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Book 1
Entry point of a graded series. You start on open strings and simple rhythms, not scales you already know.

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Beginning band method book for electric bass, book one of a graded series. For a new bassist who reads music, or one starting in a school program.


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Entry point of a graded series. You start on open strings and simple rhythms, not scales you already know.
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The bass-specific part of a band method, so the exercises line up with what other instruments in the room are playing.
Detail 03
Teaches reading on the bass clef. Expect note-reading drills, not chord charts or tablature.
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Priced as a single student part, not a package. Budget for the follow-up books as you progress.
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Physical, and it needs to lie flat on a stand. A clip or stand with a lip helps.
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Standard notation, bass clef. It's a note-reading method, so plan on learning to read rather than following tab.
It's written for classroom or lesson use. A motivated adult can work through it alone, but there's no video walkthrough built in.
Electric bass. Upright players in a string program use a different book.
Not well. Band methods are sequenced page by page, so everyone in the room needs the same series and book number.
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