Bass Education — The Erskine Way

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Fundamentals

A strong foundation is crucial to realizing your potential.

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Intro · from Damian

It's of the utmost importance that we develop a solid foundation. When you couple good practice with a strong foundation, we have the most efficient path towards realizing real growth on our instrument.

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Scale Shape References (Fundamentals)

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§ IILessons · in sequence

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01: Stretches & Warmups

22:50

22:50

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02: Hand Position

12:06

12:06

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03: Finger Exercises

12:34

12:34

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04: Getting A Sound

06:55

06:55

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05: Creating a Lesson Plan

13:11

13:11

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06: How To Practice

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07: Octaves

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08: Root and 5

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09: Major Pentatonic

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10: Minor Pentatonic

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11: Major Scale

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12: Natural Minor

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13: 5 Bass Lines Using Scales

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14: Transitioning Smoothly Around The Fretboard

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15: Syncing Your Plucking & Fretting Hands

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16: Ghost Notes

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17: Scales & Expansive Boxes

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