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Designed for those who have at least a few years experience playing bass guitar but wish to improve their playing ability and knowledge to an advanced level. This book is the highest level in the acclaimed series by the Registry of Guitar Tutors. The book covers all the material needed for the Registry of Guitar Tutors bass guitar examinations from Grade 6 to Grade 8, enabling you to gain a valuable internationally recognised qualification. Whether or not you intend to take the bass guitar examinations, this handbook will help you to develop your bass guitar playing to a fully advanced level. It covers all the most useful scales, modes and arpeggios, and explains how to use them in improvising and creating bass lines. A wide range of bass patterns, covering all popular styles, is also included. The book provides a sound theoretical basis to enable you to achieve your full potential as a bassist. Aural assessments are provided to help you develop your musicianship skills to a high level.

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9781898466734

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Tony Skinner has vast knowledge and expertise in most styles of guitar playing, with over 30 years professional guitar playing and teaching experience. Tony is Director of the Registry of Guitar Tutors and Principal Guitar Examiner for London College of Music Exams and has compiled ground-breaking examination syllabuses for electric, acoustic, bass and classical guitar, as well as popular music theory, rock/pop band and popular music vocals. Tony has written over 100 guitar education books and has edited numerous others. Tony has written over 250 teaching columns for Total Guitar (Europes best selling guitar magazine) and regularly writes for other music publications. Tony has made appearances on the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Scottish Television demonstrating how to play guitar, and has been described in several publications as one of the worlds leading guitar educators.

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