A Caldecott Honor Book! A joyous celebration of family, community, and the unifying power of music, perfect for fans of Last Stop on Market Street. Nic is an aspiring musician whose life spans two different worlds--his suburban school where he wows his friends in orchestra, and the busy city streets of his home where he's jostled by the crowd. Nic makes his way home from a busy day at school with a double bass on his back, the symphony of his surroundings in his heart, and a sweet surprise for the reader at the end of his journey. This is a sweet, melodious picture book about how dedication, music, and family can overcome any obstacle.
Welcome to the School of the Blues Lesson Series! This book and recording were created to help give you context to all the music you worked so hard to learn. The recorded Play-Along Trax have no bass. This gives you theopportunity to work on your blues bass patterns. I have used several different keys and tempos throughout these Play-Along Trax. These Play-Along Trax give you a very realistic example of how you would play live with a band. Music examples are kept fairly simple to make sure this book is accessible to bass players just above the beginning level. For best understanding of these techniques refer to Mel Bay's Blues Bass, Level 1 (MB21063BCD). Lastly, all the references in this book are written for a right-handed four string electric bass. If you play a 5 string bass you just need to extend the examples to include your B string. If you play left-handed then you need to reverse any references to the left and right hands. We will use standard music notation along with bass tablature (TAB) for this book. Includes access to online audio
A very thorough study of blues bass lines covering many different blues styles from Texas swing to jazz and rock blues. Along with specific instruction and analysis, plenty of sample blues bass lines are included. Great for beginners to advanced players, this book will teach you everything you need to know to play the blues. In notation and tablature.This package includes a play-along stereo online audio recording demonstrating most of the exercises in the book. Most of the exercises are recorded with bass and drums only, with the last few lessons adding electric guitar. Includes access to online audio
This book covers all the important aspects of Blues Bass playing, dealing with the most common Blues progressions, turnarounds, scales, riffs & techniques in a variety of Blues styles. All examples are presented in both standard music and tablature. Also including a CD matching the lessons and exercises in the book.
BASS 4-String Etudes, Riffs, Songs & Exercises takes an expansive approach to lessons in technique, music theory, and creativity, with regard to the beginning bassist, the highly advanced, and beyond. This 156-page book includes hours of video lessons, play-alongs & close-up demonstrations, audio examples, bassless backing tracks to jam along with, and Guitar Pro files for additional practice. Learning materials are downloaded through a URL link in the book, and videos are streamed. Every example has a video URL and QR code listed next to it. Alternatively, skim through examples quickly with the book's video playlists. View the back cover for a quick look at some of the lessons and exercises. If you have questions at any point, join the author and other readers at the Nate Navarro Bass Book TalkBass thread. Are you looking for a firm foundation as you venture into the world of bass guitar? Or perhaps you've been playing for years and feel stuck on a technical plateau. Do you want to add tools to your musical arsenal that will make your bass lines more interesting and catchy? If so, BASS 4-String Etudes, Riffs, Songs & Exercises is for you! About the author: Nate Navarro is a session and touring bassist, educator, and content creator living in Boston, Massachusetts. A Berklee College of Music graduate and in-demand professional bassist, he has recorded with multi-platinum producers, toured over 20 countries, and played on recordings with incredible musicians including Devin Townsend, Steve Vai, Marko Minnemann, Mike Keneally, Morgan Ågren, Chad Kroeger, Felix Martin, and many others. Nate is endorsed by dozens of the music industry's top companies including Kiesel, Fender, Spector, Genzler Amplification, Harley Benton, PRS, ESP, Mayones, Dingwall, NS Design, D'Addarío, Darkglass, Electro-Harmonix and others. He has had over 100 in-person music students, and has performed as a music-product demonstrator across the globe. You can find him on YouTube, where he has over 240k subscribers and 50 million views.
Here is something for every blues bassist, studying blues patterns and chord progressions. Examples focus on basic patterns, chord progressions, and playing with a band. Covered here are Chicago, New Orleans, Memphis, swing, gospel, zydeco, Texas, and other different styles of blues bass playing. the companion CD features all examples recorded with a professional band. Audio includes band examples with and without bass so students can hear it and play along. 25 examples included, written in bass clef and tab.
For beginner blues bass players. Covers all the essential techniques along with scales, arpeggios and fingering patterns. A variety of styles are covered including Shuffles, Slow Blues, Soul, Rock'n' Roll and Funky R&B.
Essential Blues Bass Grooves, within the School of the Blues® Lesson Series, presents 46 bass patterns essential to the gigging Blues bass player. Material is presented in standard music notation and TAB. This book is accompanied by a CD recording of all examples (played by author Frank De Rose) along with the background music. This method is for all skill level players.This series is designed for students of other instruments to play together. If you have friends that play harmonica, guitar, keyboard or drums, tell them about this series so that you can play together.
