Welcome to the “R”evolution!®
One Nation Under a Groove
Defining the Groove: Improvised Bass & Percussion
With Chuck Speicher
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Training the Ear with Games
Improvising on All Modern Band Instruments
• Kick and Snare BINGO• Bass Groove BINGO
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Other Ear Training Games
Improvising on All Modern Band Instruments
• What Beat Am I Clapping On?
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Hearing Note Numbers
Improvising on All Modern Band Instruments
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Vocals ONLY Arrangements
Improvising on All Modern Band Instruments
• Body Percussion• Bass Line
• Riffs
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Bass Lines on Keyboard and Guitar
Improvising on All Modern Band Instruments
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“The Scientist” by Coldplay
open 8th fret 3rd fret 3rd fret
Bass Notes on 6th String
Bass Lines on Keyboard and Guitar
Improvising on All Modern Band Instruments
I Gotta Feeling, Without YouOpen Your Eyes
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Bass Lines on Keyboard and Guitar
Improvising on All Modern Band Instruments
Baby, Girl on Fire, Earth Angel
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Improvising the Drum Set
Improvising on All Modern Band Instruments
• Tabletop guitar method• Hands and feet
• Dividing the class
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The Human Drum
Improvising on All Modern Band Instruments
• Cardboard: right foot• Paper: left knee
• TRY IT!
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Human Drum: Subdividing Beats
Improvising on All Modern Band Instruments
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Locking in the Bass
Improvising on All Modern Band Instruments
• Listen to the “kick drum”• Feel the beat
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Putting it All Together
Improvising on All Modern Band Instruments
“Breathe” by Pink Floyd
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Putting It All Together
Improvising on All Modern Band Instruments
Somebody That I Used To Knowby Gotye
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Verse
Chorus
Putting It All Together
Improvising on All Modern Band Instruments
Dreams by Fleetwood Mac
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