Date: 17/03/08 (J Kosminsky)
Planning Time: 2hrs
Lesson Time: 1hr
Lesson Footage:
(1O MINUTE VIDEO FOOTAGE OF THE HOUR LESSON)
As the lessons passed, more was expected from the pupil as he/she advanced with both skill and knowledge. The pupil, depending on their progression, would be challenged more and more to increase their knowledge of the bass guitar, in the time available.
This is why the pupil will be pushed as much as possible to learn more major scales as this will benefit them greatly, along with their fret board knowledge, which of course goes hand in hand with learning scales. The pupil will also have some practical material to play with, in the form of the Candi Staton soul song, which should keep the pupil’s attention long enough to explain muted notes without losing them.
Lesson Objectives:
1.) To persist with the major scales of C, G, D and even A, if the pupil feels confident enough to do so. All the sharps present in the scale should be named, along with each note in the scale.
2.) To demonstrate their fret board knowledge, the pupil will be instructed to name all the A notes present on the instrument. If time allows, the pupil will be then asked to name all the E flats available.
3.) To persist with practicing the Candi Staton song ‘Sure As Sin’, so the pupil plays the song from introduction to chorus without any mistakes.
4.) To introduce to the pupil the concept of muted notes.
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.) Using the chromatic finger placement pattern in Figure 1 below, the pupil will persist with practicing the major scales. Using the mnemonic rule of Father Christmas Gave David An Empty Box (refer to Figure 2), the pupil will attempt to name the sharps of the scale and then proceed to play the scale in the correct finger per fret manner. Hopefully the scales of C and G major will not be a problem, so the scales of D and A can be introduced.
(Figure 1 – the finger placement pattern for a major scale)
-------------------------Father Christmas Gave David An Empty Box
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 2)
2.) The pupil will be asked to demonstrate their knowledge of the fret board by playing every A note possible on the bass guitar. In all there are eight A notes on the bass guitar (on a twenty fret bass) and can be found on the frets below in Figure 3.
G¦ ----------------------------------------------------2-----14------------------------------¦
D¦ -------------------------------------7-----19---------------------------------------------¦
A¦ ----------------------0-----12------------------------------------------------------------¦
E¦ -------5-----17---------------------------------------------------------------------------¦
(Figure 3 – all the A notes located on a twenty fret bass guitar)
If the pupil completes this task quickly and confidently then he/she will be asked if they can find all the E♭ on the instrument.
3.) Sure As Sin’ by Candi Staton (refer to the tablature below), was once again studied and played by the pupil. The aim for this lesson was for the pupil to attempt the song, practicing the introduction and the chorus and then finally playing through both these parts without any mistakes or ‘bum notes’ (an out of tune note hit in the place of a correct sounding note).
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---------¦
Back to Verse
4.) The notion of a muted note will be explained to the pupil, so that a variation of how notes can be played is learnt. This will be described in simple terms, using a demonstration so the pupil understands this a muted note. The concept of a muted note is a note that is played but not accented properly, so the pitch of the note does not resonate and in turn emulate the full sound of a fretted note.
This will aid the pupil in understanding grooves better, as muted notes can be integrated into a pattern with fretted notes to change the rhythm of a song or bass line.
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