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BT001 Bass First Steps
Author: Leonard Sitnick
Department: Bass
Competency: Technique
Level: 1
Price: $29.95


Upcoming Classes

Class from 9/27/2010 to 10/29/2010 taught by Len Sitnick .
Enrollment is open for this class and closes on 10/4/2010.


Course Description
You just got a bass guitar, so now what? This course is designed for the new bass player, whether the electric bass is your first instrument, or you are adding it to your instrumental arsenal.

This course covers everything you need to get started the right way in your bass playing career. Topics covered include: tuning the bass; proper left and right hand technique; the notes on the neck to the 7th fret; the notes of the major scale; the notes of the minor scale; syncopation; right hand muting; and rock, country, blues, and funk bass lines.

Upon completion of this course, you’ll be ready for any level 1 bass or general music course.

Lesson 1: Picking Up the Bass for the First Time
Lesson 2: Notes on the First Three Frets, Tablature, and String Crossing
Lesson 3: Notes on the First Five Frets
Lesson 4: Notes on the First Seven Frets
Lesson 5: Fretboard Geography
Lesson 6: The Major Scale
Lesson 7: Intervals
Lesson 8: The Minor Scale
Lesson 9: Creating a Groove
Lesson 10: Syncopation
Lesson 11: Note Duration
Lesson 12: Building Your Timekeeping Skills
Lesson 13: Rock Bass Lines
Lesson 14: Rock Bass Lines, Continued
Lesson 15: Disco Bass Lines
Lesson 16: Exercises for Building Right and Left Hand Speed
Lesson 17: Blues Bass Lines
Lesson 18: Creating Your Own Bass Lines
Lesson 19: Creating Your Own Bass Lines, Continued
Lesson 20: Putting it all Together


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