Trinity Rock & Pop – Bass Grade 1 Book (2018)

Trinity Rock & Pop Bass – Grade 1 Book (2018)

Graded Songbooks With 8 Hit Songs, Performance Hints & Tips

Performance is at the heart of Trinity’s Rock and Pop exams – whether self-taught or taking lessons, learning for fun or heading for a career in the music industry, these exams help musicians develop valuable playing skills and achieve their musical ambitions.

You can access everything you need to prepare for the performance part of the exam in our new graded songbooks. Our Rock and Pop books are available for Initial to Grade 8 and each includes eight songs with performance hints and tips. There’s also useful background information so you can explore the story behind, and techniques used in, the songs.

Rock and Pop Bass exams help you develop important playing skills and techniques including picking and damping, slapped and pulled notes, and tapping, while playing the music you love. Song lists include music from The Beatles, Metallica, Aretha Franklin, Led Zepplin, and Paramore.

Song Titles Include:

• 1. Billie Jean
• 2. Float on
• 3. Just looking
• 4. Learn to fly
• 5. Labelled with love
• 6. Little talks
• 7. Mull of Kintyre
• 8. Not the girl you think you are

The exams are supported by a range of resources that provide essential support for learners:

• Graded songbooks containing all the songs needed for the exam, and performance tips and background information on the songs
• Demo and backing tracks for the songs in the books
• Additional Trinity Rock and Pop arrangements suitable for use as own-choice songs, check here for the latest additions
• Session skills example tests books

Whether you are self-taught or taking lessons, learning for fun or heading for a career in the music industry, Trinity College London Rock & Pop exams will help you develop valuable playing skills and achieve your musical ambitions. Available for bass, drums, guitar, keyboards and vocals, from Initial (beginner) to Grade 8 (advanced), these exams cover a wide variety of music and artists giving a great choice in all rock and pop styles.