Bass Grade 4
The Bass Grade 4 book is your essential study companion for your exam, with in-depth coverage of expressive playing techniques such as ghost notes, dynamic control and vibrato alongside deeper theoretical knowledge.
What you'll learn at Grade 4
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The digital version includes the book (PDF format), all tracks and supporting tests.
The digital version + Replay additionally includes the Replay interactive sheet music player.
Hardcopy books can currently only be shipped to the UK.
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| Bass Grade 4 | Hardcopy (UK Only) | £19.99 | Add to Cart | |
| I Got You (I Feel Good) Track 1 of 12 | £3.99 | Add to Cart | |
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Bass Grade 4 features:
There is no errata for this book.
- Page 33
Improvisation & Interpretation
- A closing repeat mark has been added to the final bar. (Updated 5 April 2012)- Pages 21-24
Noisy Neighbour
- The F# minor chord in bar 21 (p.23) has been corrected to A minor. (Updated 28 June 2016)- Page 31
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Technical Exercises – Group C: Riff
- The rubric for this test has been updated as follows:In the exam you will be asked to play the following riff to a backing track. The riff shown in bars 1 and 2 should be played in the same rhythmic and melodic shape in bars 3–8, maintaining the same melodic sequence. All notes played must be diatonic to the key signature. The root note of the pattern to be played is shown in the music in bars 3, 5 and 7.
(Updated 29 June 2016) - Pages 17-20
B & B Scene
- The E natural in bar 1 of the notation has been moved back by one eighth-note to match the audio. (Updated 5 April 2018)
Learn more about the Bass Grade 4 syllabus
