OBJECTIVES OF LESSON 1
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Developing awareness of the role of the electric bass in music, in general terms.
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Learning what the instrument’s constructive features are.
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Getting to know the main models, characteristics and types of electric basses.
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Getting to know the types and technical characteristics of the amplifiers.
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Developing an understanding of the basic equipment needed in order to start playing and studying electric bass.
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Learning about the instrument that inspired and preceded the electric bass, considered in their historical and technological context.
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Learning basic fundamental notions of acoustics in relation to the nature of sound and its characteristics.
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Learning about the register of the electric bass as compared to the spectrum of frequencies perceivable by the human ear.
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Deepening your knowledge of the full potential of the electrical nature of the instrument through the study of pickups, equalization and effects.
Left hand’s first position on electric bass