Modes Made Easy with Dave
Virtuoso bassist Dave LaRue takes you into the world of the modes. With his vast experience and straight forward teaching style, Dave debunks the mystery that is "the modes".
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About this course
Virtuoso bassist Dave LaRue takes you into the world of the modes. With his vast experience and straight forward teaching style, Dave debunks the mystery that is "the modes".
What you'll learn
- Apply melodic sequencing concepts to arpeggios
- Create rhythmic variations from a single melodic idea
- Use anticipation and delayed attack for phrasing variety
- Apply polyrhythmic concepts to melodic sequences
- Multiply available melodic ideas by 4x through rhythmic manipulation
Release date: 03/06/2014 • 4h 23m runtime
Sample lessons
The Major Scale and Arpeggios
The Scale Fingering
Basic Theory and Harmony
Analyzing Harmony
The Ionian Mode
Fingering Position
The Lydian Mode
Demo and Finger Positioning
What's included
60 lessons • 27 charts
Series Introduction
JamPlay is proud to welcome the great Dave LaRue to our list of bass instructors! Join Dave as he welcomes you to his series, "Modes Made Easy".
Practicing Concepts
Before digging into the modes, Dave shares some of his practice techniques, specifically those relating to how he breaks down a piece of music.
Practicing Concepts
Before digging into the modes, Dave shares some of his practice techniques, specifically those relating to how he breaks down a piece of music.
Practicing Concepts
Before digging into the modes, Dave shares some of his practice techniques, specifically those relating to how he breaks down a piece of music.
The Major Scale and Arpeggios
As a precursor to the modal material, Dave teaches a basic fingering for the major scale and arpeggios. This can be a great mental reference as you move forward with the modes!
The Major Scale and Arpeggios
As a precursor to the modal material, Dave teaches a basic fingering for the major scale and arpeggios. This can be a great mental reference as you move forward with the modes!
Basic Theory and Harmony
Knowing some theory and harmony is essential to learning the modal system. In this lesson, Dave gives a crash course on basic theory and harmony.
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