I've got a pupil....what to teach in a short time?

[Fassa Albrecht]

Basically a friend of mine wants me to teach her some basic bass techniques and theory. Only problem is that I have just 10 lessons with her of an hour each, and so I'm a bit stuck as to what to teach.

What sort of stuff should I cover, bearing in mind she has some piano experience and so can read music?


Anything which can be covered in 10h is good!

PS She's playing my fretless Shergold...

[SundanceChile]

Major and Minor Scales for Bass
Left/Right hand excercises
One Finger Per Fret Rule
Basic Songs
Slap?

And not to step on any toes, but wouldn't it be easier for her to start out with a fretted instrument?

[Beast]

Probably give her a few broad subjects that she can work on herself later.


Intonation
Basic chord/scale theory and how they work together
Right/left hand technique
Work on her relative pitch and how she can use it on bass
Few examples of styles of music; Motown, latin, jazz

I know you said she can read, but can she read charts? That might be a good thing to over as well.

P.s. I would stick her with the fretless, it will be a little bit steeper of a learning curve, but it will definitely help her in the long run.

[Fassa Albrecht]

Originally Posted by SundanceChile

And not to step on any toes, but wouldn't it be easier for her to start out with a fretted instrument?

She really wants to play my Shergold, so I'm letting her. Plus, the only other bass I have is a Yamaha 5er which is far too heavy for her (she's only 5ft tall) and it uses a custom tuning which is pretty much designed to be played by me during worship gigs.

Originally Posted by Beast

I know you said she can read, but can she read charts? That might be a good thing to over as well.

I'm not sure....she's also learning guitar so I'm assuming she'll have come across them.

[silverburst]

I think Ed Friedland's books are great, and volumes 1 through 3 cover alot from beginner theory on.