P5 - B4

Left hand

  • Maintaining an appropriate free left-hand shape which facilitates accurate placement of the fingers
    • recognising and playing with secure intonation throughout the full range
    • playing with speed, strength and flexibility of finger action at a variety of tempi
    • playing with security in different positions and when changing between positions
    • developing a variety of tone colours, including artificial harmonics and hammer-ons moving up the fretboard

Perform pieces of music that allow learners to develop their ability to play chords on the bass with a secure technique (power chords, major and minor chord voicings, double stops). Link this to intervallic shapes.

Play bass lines that require accurate fretting and muting when playing at faster tempos with semiquavers in the right band (e.g. ‘What is Hip?’ and ‘Only So Much Oil in the Ground’ by Tower of Power).

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