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Rockschool Bass 2013+ Grade 4

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Rockschool builds upon its 21 years of unrivalled experience in rock and pop examination by bringing you the 2012-2018 Syllabus. For this latest Syllabus, Rockschool have employed some of the most sought after professional musicians to ensure that their tunes are the most authentic on offer.

Bass Syllabus features

  • Plot your stylistic specialism - follow your preferred style up through the grades
  • TAB and Standard Notation
  • 6 Performance pieces, 6 varying styles
  • Fact files - band and artist background information with recommended further listening
  • Walkthroughs -  Hints and Tips on the tricky sections of the songs
  • CD with full mixes & backing tracks
  • Free Choice Element - You can select  2 free choice pieces in your exam

All Rockschool grades are fully accredited throughout the UK by the qualifications regulators of England (OfQual) Wales (DCELLS) Northern Ireland (CCEA) AND Scotland (SQA Accreditation).

Key Features at Debut

  • Values, String crossing and Rests
  • Major scale and Minor Pentatonic major and minor arpeggios, riff playing
  • Playback skills

Key Features at Grade 1

  • Staccato markings, simple syncopation, Dotted values and eighth notes
  • Major and Natural Minor scales. Major and Minor Pentatonic scales. Major and minor arpeggios and Riff playing
  • Playback skills

 Key Features at Grade 2

  • Shuffle rhythm, Latin rhythm, Syncopation
  • Major and Natural Minor. Major and Minor Pentatonic scales. Major and Minor Arpeggios
  • Playback skills

Key Features at Grade 3

  • Soloing, Improvising, Walking Bass Lines
  • Major and Natural Minor scales. Major and Minor Pentatonic scales. Blues Scales, Major and Minor Arpeggios, Dominant 7th arpeggios
  • Playback skills

Key Features at Grade 4

  • Dynamic control, Ghost notes, Vibrato, solo and improvisation work
  • Major and Natural Minor. Major and Minor Pentatonic scales. Blues Scales, Major, Minor and Dominant 7th Arpeggios
  • Playback skills

Key Features at Grade 5

  • Slap and Pop, Hammer On, Complex syncopation, developed solo work
  • Major and Natural Minor, Major and Minor Pentatonic scales, Blues Scales. Harmonic Minor scale. Major and Minor Arpeggios and Major 7th and Minor 7th Arpeggios
  • Playback skills

Key Features at Grade 6

  • Chords, Double Stop Slapping, Changing Time Signatures
  • All 5 shapes of the Minor Pentatonic scale. Dorian and Mixolydian Mode Minor 7b5 and Diminished Arpeggios. Dominant 7th and Minor 7th Chords. Stylistic Study
  • Session Work

Key Features at Grade 7

  • Intricate Fingerstyle, Montuno Lines, Harmonics
  • Lydian, Phrygian Mode, Major scale and Jazz Melodic Minor scale, Major 9th, Minor 9th and Dominant 9th Arpeggios. Dominant 7th, Major 7th and Minor 7th Chords. Stylistic Study
  • Session Work

Key Features at Grade 8

  • Time Signature changes, Two Hand Tapping, Fast Blues Bass lines
  • Whole Tone, Diminished, Natural Minor and Altered Scales, Dominant 7#5, Dominant 7b5, Dominant 7#9, Dominant 7b9 Arpeggios and Dominant 7th, Major 7th and Minor 7th Chords. Diminished Arpeggio and Stylistic Study
  • Session Work

 

 
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