For players with one terms' experience: develop your bass playing technique, reading and improvising from chord symbols, understanding of rhythm and tempo, and how to perform with other musicians in contemporary styles.
Courses
Bass Guitar 1B
When & Where
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7 January 2025 - 25 March 2025 ( 15 hours, 10 weeks )
- Evening, Tuesday
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View course timetable
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Waterloo Centre
Quick Facts
- Availability Yes
- Course Code W24JPMH01B
- Suitable For 19 year olds and up are permitted on this course
What you will learn
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Understand and apply left- and right-hand positions and fretboard technique
- Play a variety of scales and arpeggios
- Understand basic chord symbols and chord sequences
- Gain good timekeeping abilities and play in tempo
- Play basic grooves in the styles of swing, rock, R and B, funk, shuffle funk
- Use additional skills to improvise on grooves in various contemporary styles of music
- Perform with greater confidence and skill, in general
- Apply new skills and knowledge that enable progression to the next level.
Cost
Full fee
£140
Concession fee
£105
Class format and activities
Classes will be held at Morley College and are continuous over three terms. Students may sign up each term or for the whole year. Please be aware that catch-up lessons will be available online if you enrol in terms 2 & 3. Handouts are provided each lesson to accompany classwork. Additional handouts are provided that reference music elements such as theory, harmony, rhythm, phrasing, and technique. Students are encouraged to perform each exercise with the tutor, who accompanies on guitar, piano or with backing tracks. Play-along backing tracks are provided for practise and personal development outside of the classroom. There is an option for recordings of students’ performances if they choose. To ensure that you make the best possible progress on your course, feedback, advice, and Q&A sessions are conducted in a constructive and supportive environment.
Entry requirements
No previous experience of the bass guitar is necessary. Students should own a bass guitar. Students will be working with electronic amplifiers provided by the college, and will be instructed how to work this equipment safely to avoid health risks. Online enrolment on term 2 of this course is only available to those enrolled in the previous term. If you are a current student you will have received an email alerting you to this. If you are new to this course please select 'Ask a Question' and the curriculum department will contact you.
What you need to know before you enrol
Due to the nature of the instruments/content of the course you might be exposed to high volume levels. We strongly encourage everyone to bring a pair of ear plugs to every lesson.
What you need
Your bass guitar and a pen or pencil.
What you can do next
Morley College course Bass Guitar 1C
