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

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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

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Locking in the Bass

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• 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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