MUSC 23400 - Commercial Applied Bass

This course is private instruction to promote and cultivate advanced bass techniques with emphasis on real-world commercial applications that include sight reading, reading chord charts, playing in diverse styles with other musicians.

Preparation for Course
P: Department permission required. Restricted to students admitted to a program in the School of Music.

Cr. 2.
Notes
May be repeated for credit.
Lab fee for material costs and studio maintenance.
Student Learning Outcomes
1. Interpret and accurately perform basic notated bass lines and rhythms at the level appropriate to published benchmarks.
2. Perform assigned major scales and common pentatonic forms across at least two positions, then improvise a 16-bar walking bass line that demonstrates target-tone use.
3. Differentiate, select, and execute appropriate right-hand techniques (e.g., thumb, alternating fingers, slap, pick) justifying the chosen approach for articulation, tone, and tempo as applied to repertoire and level appropriate to published benchmarks.
4. Prepare, interpret, and perform two contrasting works, defending stylistic decisions (tone, articulation, groove, phrasing) with genre-specific vocabulary at a level in accordance with published benchmarks.