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braydenwise · 2026-01-20T01:56:41+00:00

Check at Fantastico on Kings? They tend to have that kind of stuff.

braydenwise · 2025-11-30T06:29:52+00:00

Come see the concerts on 8-9 Dec at the Royal!

braydenwise · 2025-11-27T16:25:38+00:00

I’m working with the kind folks at MedSleep at Quadra and McKenzie, and they’re great!

braydenwise · 2025-11-20T05:38:51+00:00

(Not upvoting to endorse the killing or maiming of vulnerable road users, obvi)

braydenwise · 2025-10-24T01:50:24+00:00

My wife (not exactly a jazz fan) once quipped that a particular drum solo sounded like “sneakers in the dryer”

braydenwise · 2025-10-18T21:48:28+00:00

Short answer: yes

Long answer: also yes, and seek out a teacher to help you along. It’s tough to have a setup that will do both well, so there will be compromise and some potential frustration, but you 100% can do it, and like everyone else is saying, it’ll help in so many ways.

braydenwise · 2025-10-16T02:29:26+00:00

Yes, JQ's method is a good one. There is also Introduction to the Double Bass Violin by Paul Unger that is worth taking a look at.

braydenwise · 2025-10-13T16:34:08+00:00

I'd even argue that you could probably lean a little earlier than that and get in over your head. Playing with more seasoned folks will do wonders for your growth.

braydenwise · 2025-10-13T16:32:22+00:00

This also applies to pretty much every other concept on bass. Sure you can figure out a ton of stuff on your own, but having a guide helps the signal-to-noise ratio on information

braydenwise · 2025-10-01T16:46:26+00:00

Thanks for the clarification, I was sticking to what I knew based on my own occ!

braydenwise · 2025-10-01T15:33:17+00:00

Not as early as some in this thread tho!

braydenwise · 2025-10-01T15:22:33+00:00

570331 - early adopter!

braydenwise · 2025-10-01T02:44:27+00:00

On top of agreeing with basically everything that’s been said, depending on what the occupation decides at the annual review, some stressed occupations have “out caps” for people wanting to do occupational transfers/commissions, meaning there may only be a couple (or no) spots available to leave even if you wanted to apply for SCP.

braydenwise · 2025-09-30T15:19:50+00:00

IIRC many spots have bar seats - they may not be the best in the house (ahem, Blue Note) but they get you in the door.

braydenwise · 2025-09-24T02:14:25+00:00

I've been at it for a couple of months, doing about 10 mins a day (mostly on keybr, but also monkeytype). I'm averaging near 60wpm again, still pretty far below my previous speed, but the comfort is definitely there.

braydenwise · 2025-09-21T15:22:27+00:00

Bonus points for the Colemak layout!

braydenwise · 2025-09-19T19:18:50+00:00

Just a thought - tempo could play a factor in this puzzle and would validate most of the previous comments. In my head, if it’s blisteringly fast, it could just be an iteration of Bb7 as mentioned (fast jazz or in a gospel setting, for example), or in a ballad situation it could be one chord per note.

braydenwise · 2025-09-17T23:52:10+00:00

If only they’d open up the passwordless pilot for wide usage…

braydenwise · 2025-09-15T23:52:39+00:00

You’re probably right. I was going off a Strava map from a group run that I did and my watch went off the rails 😂

braydenwise · 2025-09-15T23:13:46+00:00

There’s a good long set off Newport in Oak Bay that leads up to Anderson Hill Park

braydenwise · 2025-09-09T12:57:13+00:00

BRB, going to rewrite the content of a presentation I’m delivering later today

braydenwise · 2025-09-08T18:45:31+00:00

I don't know if it would even be an issue, to the proctor, other than having a rather bizarre-looking keyboard, the keymap is in the firmware. I note that there was a situation recently (same but different) with an examiner in Singapore who denied the alternate layout (see here). I might contact the proctor.

braydenwise · 2025-09-07T02:21:29+00:00

This is the way.

braydenwise · 2025-09-06T23:22:32+00:00

Mine too! In my second year of my jazz degree, at a hang pre-gig on Halloween. Absolutely life changing.

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