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Overview
Rockschool Bass Grade 1 (2024) is a graded bass guitar book designed for players who have completed the beginner stage and are ready to develop stronger playing control, musical understanding, and performance skills.
The book combines contemporary hit songs with Rockschool Originals, while introducing essential Grade 1 concepts such as staccato playing, simple syncopation, dotted rhythms, eighth notes, scales, arpeggios, riff playing, and playback skills. It is suitable for students preparing for the Rockschool Grade 1 exam or for those who want a structured way to develop their bass playing.
Key Features
9 performance pieces, including 6 popular hit songs and 3 Rockschool Originals
Contemporary repertoire covering rock, pop and reggae influences
Develops staccato playing, simple syncopation, dotted note values and eighth-note rhythms
Introduces major and natural minor scales
Covers major and minor pentatonic scales
Develops major and minor arpeggio playing
Includes riff-playing and playback skills
Artist and band Fact Files with recommended listening
In-depth Walkthroughs for the repertoire
Downloadable online audio for practice and performance preparation
Featured Repertoire
Hit Tunes
Where Is My Mind? – Pixies
Come As You Are – Nirvana
The Tracks Of My Tears – Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
Bad Habits – Ed Sheeran
Three Little Birds – Bob Marley & The Wailers
More Than A Feeling – Boston
Rockschool Originals
Ignite
Downtown Detroit
As Night Falls
What Students Will Develop
Students will build greater confidence in bass performance through:
More accurate rhythm and note-value control
Staccato articulation and simple syncopated rhythms
Major, natural minor and pentatonic scale knowledge
Major and minor arpeggio playing
Riff-based bass playing
Improved coordination across the bass strings
Stronger timing and rhythmic consistency
Ability to follow and reproduce basslines from audio
Better reading and interpretation of written bass parts
Greater confidence playing complete pieces with backing audio
Developing musical awareness through artist references and recommended listening
Product Details
Publisher: Rockschool Ltd / RSL
Series: Rockschool Bass
Instrument: Bass Guitar
Level: Grade 1
Publication: 2024
Pages: 44
Product Type: Graded Music Exam Book
Audio: Online / Downloadable
Language: English
Overview
Rockschool Bass Grade 1 (2024) is a graded bass guitar book designed for players who have completed the beginner stage and are ready to develop stronger playing control, musical understanding, and performance skills.
The book combines contemporary hit songs with Rockschool Originals, while introducing essential Grade 1 concepts such as staccato playing, simple syncopation, dotted rhythms, eighth notes, scales, arpeggios, riff playing, and playback skills. It is suitable for students preparing for the Rockschool Grade 1 exam or for those who want a structured way to develop their bass playing.
Key Features
9 performance pieces, including 6 popular hit songs and 3 Rockschool Originals
Contemporary repertoire covering rock, pop and reggae influences
Develops staccato playing, simple syncopation, dotted note values and eighth-note rhythms
Introduces major and natural minor scales
Covers major and minor pentatonic scales
Develops major and minor arpeggio playing
Includes riff-playing and playback skills
Artist and band Fact Files with recommended listening
In-depth Walkthroughs for the repertoire
Downloadable online audio for practice and performance preparation
Featured Repertoire
Hit Tunes
Where Is My Mind? – Pixies
Come As You Are – Nirvana
The Tracks Of My Tears – Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
Bad Habits – Ed Sheeran
Three Little Birds – Bob Marley & The Wailers
More Than A Feeling – Boston
Rockschool Originals
Ignite
Downtown Detroit
As Night Falls
What Students Will Develop
Students will build greater confidence in bass performance through:
More accurate rhythm and note-value control
Staccato articulation and simple syncopated rhythms
Major, natural minor and pentatonic scale knowledge
Major and minor arpeggio playing
Riff-based bass playing
Improved coordination across the bass strings
Stronger timing and rhythmic consistency
Ability to follow and reproduce basslines from audio
Better reading and interpretation of written bass parts
Greater confidence playing complete pieces with backing audio
Developing musical awareness through artist references and recommended listening
Product Details
Publisher: Rockschool Ltd / RSL
Series: Rockschool Bass
Instrument: Bass Guitar
Level: Grade 1
Publication: 2024
Pages: 44
Product Type: Graded Music Exam Book
Audio: Online / Downloadable
Language: English
