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Course Overview
Abstract
This course is designed for beginning to intermediate guitar students enrolled for credit at the university level, but the resources can be used by anyone who wants to grow as a musician. Enrolled students are expected to follow the course timeline and regularly participate in all course activities to maintain adequate progress. The timeline assumes a schedule of a 75 minute class once a week for 15 weeks.
Course Competencies
- Display efficient body and hand positions when playing
- Define basic fundamentals of music and musical terms as it relates to the genre
- Interpret written notation as it applies to the genre
- Use scales and arpeggios to create basslines for diatonic chord progressions in multiple keys
Progress Reporting
Success in this course will be measured primarily by growth and meeting course competencies.
This course is designed for beginning to intermediate guitar students enrolled for credit at the university level, but the resources can be used by anyone who wants to grow as a musician. Enrolled students are expected to follow the course timeline and regularly participate in all course activities to maintain adequate progress. The timeline assumes a schedule of a 75 minute class once a week for 15 weeks.
Course Competencies
- Display efficient body and hand positions when playing
- Define basic fundamentals of music and musical terms as it relates to the genre
- Interpret written notation as it applies to the genre
- Use scales and arpeggios to create basslines for diatonic chord progressions in multiple keys
Progress Reporting
Success in this course will be measured primarily by growth and meeting course competencies.
Warm
2022 Spring Calendar
Jan. 12: 1st day of classes
Schedule
Course intro and syllabus
Instrument/accessories check
- bass, case, tuner, cable, laptop, headphones
Intro to bass
- key terms
- technique
- maintenance
Tuning
Warm up
- LH technique
- RH technique
Pentatonic scale
Chord progressions
Assignments
- Bass Warm Up
- Pentatonic scale patterns
Resources
- Bass Warm Up
- Pentatonic scale patterns
- Diatonic Theory packet
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan. 19
Schedule
Tuning
Bass Warm Up
Pentatonic scale pattern #1
Basslines
Assignments
- Bass Warm Up
- faster/cleaner
- Pentatonic scale pattern #1
- faster/cleaner
Selected basslines
Resources
- Bass Warm Up
- Pentatonic scale patterns
- Diatonic Theory packet
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan. 26
Schedule
Bass Warm Up
Pentatonic scale pattern #1
Diatonic chord progressions
- bassline composition with roots
Assignments
Selected basslines
Composed diatonic bassline
- roots
Diatonic Theory #1
Resources
- Bass Warm Up
- Pentatonic scale patterns
- Diatonic Theory packet
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb. 2
Schedule
Bass Warm Up
Pentatonic scale patterns
Diatonic chord progressions
- bassline composition with roots and 5ths
Assignments
Selected basslines
Composed diatonic bassline
- roots and 5ths
Diatonic Theory #2
Resources
- Bass Warm Up
- Pentatonic scale patterns
- Diatonic Theory packet
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb. 9
Schedule
Bass Warm Up
Bassline of the week
Pentatonic scale patterns
Diatonic chord progressions
- bassline composition with roots and 5ths
Assignments
Selected basslines
Composed diatonic bassline
- roots and 5ths
Diatonic Theory #2
Resources
- Bass Warm Up
- Pentatonic scale patterns
- Diatonic Theory packet
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb. 16
Schedule
Bass Warm Up
Bassline of the week
Major scale patterns
Diatonic chord progressions
- bassline composition with arepeggios
Assignments
Selected basslines
Composed diatonic bassline
- arpeggios
Diatonic Theory #3
Resources
- Bass Warm Up
- Pentatonic scale patterns
- Diatonic Theory packet
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb. 23
Schedule
Bass Warm Up
Bassline of the week
Major scale patterns
Diatonic chord progressions
- bassline composition with arepeggios
Assignments
Selected basslines
Composed diatonic bassline
- arpeggios
Diatonic Theory #4
Resources
- Bass Warm Up
- Pentatonic scale patterns
- Diatonic Theory packet
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar. 2: Mid-Term
Schedule
Theory exam
Performances
- selected basslines
- composed bassline
Resources
- Bass Warm Up
- Pentatonic scale patterns
- Diatonic Theory packet
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar. 9: Spring Break
- no classes
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar. 16
Schedule
Bass Warm Up
Bassline of the week
Major scale patterns
Diatonic chord progressions
- bassline composition with arepeggios
Assignments
Selected basslines
Composed diatonic bassline
- arpeggios
Resources
- Bass Warm Up
- Pentatonic scale patterns
- Diatonic Theory packet
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar. 23
Schedule
Bass Warm Up
Bassline of the week
Major scale patterns
Diatonic chord progressions
- bassline composition with arepeggios
Assignments
Selected basslines
Composed diatonic bassline
- arpeggios
Resources
- Bass Warm Up
- Pentatonic scale patterns
- Diatonic Theory packet
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar. 30
Schedule
Bass Warm Up
Bassline of the week
