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You can watch my Youtube instructions here and follow along; : Compose a bass line.WILF: Definitions of key bass terms and an original bass composition. TIB: Bass adds rhythm to a song. 2713220182339This is a bass guitar. How many strings are on a bass guitar?(answer here).What are the notes on a bass guitar?(answer here). 0This is a bass guitar. How many strings are on a bass guitar?(answer here).What are the notes on a bass guitar?(answer here). 239843126094003. Click on this link; 4. What is a bassline? (answer here). 5. Listen to the song ‘Good Life’, what instruments can you hear in this song? (answer here).6. Experiment with the ‘Good Life’ bass line, making some changes. Describe here the changes that you made. (answer here).7. Do you think that the changes that you made improved the song? Why/why not? (answer here).8. Listen to ‘Around the World’ by Daft Punk. Do you like or dislike this song? What do you like or dislike about it? (answer here). 9. Experiment with the ‘Around the World’ bass line, making some changes. Describe here the changes that you made. (answer here).10. Do you think that the changes that you made improved the song? Why/why not? (answer here).11. Now, listen to the music grid underneath ‘Around the World’, what is different about the music on this grid? (answer here).12. Follow the Youtube instructions to create your own bassline here; . Continue to follow the Youtube instructions to make a beat that accompanies your bass line. 21735225318701. (answer here) 2. (answer here) 3. (answer here)1. (answer here) 2. (answer here) 3. (answer here)14. Choose three adjectives from the list provided to describe your song. Or, if you prefer you can come up with your own adjectives. FastSlowHappySadIntenseCalmCheerfulGloomyBouncyBoringFunIntense15. Follow my Youtube instructions in order to complete the ‘random song name generator’ activity; . What random song name was generated for you? (answer here)17. Do you think the song name that was generated for you matches the mood and feel of your song? Why/why not? (answer here). 18. What would be a better title for your song? (answer here). 19. Read this article; Flea is one of the most famous bass players of all time, he plays in the rock/funk band ‘The Red Hot Chilli Peppers’. He was born in Melbourne, Australia but moved to Hollywood with his parents as a child. Flea had a very difficult upbringing and overcame drug addiction at a young age. He says the music saved his life and since he joined his band, he has been drug free and playing bass all over the world. He can also play the trumpetand electric guitar.Flea is well known for using the ‘slap bass’ technique.Which involves hitting the bass hard with your thumb insteadof plucking it. This makes a heavier, more percussive sound. Watch this clip of Flea teaching slap bass;. What is the name of the band the Flea plays in? (answer here).21. Which city was Flea born in? (answer here). 22. What instruments can Flea play? (answer here).23. What bass playing technique is Flea famous for? (answer here). 24. Listen to this song by Flea’s band ‘The Red Hot Chilli Peppers’; . Using the adjectives list above, what are three words that yon could use to describe this song? (answer here). 26. What instruments do you notice in this song? (answer here).27. What is your opinion of this song? Do you like it? Why/why not? (answer here). ................
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