Previous: Part 2 – Bowing Fundamentals You can download this entire series as an eBook, and you can learn more about double bass technique on our weekly podcast Contrabass Conversations! Part 3 – Developing Thumb Position The idea of 1st position and thumb...
Previous: Part 1 – Left Hand Fundamentals You can download this entire series as an eBook, and you can learn more about double bass technique on our weekly podcast Contrabass Conversations! Part 2 – Bowing Fundamentals I’ve always found teaching bowing...
Previous: Introduction You can download this entire series as an eBook, and you can learn more about double bass technique on our weekly podcast Contrabass Conversations! Part 1 – Left Hand Fundamentals There are so many ways to approach the left hand! We’ve got...
After interviewing hundreds of bass performers and teachers, I’ve learned one thing: There are countless ways to approach learning the double bass. This series contains some of my favorite double bass exercises. I keep coming back to these time and time again over the...
Former University of Michigan bass professor Diana Gannett has started to compile a chart of string windings and how to use those windings to ID a string. She is looking for additions, updates, and corrections. Please feel free to comment!