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Ensemble Bass Playing: Blending with Other Instruments

In liturgical ensemble music, how and when each instrument plays depends on the other instruments and the voices in the ensemble. Jeff “Mac” McLemore talks through some tips for ensemble bass playing and blending with other instruments.

Jeff “Mac” McLemore, a CLEF Summer Program faculty member, is known as the “first call” for bass guitar in the Cincinnati area and beyond. He has extensive experience with onstage and studio performance as well as playing bass for liturgical music.

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