Danny Ziemann

Do you usually shake your head no when offered a chance to solo? Maybe you think it's not a part of the job. After all, you didn't learn the instrument to sound like a guitarist, right? However, a bassist who avoids soloing is like a baker who refuses to frost their cakes. Sure, frosting is decoration, and too much is dangerous. But your bass playing is meant to be more than just a dry foundation. Maybe you've tried soloing and the effort fell flat. You even learned the scales, memorized patterns, followed advice, and attempted transcribing, only to produce less-than-stellar solos. What if you discovered a way to break past your limitations and solo with freedom and authentic self-expression? Topics in Jazz Bass Vol. 2: Soloing is a groundbreaking resource that can tie all of your efforts together and get you soloing with confidence. Through this book, you will: Discover powerful ear-training techniques to unlock your inner soloist. Develop a melodic, compositional approach to building a solo. Finally understand what the players around you are doing and know how to step up when called upon. Complete with audio examples and a new pick-your-path approach, this book promises to engage you wherever you're at on your musical journey. Written by Danny Ziemann, touring jazz bassist and six-time author, Soloing draws from his extensive performance history, degrees in music education from the Eastman School of Music, and years of teaching experience to provide you with expert-level training. Walk into your next gig ready to nod yes when asked to solo. Buy Topics in Jazz Bass Vol. 2: Soloing today.

Many young music teachers learn how to uphold established musical traditions. What they still need are the tools to reimagine the way it's always been done. Stepping into a new career as a music teacher is exciting And even with loads of preparation and schooling, questions and feelings surface: This is what I've always wanted to do I hope the administration supports my initiatives... Am I really helping my students? Do we have enough time to prepare for the concert? Is it okay if I don't love my job 100% of the time? With teaching, planning, working with administration, and connecting with parents, there's SO much to do. The first years of teaching are so busy that it can be hard to find the time to think outside of the box or reflect on your curriculum When we began as early-career music educators, we wished we had a resource filled with useful strategies, ideas, and questions to help us navigate the profession. Reflective Music Teaching provides a research-based, plain-English approach to helping you thrive in the first years of your teaching career. Whether you teach at a public school, lead a private studio, or teach at the local music shop, this book has suggestions for maximizing your teaching success - and the success of your students. Reflective Music Teaching shares: easy-to-digest advice for all types of music teachers.real scenarios with multiple opportunities for self-reflection.tools to forge your own path and question "the way it's always been done."lesson plans for incorporating evolving technology. Written by award-winning educators Erik Piazza, John Mills, and Danny Ziemann, this book details a flexible approach to student-centered teaching. With a combined 30-years of teaching experience, these authors have created the ultimate companion to traditional music education. Buy your copy of Reflective Music Teaching and transform your music teaching today.

Bassists are on a mission to create hip bass lines-but don't always have the right tools to do it. Topics in Jazz Bass: Harmony offers a fresh take on the fundamentals of harmony, enabling you to create beautifully melodic bass lines that don't sound like cut & paste patterns. Written for both upright bass and bass guitar, musicians of all levels will find this book to be beneficial. Only a fundamental grasp of music theory and reading skills is required. Each chapter provides a different take on building bass lines, with many written samples and accompanying audio too. Best of all, the concepts are immediately applicable in performance and practice situations. Perfect for those who want to expand their knowledge-and not get bogged down in the nitty-gritty details Danny Ziemann is a professional jazz bassist and educator, with a love for helping jazz bassists-both upright and electric- become their most swinging selves. Danny has toured the US, Europe, and Asia extensively, playing major jazz festivals and swing events. He also has studied with the whos-who of the international jazz scene. Danny combines his experiences playing, teaching, and extensive researching of jazz pedagogy, to bring you the most relevant information to help you succeed in today's music world.

Supplementing the pedagogy of the popular walking bass method Low Down Vol. 1, this book (Vol. 2) provides 200 pages of reading practice in 12 keys. This book provides the tools to quickly start playing jazz bass, walking lines, improvising, and even playing with friends. Written for both bass guitar and upright bass, bassists of all experience levels will benefit from this resource. Check out what these great bassists have to say: "Danny Ziemann has given considerable thought to the role of the bass in jazz, and has devised a practicing program sure to develop the skills you'll need to provide what the music requires. Danny's hands-on experience as a rhythm section player and his teaching skills combine to provide relevant, useful information for the ensemble bassist. There is immense satisfaction in playing exactly the right note at exactly the right time; these materials will guide you down the road toward that end, and they'll make practicing exciting and pleasurable, as it should be." - Steve Swallow"Danny Ziemann's new Jazz bass book, The Low Down, is chock full of pertinent and important information for the aspiring Jazz bassist. The Low Down is a well thought out and sequenced method to illustrate the myriad of options that we bassists have to become a more musical, swinging, and articulate bassist. The information is clearly stated. Now bassists, it's your time to go to work Congratulations Mr. Ziemann."- Rufus Reid, Author: The Evolving Bassist"This work will prove helpful to the intermediate bassist who needs a resource that encourages analysis as it helps the creative juices to flow. I am especially glad that Danny has included recorded examples so that the student can hear things like groove, tone, concept and other items that books alone cannot address. Bravo "- John ClaytonDanny Ziemann is a professional jazz bassist and educator, with a love for helping jazz bassists-both upright and electric- become their most swinging selves. Danny has toured the US, Europe, and Asia extensively, playing major jazz festivals and swing events. He also has studied with the whos-who of the international jazz scene. Danny combines his experiences playing, teaching, and extensive researching of jazz pedagogy, to bring you the most relevant information to help you succeed in today's music world.

Are you interested in learning how to play jazz bass or walk bass lines, but feeling overwhelmed? With so many method books to choose from how do you even know where to start? If you're looking for an extremely clear and straightforward method for learning musical walking bass lines, look no further than The Low Down. This book provides the tools to quickly start playing jazz bass, walking lines, improvising, and even playing with friends. Written for both bass guitar and upright bass, bassists of all experience levels will benefit from this resource. Supplemental audio is included, solidifying your understanding of concepts even further. Check out what these great bassists have to say: "... The low down is that Danny Ziemann is an extremely talented bassist full of creativity, enthusiasm and the utmost respect for the tradition." - Larry Grenadier"Danny Ziemann's new Jazz bass book, The Low Down, is chock full of pertinent and important information for the aspiring Jazz bassist... The Low Down is a well thought out and sequenced method to illustrate the myriad of options that we bassists have to become a more musical, swinging, and articulate bassist. The information is clearly stated. Now bassists, it's your time to go to work Congratulations Mr. Ziemann."- Rufus Reid, Jazz Bassist/Composer, Author: The Evolving Bassist"This work will prove helpful to the intermediate bassist who needs a resource that encourages analysis as it helps the creative juices to flow. I am especially glad that Danny has included recorded examples so that the student can hear things like groove, tone, concept and other items that books alone cannot address. Bravo "- John ClaytonDanny Ziemann is a professional jazz bassist and educator, with a love for helping jazz bassists-both upright and electric- become their most swinging selves. Danny has toured the US, Europe, and Asia extensively, playing major jazz festivals and swing events. He also has studied with the whos-who of the international jazz scene. Danny combines his experiences playing, teaching, and extensive researching of jazz pedagogy, to bring you the most relevant information to help you succeed in today's music world.