It is rare in music pedagogy that something truly revolutionary comes along. Progressive Repertoire is the first English language method for beginning Double Bass to incorporate the innovative division of the Bass fingerboard into six positions developed by renowned French bassist Fran'ºois Rabbath in his three volume Nouvelle Technique de la Contrebasse. Mr. Vance has created a method that intr…

The 50 Walking Basslines comprised in this coursebook are aimed at bassists at double bassists and first and foremost at the jazz enthusiasts among them. They will most certainly experience a whole heap of pleasure with the playing materials provided here.All 50 Walking Basslines are based on chord progressions that recall some of the greatest jazz standards of all time: Autumn Leaves Someday My…

The international fame of bass player François Rabbath acknowledges both the untiring teacher author of a Nouvelle technique de la contrebasse which a whole generation of students desirous of freeing themselves from the fetters of traditional teaching has taken up and the inspired soloist unsparing of himself in concert. For several years now he has become accustomed to spending a few days in …

It's time to take center stage to deliver all the pyrotechnics usually associated with six-string guitar shredders! Shredding Bass Guitar takes you there through in-depth lessons on building technique, dexterity, and speed. It shows you how to shred using chords, arpeggios, and scales, and covers heavy metal and funk techniques like tapping, string skipping, and slap and pop. Lessons and examples …

Par GATELY EARL. Enfin, Voici un livre de méthode pour la contrebasse de chaîne ou ' basse de maison de chien ' comme on l'appelle affectueusement dans les cercles de bluegrass. Bien que basse de bluegrass a un style propre, les connaissances acquises par le biais de cette méthode sont applicable à n'importe quel genre musical. Cet ouvrage aborde les éléments de réglage, postes de main, théorie de…

Beginner Double Bass & Piano- 5 short pieces for the beginner bassist. Written in a lively enjoyable and accessible style each piece uses a limited number of notes and rhythmic patterns to help develop musical and technical skills from the outset. The piano accompaniments are simple and supportive aimed at the pianistic skills of the average teacher offering new and inventive first concert or…

Double bass tutor for kids amateurs- Have Fun with the Double Bass is a unique new publication that adds joy and diversity to learning the instrument. It includes many songs that children will be familiar with thus making it both easier and fun to practice. Gerd Reinke has paid great attention to detail as he covers the essential basic skills for a budding bassist; rhythmic exercises posture …

for the Double Bass-Zimmermann played principle double bass for the NY Philharmonic and taught at Juilliard Columbia Manhattan School of Music and NYU. Through many helpful exercises and patterns this book teaches double bassists techniques to help them master the fingerings and bowing patterns needed to play this instrument.

Double Bass/ Piano Anthology by the well known Bethovenâ??s double bassist. Edited by Paolo Benelli