I feel like when I practice I push less than when I do karaoke.
I get more tired faster when I do karaoke as well.
But I can never tell if I am pushing too much or too little.
Do I just listen to myself and go off of that?
Hey all,
Context:
- 1 year ago I picked up the bass (some days played 8 hours, but inefficiently TBH)
- 6 months ago I started traveling often for 2 weeks at a time (breaks up the routine and habits, only guitar with me)
- 3 months ago I started performing (guitar, singing, songwriting - the bulk of my time is songwriting / stuff for my upcoming performances and sometimes it's performing more IE last night I was out from 8pm -> 3 am as I shifted into Karaoke, so late but feels inefficient(?))
My issue:
I want to improve at jamming and improvising on the bass. At the very least finding root notes so I can make any song sound better. As well as clean up my fundamentals. As I write this I am realizing this is probably 75% ear training.
I can probably carve out 30 minutes a day to work towards this goal. What is the most effective way to spend that 30 minutes, ideally that is also fun. I could just jam out on random songs?
What are y'alls thoughs. Please help. I feel terrible when I think of the little progress in the last 6 months on the bass.
Some alternatives: Learn common songs and play them live at the kinds of open mics where people often do covers (I can just step on the stage mid performance and ask to switch with the bassist if they don't know the song or are chill). I know some singers as well and we can agree on songs and I can just focus on those songs as well.