the pickup was installed with the proper amount of pressure in the beginning, it
is possible for the bridge to take on moisture (especially a new bridge) and pinch the
transducers to the point of damage. The transducer units should be
installed with just enough pressure to insure that they will stay in place when the bass is
played or moved. I call it "finger tight", meaning that the units can be easily moved about
with the fingers. It is often necessary to file or sand the wings of the bridge to open the slot
enough to accomplish the correct fit.
If the fit is too loose, paper or card shims can be used to obtain the correct pressure. Be
certain that the shims are installed under the transducer case, between the case and the
leg of the bridge.
If the transducer case has been under too much pressure, the black filler material around
three sides of the case will protrude, sometimes showing black edges of the internal
damper pad protruding. Once the pickup has reached this
state, there is no recovery. If you then lighten the pressure, the internal pressure contacts
will become intermittent, causing pops and static sounds. Additional pressure will
sometimes stop the noise but the fact is that replacement is the nly real choice.
If you experience loss of frequency response, intermittent noise, too much sensitivity
(leading to feedback) or dropout of signal from either side, check the fit for too much
pressure. We try very hard to build a solid, dependable pickup. If there is a failure we want
to correct it, so please let us know.
Don Underwood
10/20/06
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