Bass Guitar Lessons

Areas Covered

Playing technique & economy of movement (based on classical guitar techniques)
Music theory
Musicianship
Scales and understanding keys
Modes and their application
Arpeggios, chords & chord construction
Improvisation & soloing
Walking bass and bass line construction
Reading notation, tablature, jazz charts, and sight-reading
Ear-training – identifying intervals, chords, and transcription
Finger Styles – 2/3 finger and classical guitar techniques, flat picking, tapping, slapping & popping
Natural and artificial harmonics
Asymmetrical time signatures, time changes, and polyrhythms
Drop tunings
Muting
Vibrato
eBowing
Bass, amp, and effect settings and application