Simple Steps To Sight Reading

The Ultimate Step-By-Step Music Reading Method For Bass Guitar

Simple Steps To Sight Reading is the only online course that teaches music reading from absolute beginner level all the way through to advanced professional standard. With over 24 hours of video content and over 700 pages of lesson material, this is the largest course in the TalkingBass catalogue and will provide many years of practice for bass players of all levels.

The course begins with the basics of written notation, applied to the bass in a set of positions that cover the entire fretboard. On the journey through 9 levels you will cover every rhythmic hurdle you are ever likely to face and all symbols used in general Western music.

This is a HUGE course that will guide you through practice and study for your entire playing life. This is not a brief overview of reading or a quick fix course. This is the REAL DEAL. A complete progressive method and roadmap for reaching the highest levels of music reading.

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What The Students Are Saying…

‘Learning to read has improved my understanding of music, my confidence, and my enjoyment of the bass tremendously’ Antonio Pizarro – USA

‘Easy to understand and lots (and I mean lots!) of exercises, materials and backing tracks’ Ben Kwakman – Holland

‘The personal satisfaction when I was able to look at a new piece of music and play it first time was marvellous.’ Paul Wright – UK

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Simple Steps To Sight Reading Course?

Simple Steps To Sight Reading is the ultimate guide to reading music on bass guitar. It is a multimedia course using a combination of video lessons, PDF workbooks and MP3 backing tracks to provide the most comprehensive, step-by-step approach to sight reading available today.

What level of player is the course aimed at?

The course is aimed at any player from beginner to advanced level. Many advanced bass players are lacking in this very specialized area of playing so the number of playing years and experience is irrelevant. If you cannot read music – you cannot read music and this course serves to take you from the absolute basics of reading through to an advanced professional level whatever your standard.

What Will I Learn?

After completing the course you will have the knowledge and resources for working on your reading up to a professional sight reading standard. This includes all the notes, rhythms and symbols in common use.

How Long Are The Lessons?

The lesson lengths vary but the complete course has a total video length of 24 hours! Plenty of material to keep you practicing for many, many years.

How is the course presented? Do I Download Anything?

The course is hosted on the Talkingbass website so there are no video files to download. All Lesson Material (PDF’s and MP3’s) can be downloaded from a dedicated Dropbox folder on the main course page.