Date: 14/03/08 (J Kosminsky)
Planning Time: 2hrs
Lesson Time: 1hr
Lesson Footage:
(1O MINUTE VIDEO FOOTAGE OF THE HOUR LESSON)
This lesson was a major scale orientated lesson, as the progression from the first scale – C major, occurred with the introduction of the next scale – G major. The pupil should by now be confident with the pattern of a major scale and should know that C major has no sharps or flats. This is imperative, as the next scale (G major) contains one sharp and then the six following major scales after that increase in the number of sharps. There are certain rules in which the pupil will be taught how to discover the next scale and the necessary accidental note, which is why the pupil will have to concentrate during this lesson.
With the majority of the lesson taken up with theory work, the last objective was put into place so the pupil had chance to play something fun and enjoyable on the bass.
Lesson Objectives:
1.) To warm up utilising the chromatic scale of C major.
2.) To demonstrate the scale of C major on the bass guitar, while being able to name the factors of the C major scale.
3.) To introduce the scale of G major using the chromatic finger form.
4.) To introduce the scale of D major if the pupil feels confident enough.
5.) To re-introduce the Candi Staton song ‘Sure As Sin’, so the pupil has the chance to experience soul genre bass patterns and rhythms.
Introduction:
The pupil will be asked how he/she thought the previous lesson had gone and whether they are anxious about anything during this week’s lesson. After this the lesson ahead will be explained with some aims set so that the pupil has specific goals to reach.
Lesson Material:
1.) The pupil will once again be instructed to warm up for the lesson using the chromatic major scale of C. When referring to ‘chromatic’ major scale, this just means that the scale is played using a one finger per fret form, with the specific fingers for each fret displayed in the figure below.
G -|---------------------------2--4--5------5--4--2----------------------------------------|
D -|----------------2--3--5----------------------------5--3--2-----------------------------|
A -|---------3--5--------------------------------------------------5--3----------------------|
E -|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------2--4--1--2--4--1--3--4------4--3--1--4--2--1--4--2----------------------
------------------------------Fingers used to fret notes---------------------------------
-------------C--D--E--F-G--A--B--C----C--B--A-G-F--E--D-C----------------------
(Figure 1)
2.) The pupil will be asked to demonstrate their competence in the knowledge of C major scale. This will include being able to play the scale on the instrument, using the correct fingering techniques and to be able to name the factors that make this scale a C major. Once the pupil has played the scale across four frets and three strings, using all four fingers (one finger per fret), then another scale will be taught.
3.) The scale of G major will be introduced to the pupil, but only if they have successfully understood the criteria for C major scale. The pupil should know that the major scale pattern for C major (refer to Figure 2) works for every single major scale, so this was put into practice for G major scale.
(Figure 2 – the finger placement pattern for a major scale)
The pupil will be made aware that this new scale is not like C major, as there is one sharp note present in the scale. This note, an F♯ (sharp), can be obviously found by counting the notes of the scale on the instruments fret board. However there is a key, which once memorized and understood, can easily be written down and studied for further use.
Sharp notes ♯-------F------C------G-------D-------A-------E------B-------
Scale notes ---------G------D------A-------E-------B-------F♯-----C♯----
---------------------------\ 5th/--\ 5th/--\ 5th/--\ 5th/--\ 5th /--\ 5th/--------
A fifth interval note is the difference between the next scale.
(Figure 3)
The key in Figure 3 can be memorized using the following mnemonic: -
Father Christmas Gave David An Empty Box
This relates to the specific sharps contained in a scale. To find the scale simple take the G from ‘Gave’ and place it onto a new row underneath the ‘Father’ of Father Christmas Gave David An Empty Box. This now becomes a G note (as in Figure 3) and because the previous note before it, in the mnemonic, is a C and C major has no sharps or flats then G major becomes the first scale to contain a sharp - F♯. To find the rest of the scales this rule is continued with the next note, D being put on the bottom row, underneath C of 'Christmas' and then A underneath G of 'Gave' and so on.
However there happens to be two other rules in finding the next scale. The first is to take a note from Father Christmas Gave David An Empty Box, so take the F, to find its corresponding scale it is simple the next note in the musical alphabet, which is G. This rule works for the first seven major scales. The second rule is to take the bottom row of notes, the scale notes, to find the next scale in line. The fifth interval of the current note is discovered to find the next scale, so the fifth interval note of D is A, which is the next scale.
These rules and techniques to discovering and learning the major scales will be taught to the pupil to enable them to understood this subject better.
4.) The scale of D major will be introduced to the pupil, but only if they have successfully played and understood the C and G major scales. If so then the pupil will be informed that this scale contains two accidental notes, an F♯ and a C♯.
5.) Candi Staton’s soul song ‘Sure As Sin’, (refer to the tablature below), is going to be re-introduced in this lesson, not only as another genre and bass style to learn, but also because the pupil should be confident enough in playing ‘The Ballad of John and Yoko’ and it is time to challenge them again.
This song, although of a slow tempo and apparent simple bass line, actually has a varied bass pattern, which contains half notes, quarter notes and eighth notes. Unfortunately the rhythm of the song cannot be depicted on tablature, so the rhythm of the song had to be explained to the pupil.
Candi Staton - ‘Sure as sin’ bass tablature
Introduction
G¦ --------------------------------------¦-------------------------------------------------¦
D¦ --------------------------------------¦-------------------------------------------------¦
A¦ --------------------------------------¦-----------------------3---6------2---5--------¦
E¦ -8----------------6------8------6--¦-5-----------------4-----------3----------------¦ X2
Verse
G¦ --------------------------------------¦--------------------------------------------------¦
D¦ --------------------------------------¦--------------------------------------------------¦
A¦---------------------------------------¦-----------------------------------2---5---------¦
E¦ -8-----------8----6------8------6--¦-5-----------------4-----------3----------------¦
G¦ --------------------------------------¦---------------------------------------------------¦
D¦ --------------------------------------¦---------------------------------------------------¦
A¦ ---------------------------------------¦-----------------------3---6------2---5---------¦
E¦ -8----------------6------8------6---¦-5-----------------4-----------3----------------¦
G¦ ---------2---5-----------------------¦---------------------------------4---------------¦
D¦ -3----------------3-------------3---¦-5------------------5----5-----------5----------¦
A¦ -----------------------------3--------¦------------5-------------------------------------¦
E¦ ---------------------------------------¦--------------------------------------------------¦
G¦ ---------------------------------------¦-----------------------4---7------4---7--------¦
D¦ -3----------------3--------3-3------¦-5---------5-5----5-----------5----------------¦
A¦ -------------3------------------------¦---------------------------------------------------¦
E¦ ---------------------------------------¦---------------------------------------------------¦
Chorus
G¦ --------------------------------------¦---------------------------------------------------¦
D¦ --------------------------------------¦---------------------------------5-----------------¦
A¦ --------------------------------------¦------------------------3---6-------5-------------¦
E¦ -8------------6---8--------8\-------¦-4------------------3-------------------7--------¦
G¦ --------------------------------------¦---------------------------------------------------¦
D¦ --------------------------------------¦---------------------------------------------------¦
A¦ --------------------------------------¦---------------------------------------------------¦
E¦ -8------------6---8--------8\-------¦-3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3--3--3--3--3---------¦
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