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New Bass Lessons Added

November 8, 2013
Bass

new beginner bass lessons

Greetings, we’ve added a whole bunch of new bass lessons that were recorded when Nathan was recently in the ArtistWorks studio. Here’s what to look for, just click on the links below to jump on in:

In the Beginner area:

  • Speed Drills: Exercise 1
  • Speed Drills: Exercise 2 
  • Arpeggio Speed Drills: Minor 7th Arpeggio
  • Arpeggio Speed Drills: Major 7th Arpeggio
  • Arpeggio Speed Drills: Dominant 7th Arpeggio
  • Arpeggio Speed Drills:  2-5-1 Progression
  • Arpeggio Speed Drills: Combining Patterns
  • Right Hand Speed Drills: Techniques & Tones
  • Right Hand Speed Drills: Single Finger
  • Right Hand Speed Drills: Two Finger Walk
  • Right Hand Speed Drills: Two Finger Sweep
  • Scalar Melodic Patterns
  • Right Hand Posture

new intermediate bass lessonsIn the Intermediate area:

  • Show Preparation
  • Playing with Feel
  • How to Address a Song

In the Advanced area:

  • Walking the 2-5-1
  • Soloing the 2-5-1
  • Adding Flare- Part 1: Performance
  • Adding Flare- Part 2: Analysis
  • Intro to the 5 String Bass
  • America the Beautiful – Analysis
  • Tears in Heaven – Analysis
  • Tears in Heaven – Performance

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