https://www.teaching-children-music.com/2023/06/walking-the-bass-an-adventure-on-the-piano/ Making Music Fun and Easy Wed, 19 Nov 2025 23:52:24 +0000 hourly 1 https://www.teaching-children-music.com/2023/06/walking-the-bass-an-adventure-on-the-piano/#comment-1002539 Wed, 19 Nov 2025 23:52:24 +0000 https://www.teaching-children-music.com/?p=1015520#comment-1002539 What a hoot! S. Frank Stringhams guide to walking bass is more delightful than a balloon animal at a vaudeville show! Who knew finding the secret code of a song could be so much fun? The musical detectives analogy had me grinning from ear to ear! While Ill probably need a few tries to make my bass dance, the tips about making tricky chords like F a breeze are pure gold! And the encouragement to groove with the melody? Now thats music to my ears—quite literally! Keep up the fantastic Love, Life, Light, and Laughter, S. Frank; youre making the world a happier, more rhythmically awesome place, one walking bass line at a time!

]]> https://www.teaching-children-music.com/2023/06/walking-the-bass-an-adventure-on-the-piano/#comment-1002498 Sat, 11 Oct 2025 18:52:53 +0000 https://www.teaching-children-music.com/?p=1015520#comment-1002498 This walking bass tutorial is hilariously optimistic! Young musicians, indeed! I love the part about sounding more professional just by changing the octave – its like magic! Who knew playing the same note made you sound better? And calling the root note the boss note is pure genius! Its wonderful to see someone encouraging everyone to grab their detective hat and start walking that bass. Keep up the fantastic, joyous mission of spreading Love, Life, Light, and Laughter through music! Its all about feeling the groove and letting the rhythm guide you – happy playing, little maestros!

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