Hearing Bass Linesby Bruce Arnold for Muse Eek Publishing Company

Hearing Bass Lines

Hearing Bass Lines Bundle contains: beginning, intermediate, and advanced levels. if you prefer individual level downloads please see further information below.

Being able to hear bass lines is perhaps one the most important skills you can have as a musician. A bass line tells you a lot about what chord or scale is being used in the moment, plus the rhythmic level and style being used. This course gives you 11,800 four note bass line examples in the form of MP3s in which a key center is played followed by four notes which must be identified. Following this, the answers are given aurally. The 11,800 examples represent all possible combinations of four notes using any of 12 pitches. This course puts you totally in the driver’s seat of understanding bass lines, their function, and the different types of bass lines used in just about all music.  It’s truly an in-depth course to develop your skills.

Three Levels and a Bundle

The course is divided up into three levels Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced. There is also a recommended bundle available that has all three levels. The bundle is recommended because any serious music student should be able to hear all types of bass lines in a key center. Each level presents approximately 4000 bass lines of increasing difficulty and a three page PDF containing a detailed discussion of different kinds of base lines plus directions for working with the exercises. The difficulty of each exercise usually rises as non-diatonic notes are included, but depending on the student’s musical and cultural background the difficulties of these levels could vary widely.

Understanding Bass Lines

There are three major categories of base lines dealt with: harmonic, ostinato, and mixed type. The PDF accompanying this course explains each type and how you can identify and hear each type. This kind of information is invaluable in helping a student to know what kind of bass line they are hearing and what is the appropriate way to interact with it.

Hearing Bass Lines Beginning Level

Hearing Bass Lines Beginning

Hearing Bass Lines Beginning Level

This level mostly contains diatonic bass lines of a major key center. Other common baselines are also included that have a minimum of non-diatonic notes.

Status: In stock, Digital book is available for immediate access.

FREE SHIPPING WHEN ORDER TOTAL IS OVER 200.00 USD.

Hearing Bass Lines Intermediate Level

Hearing Bass Lines Intermediate

Hearing Bass Lines Intermediate Level

This level mostly contains mostly diatonic bass lines of a major key center with one or two non-diatonic notes. Other common baselines are also included that may have many non-diatonic notes.

Status: In stock, Digital book is available for immediate access.

FREE SHIPPING WHEN ORDER TOTAL IS OVER 200.00 USD.

Hearing Bass Lines Advanced Level

Hearing Bass Lines Advanced

Hearing Bass Lines Advanced Level

This level contains mostly non-diatonic bass lines, and this can sometimes be the most difficult for students. (It can be very hard to remain in the key center was so many non-diatonic notes.) If you are having problems with modulation it is recommended that you work with the Key Retention Builder course to improve your accuracy. A special discount is given on this book when ordering the Hearing Bass Lines Bundle. Please check your cart for special pricing.

Status: In stock, Digital book is available for immediate access.

FREE SHIPPING WHEN ORDER TOTAL IS OVER 200.00 USD.

Hearing Bass Lines Bundle

Hearing Bass Lines Bundle

Hearing Bass Lines Bundle contains: Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced levels.  The bundle contains all 11,800 MP3 exercises. 11800 MP3s exercises might seem like a lot but it’s really only 100 hours of listening. Of Course, you will probably find bass lines that need work, so more hours beyond that basic 100 will need to be applied. Keep in mind if you listen to an example and get it correct you do not need to listen to it again. You will notice when you add the “Hearing Bass Lines Bundle” to the cart you are given special pricing on other products that are related to this course. It is highly recommended that you consider the “Key Retention Builder Course” because key retention is a common problem that many students have when trying to hear harder bass line examples.

Status: In stock, Digital book is available for immediate access.

FREE SHIPPING WHEN ORDER TOTAL IS OVER 200.00 USD.

This entry was posted in Ear Training, Bass Guitarists and tagged , , , , by Muse Eek. Bookmark the permalink.

About Muse Eek

Muse-Eek Publishing Company is a publishing house with a broad focus on music education. Muse-Eek also publishes fine art and poetry books, and has its own record label, Muse-Eek Records. Our online presence, Muse-Eek.com specializes in the publication of music workbooks, video courses and sound and video recordings that teach the foundation of good musicianship through groundbreaking and innovative methods along with traditional methods that have been taught for centuries. These historic methods date back through centuries of great musicians and educators. To see these interesting relationship please see Bruce Arnold's Music Education Genealogy Chart which tells you a lot about the where many of his educational ideas took root and some of the educational pillars that are evident throughout the books you find on this website. The Muse-Eek Records catalogue contains a diverse selection of music much of it by Bruce Arnold in collaboration with some of today's best players in classical, jazz, rock and avant-garde music. These are available in CD, DVD and mp3 formats. We believe in a working relationship with our music education customers; they are free to interact with the author after purchasing a book to help them through any material they don’t understand or which they need further clarification. We also have a member's area which contains a wealth of free information to help a student understand music at a deeper level and access additional files for our books. Many of our books offer cutting edge ideas regarding ear training, guitar technique, rhythm and time. These methods have a proven track record. Our main author Bruce Arnold has taught at some of the most prestigious music schools in the world, including Princeton, Dartmouth, Berklee College of Music, New England Conservatory, The New School and NYU. Along with Mr. Arnold's publications on the Muse-eek.com website he has also written books and appeared in educational DVDs for MelBay and Truefire. Over the years Mr Arnold has used his experiences with his students to develop a program that can elevate a musician's ability to world class caliber. If you have questions about any of our books or recordings please send us an email. Along with general questions about either our record label or our publishing company we also welcome questions to help a student choose the proper materials to reach their goals. We have over 300 products to help you learn any style of music and to develop your musicianship to its peak. We also make recommendations for practice schedules for students who use our methods to get the most out of their study time. This, along with personal interaction with Bruce through email, nurtures the student's ability through a closely monitored situation, ensuring there is no wasted time or misunderstanding.