Next Level Bassist Musicality Issue

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Contents Nov/Dec 2013 Feature Story 5 Spotlight: The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra 7 Double Stop Strum ranaan meyer 8 Musical Development Sarah Hogan 12 Groove and Inspiration JOHN PATITUCCI Contributors Ranaan Meyer publisher / founder Brent Edmondson editor / sales Karen Han Layout designer 2 NOV/DEC 2013 NEXT LEVEL BASSIST
Publisher’s Note Asking a musician to sit down and write about musicality... on paper it does not look like the epic task that it really is! Looking at that instruction, it seems like a job that every one of us, especially legendary players and teachers, should be able to do effortlessly. Try to define what musicality is, I challenge you! It is elusive and it changes every day. We can talk about why we play, or what we do to make Mozart sound different from Brahms, but we are only scratching the surface of what musicality really means to us. When I get up on stage with Time for Three, there is a sensation that washes over me which seems like a mixture of excitement, nerves, energy, confidence, fun, and many other things. I know that it is my job to find a way, through my bass, to send those wonderful and strange sensations to the people out in the audience. I am lucky to have a lot of opportunities to improvise in a Time for Three show, but there are great musicians in the pages to come who have their entire performance scripted and laid out in advance. Somehow, we are all carrying out this magical task night after night, moving people to feel things they were not aware of with vibrations and silence. I could not be more excited about the information that you are about to take in, the perspectives you will gain from reading about these titans of the bass. John Patitucci’s approach to the groove is something that no bass player should ever be without. Sarah Hogan provides a template for a life of musical growth and evolution. I hope that sharing the fun and inspiration of the members of the Pittsburgh Symphony bass section provides a motivation to any musician hoping to make it big and work with talented colleagues. At the end of the day, we are not aiming for careers as the best unaccompanied double bass player, we are preparing for careers of collaboration! <strong>Musicality</strong> should color every single moment of your bass playing, whether it’s the high pressure of auditions or the backyard BBQ jam session. I encourage you to look past the competitive world of auditions and gigging, and put yourself in that moment when the lights go down and it is time to play. That is the world we all hope to live in, and I hope that the articles here make it that much more rewarding for you. - RANAAN MEYER johnson string instrument VIOLINS, VIOLAS, CELLOS, BASSES & GUITARS www.johnsonstring.com 800-359-9351 susanwilsonphoto.com THE BASS SHOP 26 Fox Road Waltham, MA 02451 sales • rentals • antique • contemporary • electrics NOV/DEC 2013 NEXT LEVEL BASSIST 3
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