From Zero to Bass-Reading Hero ???? 9 Exercises You Can Do Today

Learn to read bass clef from scratch with 9 beginner-friendly exercises and simple music-reading tips. ????

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This is the second video in my Reading Music for Bass Players series! Beyond the step-by-step exercises, I’ll share practical tips that go deeper—like how to feel rhythms instead of just counting them, how to recognize patterns on the staff, and how to read ahead so you don’t get lost.

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???? LESSON INDEX
0:00 Intro
1:29 EXERCISE 1) A, B, C
3:45 How the Staff Works
5:04 EXERCISE 2) Counting Whole Notes
6:56 Feeling Whole Notes
8:32 EXERCISE 3) Feeling 8th Notes
11:03 How to FEEL 8th Notes
12:55 EXERCISE 4) 8ths & Quarters
14:39 Imaginary Bar line
16:29 EXERCISE 5) 2 Rhythms/Bar
17:39 Maintain Your Feel
18:23 EXERCISE 6) New Groupings
19:49 Reading Ahead
20:29 EXERCISE 7) Mixing It Up
22:35 EXERCISE 8) 3 Rhythms/Bar
23:31 Memorizing Notes
25:28 EXERCISE 9) Final Challenge!

In this bass lesson you’ll get:
-9 structured exercises for practice
-Extra pro tips for reading rhythms and notes
-Tricks for memorizing where notes live on the staff
-How to count AND feel whole notes and eighth notes
-Strategies for reading ahead and staying locked in time
-General music-reading advice you can apply to any instrument

???? Related Playlists:
Learn more about reading music: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtR_F2UuP17oQU8A0HikWuYmjjeYsd3qb

Level up your bass playing with these lessons: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtR_F2UuP17oi1o7SLawFtVRHm46YfgKX

Learn more about reading and bass technique by learning to play these basslines: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtR_F2UuP17qFIHq9Pb8v6zWlNm6xQu7A

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