Here's an outline of topics your teacher can cover with you depending on your level of ability.

• Basic technique, notes, and scales.
• Rhythm exercises.
• Listening to and playing along with recordings of influential players.
• Finger and picking technique.

• Focus on groove.
• Learning lead lines, how they connect with the bass part.
• Learning parts from well-known artists, emulating specific styles.
• Learning the tradition bass function in a band, as well as being able to play melodically and improvise.
• Exploring the history of rock and pop styles and how they have evolved, as well as their connection to the blues.
• Slap/pop technique.

• Working to create an individual sound.
• Preparing for playing in a live context with a band or in a studio.
• Using music theory to connect bass parts to all other aspects of a song.
• Using ear training to be able to hear where chords are moving and create more interaction and improvisation.
• Learning to solo in any context.
• Composing original songs.