My Approach to Building Fluency on the Bass
The Posido Vega Method is an ear-first framework for building musical fluency through phrase-based learning and structural hearing. It’s built to help your playing feel natural, creative, and connected every time you pick up your bass.
It draws inspiration from functional harmony traditions, the 6th diminished concepts of Barry Harris, and the shape-based fretboard systems of Pat Martino — synthesized into a modern framework centered on sound.
Simple, Musical Explanations
I use terminology only when it helps you hear, understand, or play something better.
Rooted in Your Ear
Your ear and intuition take the lead. Your fingers learn to follow what you hear.
Musical First, Technical Second
Concepts that sound musical immediately — without needing speed, flash, or overthinking.
I Learned Music Backwards (Here’s the Practice Method I Wish I Started With)
When I taught my daughter to read at a young age, I used a technique called sentence pyramids. Instead of showing her full sentence, I revealed it progressively: one word, then two words, then…
Sentence Pyramids — But for Learning Music (Music Phrase Pyramids Walkthrough)
A lot musicians are taught music backwards… Myself included. I learned my scales, what chords to apply those scales, arpeggios, different ways to embellish my scales, and techniques for…
The Unexciting Truth About Transcribing Music
There’s a version of music practice that shows up a lot on social media. Someone is playing their bass to a track. It’s often a solo or groove that they transcribed. And they’re…
How Learning the Melody Makes Soloing 10× Easier
For the longest time, my solos were built almost entirely off the chord progression. That’s how I was taught. And that’s probably how most of us are taught. You see the changes, you pick a…
Change the Key Before You Get Comfortable: An Ear-First Bass Practice Tip
For a long time, practicing in different keys was a separate part of my routine. I’d transcribe a line. Lock in the fingerings. Analyze it from a numbers or theory perspective. Then—usually…