Gregori Hofmann

Here I look at ways to improve your time feel when playing swing and ways to practice arpeggios while working on common rhythmic subdivisions. I then let you into how I practice these ideas as well as all the ideas I have spoken about in my videos by playing through the A Section of the [...]

Here is an introduction to the Pentatonic Scale. Once you have these shapes under your fingers check out lesson 2 for ways to use Pentatonics to create Bass lines and Solos

Here I look at ways to add percussion and bounce to your lines by using ghost notes and raking. Both these techniques were used extensively by Jaco Pastorious so I suggest you check out the tunes ‘Come on Come Over’ off his album Jaco Pastorius and check out the track ‘Havona’ by Weather Report.

Here I discuss applying chords to grooves as well as some thoughts on a chordal approach when soloing.

We continue Expanding our knowledge and voicings of Diatonic chords found in the key of G Major.As well as that we look at ways to play 7th chords using 3 note voicings on the bass.

Here we look at 3 note chords found diatonically in the major scale. These chords are called triads and the chord formula for all Major Scales is the same 1 Major 2 Minor 3 Minor 4 Major 5 Major 6 Minor 7 Diminished Therefore in C Major we have: C Major D Minor E Minor [...]

The following video shows variations on a simple chromatic exercise. These ideas are meant for building dexterity in both hands.

”One thought can produce a million vibrations” CONCEPT #2 So I hope you checked out my first post in this new ”One thought can produce a million vibrations” lesson series. I explained my thought process behind this new set of lessons and the way you can apply simple concepts, thoughts and ideas into your music [...]

The first of two lessons on 7th chords in my Triads to Modes Series   Hey guys. So in our last lesson we touched upon an interval recognition exercise that builds your knowledge of intervals and of the fingerboard in all keys. We then went on to the diatonic triads built off each interval of [...]

Whether we like to admit it or not, Most of us have got gaps in our playing. We lack the strong base we truly need to understand and explain what we are doing during improvisation and even fills and bass lines. By putting in at least 10 minutes a day of the following exercises into [...]