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by Phil Farnsworth
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"One of the main things I see the students need is to be able to play the instrument well. Their improvising will be limited to what they can do as far as getting around the instrument, so I'm concentrating on making sure they can comfortably play whatever they need to play—all the different scales and chords, how to arpeggiate their way through chords, the inversion of chords, that kind of thing."
"I get them started on that, then try to apply it to their playing, whether they're playing bass lines or soloing. What's most rewarding is the rapport you can build up with a student, when you see them get really good. You can open up to them and see them grow. Some students will get in touch with you years later. That's pretty exciting."