"Regardless of what style of music you want to play, or how long you've been playing bass, there are fundamental things that you need to know:
the basic scales and chords used in contemporary music
how to count rhythms and improvise around them
correct hand positions, fingerings and shifting
training your ear to identify music that's inside you, or that others play
a painless way to learn to read music, starting with fingerboard diagrams
how to connect the roots of chord progressions to create a solid foundation for a band
sample grooves in different styles of music, including the blues
a way to practice that lets you create your own music, in whatever style you want, right from the beginning
FOUNDATION EXERCISES FOR BASS gives you all this information and more, in a user-friendly, easy-to-follow approach. This will be the classic beginning/intermediate bass method for years to come!". |
