- Home
- Lesson Library
- Community
- AboutScott Devine… Scott Devine is one of the most versatile and in demand bass players on the UK scene today. He has performed, recorded, shared taxis, vans, planes and boats with players such as, Adrian Ingram, Martin Simpson, Gary Boyle, Neil Brocklebank, The Drifters, The Four Tops, The Nolans, Marisa Turner (Prince, Chaka Kahn), Peter Grant (top 5 jazz artist), Spyro Gyra, Ogie Alcasid, Vina Morales, The Jeff Andrews band (Mike Stern) and has performed at venues such as Ronnie Scotts, Pizza Express (London Soho), The 606 Club, The Vortex, Dubai International Jazz festival and Montreal grand prix. Currently Scott is Musical Director for platinum selling Polish artist Tatiana Okupnik. Alongside side teaching at several Universities within the UK, Scott is writing a set of Bass guitar method books covering a wide range of topics due for release in 2011. He is also busy recording his debut album, which is due for release in 2011.
- Store
Category Archive for: ‘Rythm’
Awesome subdivision exercise
The bass guitar is as much a rhythmical instrument as it is a harmonic instrument. This is why we must view the study of rhythm itself as being of equal importance as the study of harmony (scales, chord tones etc). Unfortunately this is often forgotten, and students spend 99% of their time working on harmonic exercises such as scales, arpeggios …
Walking Bass – Improve Your Swing Feel!
When playing walking bass lines, your feel is absolutely key to make everything ‘sit’ as it should within the context of whichever ensemble you’re playing. The exercises presented within this lesson should help you on your way to strengthening your internal clock and time feel. Whether you’ve already watched my other lessons on walking bass or not, this one is …
Rhythm Lessons Overview
In this section of the website I present some of the different rhythmical exercises that I use regularly with many of my students. I strongly recommend working on rhythm and time within your practice schedule as it is one of the key elements of a great sounding player. These exercises will help you gain a strong rhythmical foundation and free …
