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Bass Grade 1 Technical Exercies

The document outlines the technical exercises for an exam, divided into three groups focusing on scales and arpeggios. Candidates will prepare exercises in Groups A and B based on specific starting notes and will perform a bassline riff from Group C. The examiner will assess the speed of response and musicality, with a tempo set at 70 beats per minute.

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Bass Grade 1 Technical Exercies

The document outlines the technical exercises for an exam, divided into three groups focusing on scales and arpeggios. Candidates will prepare exercises in Groups A and B based on specific starting notes and will perform a bassline riff from Group C. The examiner will assess the speed of response and musicality, with a tempo set at 70 beats per minute.

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Technical Exercises

In this section the examiner will ask you to play a selection of exe rcises draw n from each of the three groups shown below
Groups A and B contain examples of the scales and arp eggios yo u can use when playing th e pieces. In Group C you wi ll be
asked to prepare the bassline riff exercise and play it to the backing track in the exam . You do not need to memorise the
exercises (and can use the book in the exam) but th e examiner will be lo o 如 n g for the speed of your response. The examiner
will also give credit for the level of your musicality.

Groups A and B should be prepared on the starting notes of E, A and G. Before you start the section you will be asked
whether you would like to play the exercises along with th e click or hear a single bar of click before you commence the test
The tempo is • =70.

Group A: Scales
1. Major scale (A major scale shown)

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4 2 0- II

2. Minor pentatonic scale (E mino 「 pentatonic scale shown)


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0 2

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3. Natural minor scale (G natural minor scale shown)

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6 6 5 3 一三三l
3

4·Major pentatonic scale ( Ema」 or pentatonic scale shown )

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- --二二二 - 2
- 2 ~ 二－
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—2 一－
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