Charley Sabatino is on a mission to re-vamp the way people teach music theory.  There’s a lot of wariness and confusion around music theory for many players, and it often comes down to the way it’s taught.

That’s not all that Charley is up to these days, however.  He’s a man in constant motion: composing new music, teaching clinics on improvisation, and working with the next generation of players on the art, science, and business of music.

We dig into all kinds of topics today, like Charley’s first trip to the NAMM show (and the unexpected cosplay happening in the halls!), the “tune/tone/time” pyramid, the ups and downs of a living as a creative artist, and much more.

Charlie’s an awesome guy—be sure to follow along within on Instagram and Facebook for his great music theory whiteboard posts and much more!

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Contrabass Conversations production team:

• Jason Heath, host
• Michael Cooper and Steve Hinchey, audio editing
• Mitch Moehring, audio engineer
• Trevor Jones, publication and promotion