Instrumental Labs

These group lessons bring together bass players of similar performance levels and provide training in specific aspects of bass performance. Many of the teaching materials used in these labs are created by the very Berklee faculty who will be teaching you. In addition to required lab subjects such as reading and bass line construction, the elective labs include:

Advanced Reading
Advanced Rhythmic Language
Arco Bass in the Jazz Idiom
Arco Workshop
Basic Timekeeping
Bass Blues Lab
Bass Performance Group
Doubling/MIDI Bass Controller
Electric Bass Pop Repertoire
Elementary Double Bass
The Evolution of Hip-Hop
Finger-style R&B/Fusion
5- and 6-String Electric Bass
5- and 6-String Electric Bass Chord Lab
Fundamentals of Electric Bass
Funk/Fusion Styles
Introduction to Latin Jazz Bass
John Coltrane Bass Lines
Latin Bass Lines
Motown/Atlantic Bass Styles
Orchestral Repertoire
Rock Bass Lab
Slap Technique for Electric Bass

ORIGINAL: ArrowHead

ORIGINAL: yep

I can't even tell what those two are arguing about. The last three pages seem to be nothing but nit-picking at each other over details of previous posts. Is there some substantive disagreement and if so does it have anything to do with the thread?

You're pretty much right, as usual. I got upset because Joe stated people playing metal need to get lucky to make a living in the music industry. Unfortunately, we seem to clash well enough to turn it into this whole stupid argument.

"You don't get out of your neck of the woods often, do you? While you spout your OPINION about the viability for metal, pop, and alternative musicians to get steady session and teaching work, I chuckle at the FACT that right now as we speak classes at Berklee School of Music with teachers like Jon Finn, Joe Stump, and Mike Mangini have waiting lists longer than any other faculty. But of course, according to you these guys aren't qualified, right?

"I think your opinions about musical genre are the same thing to me as nose and ear hair: simple but obvious signs of your aging.

"While I can safely say that I could competently sit in on one of your precious jazz sessions you keep mentioning as being lucrative and stable, I doubt you have the chops to step up and do a metal session. Your own portrayal of the need for well roundedness in the gigging musician only seems to show your own lack thereof."

ORIGINAL: ArrowHead

"Liar. Oh but we're still waiting to hear yours aren't we? Tell you what kiddo. Let's both put up our best jazz oriented tune at garageband.com and see who gets the highest ratings. How bout it?"

are you kidding? WTF is wrong with you? Did you miss the part where I play metal? I'm recording and releasing albums, doing tours, and you want to compare garageband demos?

I'm not trying to have a contest, Joe.

ORIGINAL: Joe Bravo

Oh, and nice touch telling us to look at your profile for posts that in your own words must be from "years" ago since it doesn't go back years.

ORIGINAL: Joe Bravo

"Look at a few of your trans-siberian orchestra albums. Google a few of the names. There's your single example."

As usual you've said nothing that has anything to do with being a studio musician.