mcniffrob
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Alex Scott courses are very good. He has a way of getting your bass playing off and running without bogging you down with theory and boredom. He teaches what you need to know in a clear concise manner.
Play Like a Pro
Want to play bass like a pro? In this series, Alex Scott breaks it down in bite-sized chunks!
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About this course
Want to play bass like a pro? In this series, Alex Scott breaks it down in bite-sized chunks!
What you'll learn
- Improvise bass lines over a two-chord funk vamp
- Apply funk genre conventions (syncopation, staccato, melodic bass)
- Notate specific rhythmic hits and endings on charts
- Develop original bass lines and melodies over chord changes
- Build dynamic shape throughout a song structure
Release date: 04/24/2017 • 8h 45m runtime
Sample lessons
Interval Training
Interval Training
Locking With Other Instruments Part 1: Guitar
Locking To the Guitar
Genre Study: Classic Rock
Riff Based Bass Line
Genre Study: Jazz
Walking Lines
What's included
56 lessons • 18 charts • 27 Jam Tracks
Introduction to Playing Like a Pro
To get this lesson series started off, Alex discusses the aim of his new series and some of the pre-requisite knowledge you should have to successfully complete the course. Designed around the concept of being a well rounded player, this course is designed to give you the tools necessary to gig with anybody without having to have tab, notation or charts in front of you.
Rapid Fire Recap
To get the learning started in this series, Alex has a quick recap lesson designed to make sure you already have the theoretical knowledge you'll be using in this course, or provide it if you don't.
Chords and Harmony
The next step in being able to grab your base and play with anybody, or along with any track is being able to hear the intervals between chords that create the harmonies we hear as listeners. Your job as a bassist will be to support or augment what you're playing along with.
Chords and Harmony
The next step in being able to grab your base and play with anybody, or along with any track is being able to hear the intervals between chords that create the harmonies we hear as listeners. Your job as a bassist will be to support or augment what you're playing along with.
Voice Leading
Lesson 4 in his Play Like a Pro series, is all about the concept of voice leading. This is the idea that notes should lead in to each other to help smooth out your line of playing.
Interval Training
One of the major components to being able to effectively play with others, on the spot, is the ability to hear intervals. Alex provides several exercises meant to help develop your ear for hearing not only single note intervals, but intervals within chords.
Interval Training
One of the major components to being able to effectively play with others, on the spot, is the ability to hear intervals. Alex provides several exercises meant to help develop your ear for hearing not only single note intervals, but intervals within chords.
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