Double time, ballad feel

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Bruce Gertz Lesson time: (2min 21sec)

Bruce shows you how to "double up" time, when you're playing a slower tune for example. Allows you to lock in to a faster pulse to avoid being too loose and floating away from the time.

About the instructor

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Bruce Gertz is an award-winning bassist (acoustic and electric), composer, educator, and author. He is a professor of bass at Berklee College of Music, where he has taught since 1976.

Bruce is the recipient of National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Performance Award Grant, Massachusetts Cultural Council Musical Composition Award, and numerous awards for outstanding bassist, from Boston Music Awards, A.S.C.A.P. Plus Popular Awards, and multiple recognition awards from the International Association of Jazz...  read more

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