(Modern Band). Winner of the 2021 Best Tools for Schools award for best method! The Modern Band Method series provides a guided lesson plan for the absolute beginner, complete with audio tracks, video lessons, and many popular songs by the biggest artists of the day! This bass method works in tandem with the other instrument methods in the series, allowing students to play the same songs together as a full band! Bass lessons include: * Tuning * Reading music and tablature * Walking/picking patterns * Notes and scales * Using passing tones * Popular rock and pop bass lines * Creating solid grooves * Muting and slides * Syncopation * Composing a song * Writing lyrics