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Gospel 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 traditional Gospel band scenario.

 

 

Beginners | Intermediate | Advanced

Focus on:

A - Introduction

Jam - In this term pupils will learn how to:

• Hold a bass/Guitar.
• Tune a Bass/guitar.
• Read the fret board.
• Fingering techniques.
  

B - Time Keeping

• Crotchets minims Quavers.
• Pupils will learn how to say what they play and express through Bass/Guitar.
• Create short sentences using melodic phrases (using major scale).
• Learn to distinguish between Crotchets Minims and Quavers.

Making scales fun

• Pupils apply Scales to quavers (Pitter Patter).
• Understand the Different positions (fingering for scales).
• Applying scales to simple songs.

C - 4 on the floor

• Playing Groove/Chord to a ‘four on the floor’ pulse.
• Accenting in a common time groove.
• Exploring genres of 4 on the floor.

D - Playing to tape

• Selected numbers of songs. Pupils will learn repertoire for the end of year concert.
• Pupils will play along to a backing track.
• Pupils will play common time bass licks/Guitar riff.

E - Scales in songs/Number systems

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

F - Rehearsal/Performance

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