"Rock Bass From The Beginning"

Completed by 8 learners

Ages 15-18

Live Private Class

In this class, students will study and learn the bass parts of iconic songs from the dawn of rock and roll.

Steve Marks

Average rating:

5.0

Number of reviews:

(25 reviews)

Live video meetings

1x per week

55 min

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What's included

1 live meeting

55 mins in-class hours per week

Homework

1-2 hours per week. Students should practice the songs learned each week and be able to perform them for evaluation in class.

Assessment

Evaluation is informal assessment.

Class Experience

In this class, students will study and learn the bass parts of iconic songs from the dawn of rock and roll. 

Students will analyze and learn to play the classic bass lines of proto- rockers such as Elvis Presley, Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly and other artists.

Introducing new songs each week we’ll cover the riffs, chord progression, theory, history and structure of each song.

I’ll use lecture/demonstration and give individual feedback handouts.

I will guide the students as a group and also work individually with each student.

Students should own a bass and have some playing experience.

Learning Goals

Students will gain an understanding of the early rock style and develop a repertoire of songs they can play.

Other Details

Supply List

Teacher will supply pdf's of each bass line, songs can be found on YouTube, Spotify.

External Resources

In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:

Meet the teacher

Steve Marks

Joined May, 2020

5.0

25reviews

Profile

Teacher expertise and credentials

Steve teaches at the Bass Collective in New York City and is the author of several books for bassists: Developing Reading Skills for the Contemporary Bassists, and Afro-Caribbean and Brazilian Rhythms for the Bass. 

Topics specialized in: 
Jazz
Blues
R&B
Rock
Reading 
Music Theory 
Musicianship 
Technique 

Steve has played both upright and electric bass professionally since1990. Steve's credits include Rock, Jazz, Blues, R&B, Classical, Theater, World Music and Big Band ensembles, in which he has performed everywhere from CBGB's to Lincoln Center.

Career highlights include a stint with the house band on Lifetime TV show Hot Properties, the Duke Ellington Band, Greek Music legend Dionysous Savaolpolis and Off-Broadway shows with award winning actresses Phylicia Rashad (Stormy Weather), Daisy Eagan (Little Prince). In 2017, Attack of the Elvis Impersonators at the Lion Theater

Steve freelances around New York and plays regularly with Willie and the Wolves, The Crescent City Maulers, Dig We Must, The Jacks, Mathew Piazzi and the Debonairs, Nick Palumbo, Sean Kershaw, Peter Frank, Katie Bloom. 

To me, if you're learning, developing your skills and confidence and having fun that's the best.
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