We have an intermediate level course coming up later in the year. This Boot Camp is focused on preparing players for this course i.e. it covers all the basics. Invaluable to anyone who’s new to the instrument or maybe someone who has dabbled with it but fallen into a bt of musical rut. In case you missed lesson 1 we have all of the materials for it on offer along with the upcoming lessons 2 and 3.
This course is for bass players only.
We have readvertised the course offering the materials for lesson 1 along with the full lessons 2 & 3. Check out the details for each lesson below.
This course is going to be a really good starting point to kick start
your all-round bass playing. It’s going to involve looking all of the core elements that will help you play bass properly and allow you to maximise your learning potential moving forward.
Playing level
It’s suitable for beginner bass players.
What you should know before you start the course
No previously knowledge is necessary.
Lesson 1 (materials only)
1. We will learn about all of the different parts of the instrument,
what they do and how they can influence your playing.
2. Posture – The correct way to wear your bass.
3. Basic fretting and picking techniques.
4. The use of the thumb in your fretting hand – Perhaps the most
important digit you’ll use in your playing.
5. How to get a good sound from your bass.
6. We will learn the names of all the notes within the first 5 frets on
each string.
7. We will learn how to find the remainder of the notes on the neck.
Lesson 2
1. Quick review of lesson 1.
2. Learn to use the notes learned in lesson 1 to form a scale.
3. Learn the true value of scales and how they are used in music to
create harmony.
4. Learn the most important scale you can know in music and it’s a
scale that will be the foundation on everything you play in future.
5. Learn the scale patter/fingering and play it from different starting
notes.
Lesson 3
1. Quick-fire review of lesson 2.
2. Use your knowledge of notes and the sale learned in lessons 1 &
2 to create a new musical tool – chords.
3. Learn how chords are constructed.
4. Learn how chords are the foundation of every single piece of
music we play.
5. Learn a pattern/fingering for a major chord.
6. Learn the notes and interval of each note in the chord.
7. Play the chord pattern starting from different notes across the
bass neck.
Course Resources
Course PDF workbook that includes fingerboard diagrams.
Buying options
All players are naturally at different levels and so we like to offer the maximum flexibility of lesson choices. The logical and ‘safe’ option is to buy all three but you can pick and mix as follows:
A quick note about the materials
We’ve always recognised that the real work takes place after a course and that’s why we pay special attention to the materials in order to help with home practice. The earlier you book, the earlier you get access to the core materials.
Call us for a chat at any time
Whatever level you are, you’ll have lots of takeaways to work on later. If you’d like to go through the course please call or email.