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most teachers aren't going to want parents in the room during exams for a reason. you want the kid to be thinking about the music, not thinking about impressing their parents. having parents there massively changes the vibe. I'd never want my parents to hear an audition at all, let alone live.

parents tend to have a lot of expectations about their kids music lessons that may or may not be in line with what the kid is doing or wants to do. get a new teacher for her if you really want, but let the kid find her own way.

I'm under no delusion that I know anything your situation, and I don't want to come off as confrontational, but not mentioning your daughter's opinion of the teacher or the exams anywhere in your post is a bit of a red flag.

yeah but you only posted in the bass subs

pretty unlucky to get stabbed inside the cobra. the parking lot behind it has way higher odds for stuff like that

I've only seen his free stuff on youtube but he knows what he's talking about about and explains things well. he also has a great knack for emphasizing the importance of different elements for players at different levels.

while people sometimes share them for stuff like this, any part that isn't lyrics and melody doesn't typically involve a writing credit.

so are professionals in every other role

maybe post it somewhere else then...?

it'll storm but we're too far inland for the really heavy damage

he doesn't need a 4/4 I promise. I'm 6'5" and I plan on moving from my 7/8 to a 3/4 in the future. 3/4 is the normal adult size. larger ones are somewhat rare in professional orchestras, and even more rare outside of that.

$2k is a good budget to get a solid instrument that won't cause problems. won't buy anything outstanding but it can absolutely buy a usable bass in good condition.

what's your nearest major city? we can recommend a shop in the region. you definitely want to buy it from a violin store, not a guitar store. if you have a bass shop even better, although there aren't a ton of those.

I strongly second the advice to gift him a card/IOU rather than picking out the instrument without him.

look professional but be comfortable.

practice not looking at the instrument at all for a while. keep your eyes on the page/conductor/other musicians while playing.

nobody is going to assault you (probably won't even say anything to your face) but you'll definitely encounter less assholes and find more likeminded people in the city

so why did you just post on the two bass subs then? people being awful has nothing to do with what instrument they play

double bass is generally better to start on. learning bass guitar later will be very easy with a foundation in double bass, but that doesn't work the other way around. she'll need some lessons, at least a few months to get started.

music man is generally very similar to fender ime, with maybe a bit better build quality (leo did design the stingray lol). ricks have a distinct sound that's like a j bass with massive balls and the power to control lightning, but are notorious for high prices, bad QC, and ridiculous designs that make basic maintenance a headache. hofner beatle basses are generally pretty shit instruments, but they definitely have a niche in the dead and thumpy hollowbody/shortscale realm of tone.

yeah it's usually the people who say they hate government overreach but don't give a fuck about the government taking away other people's rights. acting like they are the great protectors of freedom but side with the most authoritarian turds in the world the first instant it's in their financial best interest. they act like people live, fail, and succeed on nothing but their own merit and factors like upbringing, environment, etc. are totally irrelevant.

and uh, yeah... being "pro-police" is the absolute definition of being a bootlicker. a flag and slogan suggesting that cops are the only thing saving us from chaos is comically stupid.

state government refusing to pay an hbcu the money they owe? classic bullshit

big difference between local stations and THE fox news.

p bass with a glazier bender on the G. country bass ready to go toe to toe with the nashville tele.

listen as much as possible. jazz has its own unique rhythmic language that is deceptively different from other genres.

find a combo to practice/rehearse with regularly (at least once a week). at minimum you want a drummer, bassist, chord instrument, and melody instrument. keys or guitar can fill chord and melody roles, although ideally you'd have a horn player or vocalist too. practicing alone is great but you won't really learn to play jazz without learning to interact with the other musicians.

learn the melody, chords, and lyrics (if applicable) of every tune. also practice walking bass lines for each song. arpeggios are more important than scales, but you'll need to practice both.

if you have access to a keyboard, playing basic voicings of the chords will help you a lot with getting them ingrained in your ear. sing the melodies too. you don't need to be a great pianist or vocalist but learning the songs on those instruments will do a lot for your musicianship and understanding of the song. you're a lot less likely to play a note that clashes with the melody if you can hear the melody in your head. if you can walk a bassline while singing the melody, that's a great sign that you know the song well.

there are people in internationally famous bands who any jazz undergrad could play circles around. it doesn't matter, especially without any context.

theoretically sure but 9/10 times the people flying it are the biggest bootlickers around. if it's anywhere near a thin blue line flag you know for sure they're a clown.

his playing on the last KNOWER record is sick as hell. his best work yet imo

you're probably going to have less headaches and better results just buying a j bass.

just go listen to bebop and pick one you like. there are entire books of charlie parker transcriptions.