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Developing Reading Skills for the Contemporary Bass Guitarist is the book for the bass guitarist who wants to advance beyond rote learning. Designed to teach music reading skills to a player who already knows his or her way around the instrument, this handsome new book by Steve Marks, will be a great tool for moving a bass guitarist's playing to a new level of musicianship. A vast array of exercises and songs are offered that will build reading skills and speed. All the basic fundamentals of music are touched on with a uniquely designed approach suited to the bass guitar. Topics covered include: Position Studies, Rhythm Studies, "Rifftudes" - etudes using standard bass riffs, Classical Etudes based on music by Bach, Beethoven, Dvorák, Haydn, Mozart, Purcell and Tchaikovsky) and Contemporary Etudes. Steve Marks is a well-known New York performer and is comfortable in a wide variety of styles: Rock, Jazz, Classical, Blues, Theater, Cabaret and World Music. He is associated with the Bass Collective and the SOJ Jazz and Contemporary Music Center.

Developing Reading Skills for the Contemporary Bass Guitarist (GT204 - $14.95)