Guitar/Bass Workshops: The expression of rhythm through Guitar/Bass. Pupils will learn the importance of time and melody, Rudiments patterns, time signatures and playing in a virtual band scenario.

Beginners | Intermediate | Advanced

Focus on:

A - Scales- root, third, fifths and sevenths

• Pupils will expand on the ‘Number system’.
• Pupils will learn how to support chord structure without using the root.
• Focus skill: Fingering
• Grouping.

B - Time Keeping

• Studying genres that exploit the use of dotted Crotchets, dotted Quavers,

Making scales fun- Soloing

• Pupils learn how to improvise over a selection of songs/grooves using the major and minor pentatonic scale.

C - 4 on the floor

Further development of:

• Grooving ‘locking rhythms with a drummer’ (rhythm section)
• Rhythm case studies: Latin and ‘The Shout’.

D - Playing to tape

• Selected number of songs pupils will learn for the end of year concert.
• Pupils will play along to a backing track.

E - Scales in songs

• Using the vocabulary learnt in earlier terms pupils will apply scales while playing a song.

F - Rehearsal/Performance

• Rehearse songs ready to perform in end of year concert.