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Charley Sabatino
Aug 8, 20141 min read
The New Lathon Bass Wear site!!!!!!!!
My picture is on the site!!!! So excited!!!! http://www.lathonbasswear.com/ #lathonbasswear #bass #bassplayer
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Charley Sabatino
Aug 7, 20142 min read
Mini Lesson-Pentatonic Scales
Pentatonics are among the most widely used scales. They are present in many genres of music and are very powerful. So why? First, let's...
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Charley Sabatino
Jul 29, 20141 min read
Mini Lesson-How to Practice
A lot of players don't realize HOW you practice is as important as WHAT you practice. Your practice schedule should be as thought out as...
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Charley Sabatino
Jul 22, 20141 min read
Idol and Idle Worship
So many players I meet in person and on social media drool over "celebrity" players and bass gods. It is OK, IMHO, to REALLY like a...
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Charley Sabatino
Jul 14, 20142 min read
Mini Lesson-Arpeggios...
Arpeggios are so important to the musician. However, many players consider them the "starting point" of playing. I disagree. The role...
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Charley Sabatino
Jul 9, 20141 min read
Mini Lesson-Learn the Notes!!!!
I had the priviledge to study with Billy Bauer..he was an AMAZING teacher and musician. One of his pet peeves was that string players...
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Charley Sabatino
Jul 7, 20141 min read
Learn Everything and Forget It!
A popular quote by Charlie Parker is (paraphrased), "You gotta learn all the scales and then forget them..." It is such a true...
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Charley Sabatino
Jul 3, 20141 min read
The Solo Comes to You!!!
I was giving a lesson to one of my advanced students Dave and he was taling about not being warm and not having his head ready to...
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Charley Sabatino
Jul 2, 20141 min read
"Time"
I read articles and see posts about time and groove....a lot of times I see people talking about the band following the drummer or the...
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Charley Sabatino
Jul 1, 20141 min read
Ella Fitzgerald
I regularly tell atendees to my clinics to stop listening to bass players....lol While I don't mean to COMPLETELY stop, you should...
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Charley Sabatino
Jun 30, 20141 min read
Monday
Hitting the electric HARD today...lots of rudiments and Slow Methodic Practice.... #woodshed #electric
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Charley Sabatino
Jun 30, 20141 min read
"Go to" bass repair people
We all need good bass repair people...whether for routine maintenance or to fix a problem. For Upright, there is nobetter than Jeff...
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Charley Sabatino
Jun 27, 20141 min read
The Woodshed
getting my ASS handed to me in the woodshed before teaching....nothing like a big slice of Humble Pie for lunch....lol #woodshed #bass...
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Charley Sabatino
Jun 25, 20141 min read
Quote of the day....
"...sometimes when you solo...you gotta be a bit of a dick....."...C. Sabatino at the Jazz workshop 6/24/14 #quoteoftheday #improvisation...
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Charley Sabatino
Jun 24, 20141 min read
Today's activities...Jazz Workshop
hitting the electric hard today...lots of rudiments and slow methodic practice... Then teaching the Jazz Workshops at both Cadenza Music...
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Charley Sabatino
Jun 23, 20141 min read
Bass Player Profile!!!
So excited about my profile in the July Bass Player Magazine!!! #bassplayermagazine #bass #profile #bassplayer
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Charley Sabatino
May 18, 20141 min read
Jazz Workshop Attendees shine at Cunningham Park event!!!
So proud of the two Jazz Workshop attendees that played with me at Cunningham Park...they sounded so amazing!!!! #video #jazzworkshop...
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