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Can You Get a Single Bass?
If you can get a double bass, can you get a single bass? As a double bass teacher I am sometimes asked, ‘Why is a double bass called a double bass?’, followed by the logical, ‘Can you get a single bass?’. My usual answer is usually something rather predictable, as I describe how the double...
Playing a Stringed Instrument
Playing a Stringed Instrument To play a stringed Instrument well is dependent on one very important factor - the quality of sound. Actually this probably applies to every instrument. But the process of achieving this quality is different for stringed instruments because of the nature of the bow...
Alone with a large lump of wood
At times, learning an instrument like the double bass can seem like a thankless, wearisome task. Why do other instruments come packaged in appealingly small, attractive and inexpensive cases, while you and I, the bass players, struggle; a fixed expression of physical determination at the bottom...
Multifaceted Double Bass
Once you have chosen to learn how to play the double bass, the next step is figuring out which approach you will take, typically either classical or jazz. With the rising standards of professional classical musicians today, performers have expanded their toolbox of tricks that are readily...
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Double bass book recommendations
I recommend the following books: Frantisek Cerny, Technical Studies for Bass Frantisek Cerny, 30 Etudes Josef Hrabe, 86 Etudes Books 1 & 2
How to build strength on the double bass
When starting to learn any instrument, the feeling of playing it is pretty strange and each instrument has its own beginning difficulties that are specific to it. With the double bass, the first problem someone starting might encounter is the strength needed to hold a string down. The thick...
Studying the Double Bass
I believe that it is paramount for any young musician beginning the Double Bass to have access to orchestral bass playing.
Musical Instrument Practice Habits
When taking up an instrument it is important to create good habits of practice from the beginning. I am often asked by parents how much time their child should spend practising between the lessons and I have therefore put together some suggestions: When? Find a regular time slot for...