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Rather than an actual teaching method, we could call it a kind of "manual" for optimizing various studies, based on my experiences, both as a musician and as a teacher, to give you advice (and avoid unnecessary waste of time and various
mistakes) to advance in level, and, why not, make music your profession.
The topics covered are:
Chapter 1: Instrumentations
-The bass guitar
-Amplifiers
-Headphones, transmitters etc.
-The strings
-The setup
-How many basses you need and choosing a bass for beginners
Chapter 2: The Sound (effects, pedalboards, etc.)
Chapter 3: The Versatility
Chapter 4: Study methods and daily schedule
Chapter 5: How to prepare for an audition?
Chapter 6: The importance of transcriptions
Chapter 7: The repertoire
Chapter 8: The live performance
Chapter 9: Recording in the studio (or at home!)
Chapter 10: Theory and Harmony - What you really need to know, how to study, and how to put it all into practice
-Basic Theory
-Intervals
-Triads
-Chords in 4 and more voices
-Playing chords on the bass guitar
-Scales
Chapter 11: Timing
Chapter 12: Techniques
-Postures, breathing, aches and pains
-Right hand (techniques, dynamics, accents, "staccato" etc.)
-Left hand (string skipping, coordination, shifting, etc.)
Chapter 13: Playing "too much" and consequences
Chapter 14: The importance of being able to read music (all the benefits)
Chapter 15: Composition - How to create a groove or bass line from scratch
Chapter 16: Playing a second instrument (tips and possible benefits)
Chapter 17: Understanding what modal music and modal scales are, and what they can be used for
- Modal scales (really understand them and know how to practice them)
-Musical modes (understand them and learn to hear the "color" of each with examples)
-Examples of melodies, songs etc. if they were written in a different mode
SCEGLI LA TUA LINGUA!