Overview
Learn to play the bass through these courses of professional instruction. Courses include lessons on the upright bass and the bass guitar.
This video library is perfect for:
- Anyone ready to learn the bass quickly and easily
- Self-paced learners ready to get started learning the bass at home today
- Beginning bassists of all ages
In this library you’ll learn:
- A beginners guide to playing the bass
- How to hold your bass and play using pizzicato
- How to play using the French Bow or the German Bow
- How to read the note of the bass clef
- How to practice your bass effectively at home
- Powerful tips for learning songs on the bass
- The quickest way to learn how to play the bass and bass guitar
Curriculum
Bass Guitar
By Christopher Hernandez- 0 Lessons
- Christopher Hernandez
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Here's where to start.
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Course Introduction
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Parts of the Instrument
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History of the Electric Bass
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Notable Differences from Bass to Bass
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The 2 Most Common Types of Basses: P-Bass and J-Bass
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What are Pickups? What are Controls?
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The Sounds of the Electric Bass
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Tuning
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How to Hold the Electric Bass: Standing and Sitting
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Right Hand Technique
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The Rake
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Assessment: Open String Exercise
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Using Fingerboard Tapes, Dots, and Neck Markers
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Beat, Tempo, and Time Signature
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Tapping the Instrument 1
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Tapping the Instrument 2
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Tapping the Instrument 3
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Tapping the Instrument 4
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Rhythm Assessment
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Basic Rhythms and Rests
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Music Staff: Bass Clef
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Open G and Octave Harmonic / 12th Fret
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Open D and Octave Harmonic / 12th Fret
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Open A and Octave Harmonic / 12th Fret
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Open E and Octave Harmonic / 12th Fret
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Open String and Octave Harmonic Reading Assessment
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Playalong!
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Introducing F on Fret 1 and A on Fret 5
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Shifting Exercises for Any String
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Playalong!
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B, C, C#, Bb, and D
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Playalong!
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E to A Strings
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Playalong! - 1st Finger at 2nd Fret
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E, F, F#, Eb, and G
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Playalong!
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What is Pivoting? How Do I Pivot?
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Pivoting Exercises for Any String
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A, Bb, Ab, and C
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Playalong!
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Using Open Strings & 12th Fret Harmonic
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Box Shape - Across 3 Strings
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Other String Crossings: Across 2 Strings, Across 4 Strings
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Fret Positions vs Simandl
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Intro to Tablature
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Piv-A-Lot
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What Are Hammer-Ons? What are Pull-Offs?
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Hammer-On
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Pull-Off
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Muting
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Sliding
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Left Hand Pizz & Pluck
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The Bar
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Pitch Bending & Vibrato
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Muting
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Intro to Slaps and Pops
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Alternation P, I, and M
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Intro to the Bass Ukulele
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Bass Guitar Performance
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Bass Ukulele Performance
String Bass Level 1
By Christopher Hernandez- 61 Lessons
- Christopher Hernandez
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Here's Where to Start.