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Bass Course Content
Lesson 1: Half Steps
- Half Steps
- Chromatic Scale
- Left-Hand Muting
Lesson 2: Blues and Pentatonic Scales
- Blues Scale
- Major Pentatonic Scale
- Minor Pentatonic Scale
Lesson 3: Major Scale
Lesson 4: Diatonic Triads
- Scale Degrees of the Major Scale
- Diatonic Triads
- Tenths
- Fender Bass and the Motown Sound
Lesson 5: Time, Rhythm, and Groove
- Keeping Time
- Carol Kaye and Subdividing the Beat
- Playing Ahead, Behind, and Bad
- Charles Mingus: Rotary Perception
- Slap and Pop
Lesson 6: Midterm Review
- Scale Review
- Song Form
- Midterm Project
Lesson 7: Minor Scales and Their Triads
- Minor Scales
- Minor Triads
Lesson 8: Diatonic Harmony
- Diatonic Triads
- Bass Lines with Triads and Inversions
- Modes
- Arco Bass
- Working with the Metronome
Lesson 9: Ostinato Bass Lines
- Ostinato Bass Lines
- Harmonics
Lesson 10: Compositional Techniques
- Tritones
- Pedal Points
- Double Stops
Lesson 11: Articulations and Great Bass Lines
- Techniques for Articulation
- What Makes a Great Bass Line
Lesson 12: Final Project
- Review: Time, Tonality, Timbre, and Taste
- Final Project
- Recommended Listening
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