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'Bassic' Music Theory and Sight Reading
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Course Introduction (0:26)
Chapter 1: Rhythms
01. Tips to Get the Most Out of This Course (0:43)
02. Reading Fundamentals (2:21)
03. Note and Rest Duration (1:33)
04. Reading the Open Strings on the Bass (2:21)
05. Let’s Practice! Play and Count (1:22)
06. Mixing Quarter and Eighth Notes (1:18)
07. Mixing Half and Whole Notes (1:01)
08. Mixing Half and Whole Notes Across Different Strings (1:16)
Chapter 2: Rests
09. Adding Rests (2:14)
10. Half and Quarter Notes with Rests (1:17)
11. Quarter and Eighth Notes with Rests (1:13)
12. Putting It All Together (1:32)
Chapter 3: Pitches
13. C Major Scale (3:15)
14. Note Recognition (2:24)
15. Half and Quarter Note Practice (1:23)
16. Whole and Half Note Practice (1:21)
17. Adding in Rests (1:23)
18. Eighth Note Practice (1:13)
Chapter 4: Introducing Intervals and Accidentals
19. Enharmonic Equivalents (0:42)
20. Intervals Explained (0:47)
21. Common Accidentals on the Bass (1:29)
22. Intervals in C Major (1:02)
23. More on Intervals in the Key of C Major (1:15)
Chapter 5: Key Signatures
24. Introduction to Key Signatures (1:20)
25. Adding Accidentals, G Major (0:44)
26. Key Signatures, F Major (0:51)
Let's Practice!
27. C Major Exercise in 4/4 Time (1:52)
28. F Major Exercise in 2/4 Time (1:58)
29. G Major Exercise in 3/4 Time (2:01)
Chapter 6: Sixteenth Note Rhythms
30. The Sixteenth Note (1:09)
31. Subdividing Sixteenth Notes (1:05)
32. Mixing Quarter and Sixteenth Notes (1:15)
33. Quarter, Eighth and Sixteenth Note Rhythms (1:43)
Chapter 7: Modifiers for Rhythms
34. Dotted Rhythms (1:15)
35. Dotted Quarter Notes (2:09)
36. Compound Time Signatures: 6/8 (3:12)
37. Note Ties (0:40)
38. Triplets (1:56)
Chapter 8: Intervals – Part Two
39. Interval Practice (3:10)
40. Intervalic Patterns in New Keys (1:21)
41. Major, Minor, Perfect, Diminished and Augmented Intervals (1:36)
42. Interval Examples (2:44)
Let's Practice!
43. Accidentals Practice (2:03)
44. Exercise in C Major (1:16)
45. Exercise in F Major (0:54)
46. Exercise in C Major (1:01)
Chapter 9: Minor Scales
47. Introducing Minor Scales (2:32)
48. The Melodic Minor Scale (1:24)
Let's Practice!
49. Accidentals Exercise in C Major (1:15)
50. Exercise in A Minor (0:51)
51. Exercises in G Major and E Minor (2:37)
Chapter 10: Navigating Music
52. Repeat Markings (1:26)
53. Da Capo and Coda (2:54)
54. Dal Segno (3:11)
55. Al Fine (0:44)
Chapter 11: Dynamics and Articulations
56. Introducing Dynamics and Crescendo/Diminuendo (3:00)
57. Tenuto and Staccato (1:44)
58. Accents (1:31)
Let's Practice!
59. F Major and D Minor (1:28)
60. Exercises in F Major and D Minor (1:33)
61. Exercises in D Major and B Minor (3:25)
62. Exercises in Bb Major and G Minor (4:39)
Chapter 12: Markings Guide
63. Specific Markings for Double Bass (1:38)
64. Tempo Markings (1:33)
Let's Practice!
65. Exercises in A Major and F# Minor (2:40)
66. Exercises in Eb Major and C Minor (3:45)
67. Exercises in E Major and C# Minor (4:58)
68. Exercises in B Major and G# Minor (4:39)
69. Exercises in Ab Major and F Minor (4:30)
70. Exercises in Db Major and Bb Minor (3:33)
71. Exercises in Gb Major and Eb Minor (3:09)
Chapter 13: Course Discussion with Geoff Chalmers
72. Top Tips to Master Key Signatures (10:48)
73. Choosing Fingerings (5:00)
74. Geoff and Jason's Top Tips for Sight Reading (10:11)
Chapter 14 - Final Thoughts
Course Conclusion (0:35)
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26. Key Signatures, F Major
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