{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Upright Citizens","title":"Only Have 15 Minutes? What Pro Bassists Actually Practice","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/cb6f9ac8\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1223,"description":"You’ve got 15 minutes. Maybe it’s a borrowed bass in a new hall before soundcheck. Maybe it’s your own bass at home, with life about to catch up with you. Either way: what do you actually practice?\n\nBob DeBoo and Reuben Rogers open with a live Ray Brown Trio recording of \"St. Louis Blues,\" proof that a great bassist sounds like himself on any instrument, then share Ray Brown stories from a UNT master class and the festival circuit. Reuben walks through how he gets to know an unfamiliar upright fast: finding his reference notes, singing intervals before he plays them, and targeting notes without cheating on intonation. Bob breaks down the melodic triads warm-up he uses to learn a new fingerboard, and how hearing ahead works on electric bass too. Plus: why the bow is its own instrument (after a tour of 25 cities, 25 basses, and 25 bows), and three rules for making any 15-minute practice session count.\n\n\n\n(00:00) What Do You Practice in 15 Minutes?\n(00:51) The 15-Minute Challenge\n(01:26) Listen to This: Ray Brown Trio\n(02:52) Why Ray Brown Sounds Like Ray Brown\n(03:57) Ray Brown's UNT Master Class\n(05:14) Ray Brown Practiced Every Day\n(06:28) New Bass? Find Your Reference Note\n(08:54) Ear Training: Sing Your Intervals\n(09:53) Target Notes: Don't Cheat Intonation\n(11:20) Hearing Ahead on Electric Bass\n(11:58) Melodic Triads Warm-Up Exercise\n(16:32) Be Intentional With 15 Minutes\n(17:24) One Tour: 25 Basses, 25 Bows\n(18:37) Short Sessions, Long-Term Reps\n(19:19) Takeaways: Focus, Sound, Be Realistic\n\nABOUT OPEN STUDIO\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------\nBob and Reuben both have their own in-depth bass courses on OpenStudioJazz.com, alongside Masters like Christian McBride and Ron Carter - dig deeper into everything you hear on this show.\n\nAs the premier online jazz education platform, with an ever-expanding course library and 20,000+ members, Open Studio (OS) has everything you need to excel and thrive on your jazz journey.\n...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/rO3N0u1VzASr9rqw-w5TmbtCTQfce_N0MgpE2jm9aGs/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9hOTg3/OTkxZDE4NzE0ZTZi/NzkyMGQ1OGE4ZmMz/Mjc1OC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}