
In this lesson you will learn an easy and efficient way to get into the best playing position.
In this lesson you will learn what part of the fingers of your plucking hand to use for the best tone production.
In this lesson you will learn how to play a steady quarter not pulse with great tone.
Master the sixteenth note, the smallest bass subdivision, and practice with a metronome to keep four sixteenths per beat and a consistent, alternating tone.
Combine quarter notes, eighth notes, triplets, and sixteenth notes across two measures, using random orders to build time, feel, and grooves for group development and learning songs.
Explore a minor groove with a sparse, bass line using notes on the E string and the A string to build timing, feel, and flavor packets for groove mastery.
Add a little spice to a simple bass groove with chromaticism and careful fingering, including a chromatic walk to a G sharp and open-string shifts.
It has been my experience that a lot of people want to play bass and they want to play NOW! However, they either skip crucial steps in the learning process or taught poor habits that lead to major frustration and, sometimes, the abandonment of their bass playing aspirations!
This course is just a small part of a larger curriculum that I use to help beginner and intermediate students get started the right way to pro level students who want to brush up on their skills.
I have had great success teaching these principles in this way and I am confident that you will find this course to be a great resource on your Bass playing journey!
Get your Groove On!