Archive for the 'technique' Category
Benefits of a straight bow arm
Yazan: Jason | 01 October 2008 | 10 Comments
Categories: bass, technique
National Symphony Principal Bass Robert Oppelt recently put out an analysis of bow arm angles on his excellent website, which can be found at robertoppelt.com. Robert advocates keeping a fairly straight bow arm when playing the bass, both for French and German bow. He provides great examples of how a straight arm can more efficiently [...]
Considerations When Teaching Beginners
Yazan: Jason | 16 September 2008 | 2 Comments
Categories: advice, bass, Peter Tambroni, student resources, technique
The following excerpts are from an upcoming book by double bassist and educator Peter Tambroni. Peter has written an excellent double bass method book titled An Introduction to String Playing, and he has been a guest on Contrabass Conversations as well. In addition to a career as an active double bass performer and teacher, Peter [...]
Trill execution from Phillip Serna
Yazan: Jason | 21 July 2008 | 1 Comment
Categories: bass, technique
Prompted by a recent listener question on Contrabass Conversations, double bassist Phillip Serna wrote in with some notes from a technique class he recently gave on trilling. I thought that it would prove to be interesting reading for many string players out there. Enjoy! Discussion on Trills from Valparaiso University – Double Bass Faculty – [...]
CBC 84: Hans Sturm and the Rabbath technique
Yazan: Jason | 21 June 2008 | No Comments
Categories: bass, Contrabass Conversations, student resources, technique, Uncategorized
We’re featuring something a bit unusual for this week’s Contrabass Conversations episode. Ball State University bass professor and International Society of Bassists president Hans Sturm has been featured several times on the podcast in video episodes, and this week we’re featuring Hans discussing the fundamentals of the Rabbath technique left hand positioning system. This dialogue [...]
Rebirth of a double bass concerto
Yazan: Jason | 16 June 2008 | 1 Comment
Categories: bass, technique
This is a guest post from German bassist Andreas Wiebecke-Gottstein. Learn more about Andreas at his website www.probass.de. Enjoy! _________ „Do you know Thoedor Albin Findeisen?„ – „ Findeisen? – Isn´t it this guy who has written this double bass method!„ So, in any case, most double-bass players and double bass learners will answer to [...]
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