Major scale patterns
Diatonic chord progressions
- bassline composition with arepeggios
Assignments
Selected basslines
Composed diatonic bassline
- arpeggios
Resources
- Bass Warm Up
- Pentatonic scale patterns
- Diatonic Theory packet
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr. 6
Schedule
Bass Warm Up
Bassline of the week
Major scale patterns
Diatonic chord progressions
- bassline composition with arepeggios
Assignments
Selected basslines
Composed diatonic bassline
- arpeggios
Resources
- Bass Warm Up
- Pentatonic scale patterns
- Diatonic Theory packet
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr. 13
Performance prep
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr. 20
Mock performances
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr. 27
Performances
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 4: Final Exam
TBA
2022 Spring Calendar
Jan. 12: 1st day of classes
Schedule
Course intro and syllabus
Instrument/accessories check
- bass, case, tuner, cable, laptop, headphones
Intro to bass
- key terms
- technique
- maintenance
Tuning
Warm up
- LH technique
- RH technique
Pentatonic scale
Chord progressions
Assignments
- Bass Warm Up
- Pentatonic scale patterns
Resources
- Bass Warm Up
- Pentatonic scale patterns
- Diatonic Theory packet
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan. 19
Schedule
Tuning
Bass Warm Up
Pentatonic scale pattern #1
Basslines
Assignments
- Bass Warm Up
- faster/cleaner
- Pentatonic scale pattern #1
- faster/cleaner
Selected basslines
Resources
- Bass Warm Up
- Pentatonic scale patterns
- Diatonic Theory packet
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan. 26
Schedule
Bass Warm Up
Pentatonic scale pattern #1
Diatonic chord progressions
- bassline composition with roots
Assignments
Selected basslines
Composed diatonic bassline
- roots
Diatonic Theory #1
Resources
- Bass Warm Up
- Pentatonic scale patterns
- Diatonic Theory packet
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb. 2
Schedule
Bass Warm Up
Pentatonic scale patterns
Diatonic chord progressions
- bassline composition with roots and 5ths
Assignments
Selected basslines
Composed diatonic bassline
- roots and 5ths
Diatonic Theory #2
Resources
- Bass Warm Up
- Pentatonic scale patterns
- Diatonic Theory packet
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb. 9
Schedule
Bass Warm Up
Bassline of the week
Pentatonic scale patterns
Diatonic chord progressions
- bassline composition with roots and 5ths
Assignments
Selected basslines
Composed diatonic bassline
- roots and 5ths
Diatonic Theory #2
Resources
- Bass Warm Up
- Pentatonic scale patterns
- Diatonic Theory packet
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb. 16
Schedule
Bass Warm Up
Bassline of the week
Major scale patterns
Diatonic chord progressions
- bassline composition with arepeggios
Assignments
Selected basslines
Composed diatonic bassline
- arpeggios
Diatonic Theory #3
Resources
- Bass Warm Up
- Pentatonic scale patterns
- Diatonic Theory packet
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb. 23
Schedule
Bass Warm Up
Bassline of the week
Major scale patterns
Diatonic chord progressions
- bassline composition with arepeggios
Assignments
Selected basslines
Composed diatonic bassline
- arpeggios
Diatonic Theory #4
Resources
- Bass Warm Up
- Pentatonic scale patterns
- Diatonic Theory packet
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar. 2: Mid-Term
Schedule
Theory exam
Performances
- selected basslines
- composed bassline
Resources
- Bass Warm Up
- Pentatonic scale patterns
- Diatonic Theory packet
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar. 9: Spring Break
- no classes
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar. 16
Schedule
Bass Warm Up
Bassline of the week
Major scale patterns
Diatonic chord progressions
- bassline composition with arepeggios
Assignments
Selected basslines
Composed diatonic bassline
- arpeggios
Resources
- Bass Warm Up
- Pentatonic scale patterns
- Diatonic Theory packet
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar. 23
Schedule
Bass Warm Up
Bassline of the week
Major scale patterns
Diatonic chord progressions
- bassline composition with arepeggios
Assignments
Selected basslines
Composed diatonic bassline
- arpeggios
Resources
- Bass Warm Up
- Pentatonic scale patterns
- Diatonic Theory packet
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar. 30
Schedule
Bass Warm Up
Bassline of the week
Major scale patterns
Diatonic chord progressions
- bassline composition with arepeggios
Assignments
Selected basslines
Composed diatonic bassline
- arpeggios
Resources
- Bass Warm Up
- Pentatonic scale patterns
- Diatonic Theory packet
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr. 6
Schedule
Bass Warm Up
Bassline of the week
Major scale patterns
Diatonic chord progressions
- bassline composition with arepeggios
Assignments
Selected basslines
Composed diatonic bassline
- arpeggios
Resources
- Bass Warm Up
- Pentatonic scale patterns
- Diatonic Theory packet
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr. 13
Performance prep
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr. 20
Mock performances
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr. 27
Performances
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 4: Final Exam
TBA