The Blues & The Bass - For Electric and Acoustic Bassists
1. 12 Bars, 8 Bars, Turnarounds & Sitting On The One - A complete look at the most common blues song structures.
2. The Shuffle, The Walk, The Peddle, The Funky Blues & The 1/5 - The blues grooves.
3. The Engine Room (Being part of the rhythm section) - Working with the drummer; Working with the piano player; Working with the rhythm guitar.
4. Laying The Foundation - Supporting the vocalist. Supporting the soloist
5. Winging It - The Blues & The Common Language
6. Soloing: How to get in and get out without losing the groove.
7. Tone - It’s in our hands.
8. Instruments & amplification - How to obtain the best instrumentation to suit your needs
9. Performing - Feelin` good, lookin` good & playin` good.
10. Composition - Writing a song using the bass line as the starting point.
11. The student as the teacher: Each participant would be asked to demonstrate or speak about something they discovered on their journey into the world of playing the bass.