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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 Development of the ability to grasp and maintain a tempo. Exercises including metronome games to improve accuracy and steady time while developing suppleness and flexibility to meet the wide array of rhythm section challenges found in contemporary, live, and studio environments.
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Credits:0.5 credit Prerequisites:LHAN-237 or PFSS-311 Course Chair:R. Appleman Required of:None Electable by:Bass principals Offered:Spring, Fall Description A bass lab designed to develop familiarity and performance skills in the pop repertoire. Bass lines to a number of classic pop tunes will be learned, and the ability to transpose these lines to several other keys will be developed. Students will learn harmonic sequences that are frequently used in pop music styles, and will also develop interactive and communication skills by teaching new songs to the class.
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Credits:0.5 credit Prerequisites:None Course Chair:R. Appleman Required of:None Electable by:Bass principals Offered:Spring, Fall Description A general overview and application of different types of knowledge applied to five- and six-string bass, including but not limited to different muting techniques, two- and three-octave scales, arpeggios, intervals, reading in positions, and also discussions on various neck widths, string closeness, pick-up placement, bolt-on necks versus neck-through basses.
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Credits:0.5 credit Prerequisites:private instruction level 3 or ensemble rating 3433 Course Chair:R. Appleman Required of:None Electable by:Bass principals Offered:Spring, Fall Description Development of working knowledge of funk styles for bass, including grooves, reading syncopated rhythms, developing a good sound with thumb slapping and popping, and importance of drum/bass concept in contemporary rock and commercial styles.
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0.50 Credits
Credits:0.5 credit Prerequisites:None Course Chair:R. Appleman Required of:None Electable by:Bass principals or with departmental recommendation Offered:Spring, Summer, Fall Description Alternately called slap bass, funk bass, or thumb and snap bass, this technique will be approached in class on a beginner's basis. Emphasis will be placed on fundamentals. Developing a technical foundation through progressive exercises, students will learn to read and interpret basic slap notation. Creativity is encouraged through use of combining basic slap ideas (thumb, snap, muted notes, slides, hammer-ons, and pull-offs).
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0.50 Credits
Credits:0.5 credit Prerequisites:Overall ensemble rating 3 Course Chair:R. Appleman Required of:None Electable by:Bass principals Offered:Spring, Summer, Fall Description Development of playing skills in this style through study of the repertoire from the 1960s to the present. Chronological history of the style; development of technique, sound, and overall feel; performance of bass lines with backing tracks; appreciation of lesser-known players in this style.
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Credits:0.5 credit Prerequisites:Overall ensemble rating 2 Course Chair:R. Appleman Required of:None Electable by:Bass principals Offered:Spring, Fall Description This lab focuses on the techniques required to perform in the hip-hop style. Recordings and transcriptions will be presented, and students will be required to perform the bass parts and lines. Content covers the beginnings of hip-hop (rap) in New York in the late 1970s, focusing on groups such as Grandmaster Flash and others. The gospel influence of Ce Ce Winans and more contemporary hip-hop artists such as D'Angelo, the Roots, Steve Coleman, Jill Scott, and others will be presented. Drum and bass grooves will also be explored.
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0.50 Credits
Credits: 0.5 credit Prerequisites: ILBS-112 or private instruction level 3 Course Chair: R. Appleman Required of: None Electable by: Bass principals Offered: Spring, Summer, Fall Description An instrumental lab for bass players focusing on the musical relationship between performers in an ensemble. Rehearsal and performance of music arranged for this class will facilitate the learning process.
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0.50 Credits
Credits:0.5 credit Prerequisites:Private instruction level 1 Course Chair:R. Appleman Required of:None Electable by:Bass principals Offered:Fall Description Students will learn the basics of Latin jazz bass playing. Emphasis on Cuban and Brazilian music and rhythms from the twenties through the sixties.
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Credits:0.5 credit Prerequisites:Overall ensemble rating 3 Course Chair:R. Appleman Required of:None Electable by:Bass principals Offered:Spring Description This is an instrumental lab for bassists that focuses on the Brazilian styles of bossa nova, samba, partido alto, chorinho, and afoxe. Weekly assignments will cover a wide range of Brazilian music repertoire, including bass lines and melodies. Students will be exposed to reading in 2/4, 4/4, and cut-time meters, as well as Brazilian percussion instruments and their patterns.
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