Pick up notes, skips, drops
A pickup note (or skip) is a note that precede the downbeat in a bar. A drop is a note that comes right after the downbeat in a bar and is ususally a 6th - a drop down to the 3rd of the chord. Demonstration and explanation.
About the instructor
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
What's included?
29 lessons (1h 11m)
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