The definitive course to learn bass guitar for worship ministry.
By the end of this course, you'll know:
✅ Right & left hand technique, as well as all notes on bass, transposing & inversions
✅ How to operate on bass in a worship team setting
✅ Special tricks to create dynamics from the bass
✅ Tips & tricks for bassists looking to get creative, including an introduction to bass fills & examples
✅ Much more!
✅ Includes 154 min. video run time, 203 multiple choice quiz/test questions, 24 paragraph-answer critical thinking questions, 9 Coaching Community prompts & 3 posts.
(Used in multiple courses: 10 min video, 6 quiz questions & 3 posts.)
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Here's a lesson from Module 6 of this award-winning course:
Remember:
On bass, our job is two part:
- Play correct notes & inversions with the rest of the team.
- Lock into the rhythm, play in the pocket & create a groove with the drums (specifically the kick drum), providing supportive complementary rhythms that match the drummer & rest of the team.
Overall, our role is a supportive but important role on the team.
Here's what's included in your course:
Step #1: Get functional first.
Module 1 - "Two Notes, One Song"
- Standard tuning for a 4 string bass
- Essential left & right hand technique on bass
- How to find notes via specific frets
- How to play G & C notes on E & A strings
Module 2 - "Three More Notes, One Full Key"
- How to interpret chords you see on chord charts for bass
- The other 3 notes needed to play most songs in the key of G (E, D, A)
- How to mute strings when we're not playing them
- How to pluck with your 2nd finger
Module 3 - "Two More Keys, Please"
- The other notes you need to play in the keys of D & C
- How to start alternating fingers
- What sharps & flats are, as well as how to find "black key notes" on bass
Step #2: Expand your toolbelt of essential chords & concepts.
Module 4 - "Keys, Scales & Transposing"
- How to play all other notes on bass guitar (adding sharps & flats)
- Keys, scales & how they function on bass
- Major scales & patterns used in scales so you can find a major scale (even if you don't know the notes!)
- How to transpose between keys (and eventually learn to do it mentally!)
Module 5 - "Inversions & Rhythm"
- Most commonly used inversions in keys of G, D & C to show you 3 examples of how this works
- How to read rhythm notation so you can understand bass rhythms more easily
- How to increase difficulty on alternate finger plucking patterns
Step #3: Get creative & prepare for professional-tier worship ministry.
Module 6 - "Playing In A Worship Team Setting"
- How to play bass in a worship team setting
- How to make your team's sound cleaner using this principle: "less is more"
- How to play with dynamics
- How to play with a click track
Module 7 - "Getting Creative"
- Plucking different parts of the string for a different sound, and how to use this to enhance your team's dynamics
- How to slide to notes
- How to play grace notes, with a riff to practice: "3 Note Attack"
- Muting strings but still plucking for rhythm
Module 8 - "Advanced Techniques"
- How to play hammer ons & pull offs to play more complicated fills
- An introduction to bass fills (and when to use them)
- How to automate certain mental aspects so you can focus on worshiping
- Keys to self-teaching beyond this course
