A Beginner’s Guide for Group or Private Instruction

Authors: Scott Burstein, Mary Claxton, Spencer Hale, Dave Wish

The Modern Band Method series provides a guided lesson plan for the absolute beginner, complete with audio tracks, video lessons, and many popular songs by the biggest artists of the day! This bass method works in tandem with the other instrument methods in the series, allowing students to play the same songs together as a full band!

Bass lessons include:

Tuning

Reading music and tablature

Walking/picking patterns

Notes and scales

Using passing tones

Popular rock and pop bass lines

Creating solid grooves

Muting and slides

Syncopation

Composing a song

Writing lyrics

Publisher: Little Kids Rock