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  • 1.00 Credits

    Credits:0.5 credit Prerequisites:None Course Chair:R. Appleman Required of:Bass principals Electable by:All Offered:Spring, Summer, Fall Description Instrumental lab for bass principals emphasizing the basic techniques and styles of bass playing in a variety of idioms.
  • 2.00 Credits

    Credits:0.5 credit Prerequisites:ILBS-111 Course Chair:R. Appleman Required of:Bass principals Electable by:All Offered:Spring, Summer, Fall Description Continuation of ILBS-111.
  • 0.50 Credits

    Credits: 0.5 credit Prerequisites: None Course Chair: R. Appleman Required of: None Electable by: Bass principals Offered: Fall Description General physical and mechanical aspects of playing the double bass and electric bass (four-, five-, and six-string) will be covered in depth, along with proper performance practices. Topics will include instrument construction, repair, and maintenance; proper body posture for effective bass playing; physical problems associated with performance; theoretical make-up of the fingerboard; and proper fingering concepts of both hands. This course is meant to be a basics manual for the bassist. Student participation via performance in class will be required.
  • 1.00 Credits

    Credits:0.5 credit Prerequisites:None Course Chair:R. Appleman Required of:Bass principals Electable by:All Offered:Spring, Summer, Fall Description Instrumental lab for bass principals emphasizing the construction and performance of bass lines through chord changes in standard, popular, and jazz tunes.
  • 0.50 Credits

    Credits:0.5 credit Prerequisites:private instruction level 1 completed Course Chair:R. Appleman Required of:None Electable by:Bass principals Offered:Spring, Fall Description Study, through performance, of a wide variety of rock bass playing techniques from the sixties through the nineties. Students will perform transcriptions, read and sight read typical bass lines, and demonstrate general and specific aspects of a particular rock bass style.
  • 0.50 Credits

    Credits:0.5 credit Prerequisites:None Course Chair:R. Appleman Required of:None Electable by:Bass principals Offered:Spring, Summer, Fall Description Intended primarily for electric bass players, this lab focuses on basic concepts of double bass playing: fingering, bowing, sound production. Students are required to have access to a double bass and a bow for use in class and practice.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Credits:0.5 credit Prerequisites:ILBS-112 or written approval of instructor and course chair Course Chair:R. Appleman Required of:None Electable by:All Offered:Spring, Summer, Fall Description A continuation of ILBS-111 and ILBS-112. Material presented will advance the concepts taught in those labs. The focus will be on out-of-class preparation of written examples as well as in-class sight reading at an advanced level.
  • 0.50 Credits

    Credits:0.5 credit Prerequisites:ILBS-112 or overall ensemble rating 2 Course Chair:R. Appleman Required of:None Electable by:Bass principals (electric bass recommended) Offered:Spring, Fall Description This course will examine the bass styles of James Jamerson, Carol Kaye, Jerry Jemmott, Chuck Rainey, Willie Weeks, Tommy Cogbill, Bob Babbitt, and David Hood, the bassists for Motown and Atlantic records during the 1960s and 1970s. Students will learn to play the original bass parts to hit songs from this music period. Students will then learn to create and play bass parts using this stylistic vocabulary/rhythm section technique over chord progressions in this style. Emphasis on tone and rhythmic feel will also be covered.
  • 2.00 Credits

    Credits:0.5 credit Prerequisites:ILBS-121 Course Chair:R. Appleman Required of:Bass principals Electable by:All Offered:Spring, Summer, Fall Description Continuation of ILBS-121. Instrumental lab for bass principals emphasizing the construction and performance of bass lines through standard chord progressions, using more demanding styles and approaches.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Credits:0.5 credit Prerequisites:ILBS-221 Course Chair:R. Appleman Required of:None Electable by:All Offered:Spring, Summer, Fall Description Continuation of ILBS-221. Instrumental lab for bass principals emphasizing the construction and performance of bass lines through standard chord progressions, using more demanding styles and approaches.
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