FULL TITLE: A Contemporary Concept of Bowing Technique for the Double Bass. (MCA)

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(Bass Instruction). Learn the tricks and tehnique of playing rockabilly bass from one of the world's foremost masters, Johnny Hatton. In this book, along with video lessons online, he will teach you: the snap * the slap * the hand positions * stragith eighths * the double slap * the swing slap * the triple slap * slap patterns * mambo * alternate slap techniques * two-beat swing slap. Plus, you'll learn about jazz notation, scales and music theory.

Instructional method book teaching contemporary string instrument rhythmic bow techniques such as Chopping, Ghosting and beyond.

Spilleteknisk, biografisk og historisk indføring i en række jazzbassisters spillestil

The Art of Double Bass Playing is the result of a collaboration between Warren Benfield, an outstanding bassist/teacher and James Seay Dean, Jr., Associate Professor of English at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, a skilled writer/editor. Warren Benfield started his professional career in 1934 as the youngest member of the Minneapolis Symphony. Moving on to the St. Louis Symphony as principal bass and then to the Philadelphia Orchestra as co-principal bass, he joined the Chicago Symphony in 1949 where he remained until his retirement in 1987. Benfield has always been dedicated to teaching, and during his years with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, he was on the faculties of Northwestern University and DePaul University. He has also given many master classes and lectures, including two in China. Since retiring, he is continuing to teach a few students at the American Conservatory and at Chicago's Merit School for underprivileged children, which focuses on the arts. Benfield's particular aim is to teach the approach of the double bass from a musical, as well as a technical standpoint.

Features 50 classic jazz songs with precise fingerings to help you gain mastery of the fingerboard.

Now in its second edition the acclaimed volume is more than a book about the contrabass, but an introduction to string playing at a time in the history of Western music when timbre has finally ascended to its rightful role among musical parameters. It articulates the real musical image and potential of the contrabass, and introduces new concepts, aesthetics, and techniques. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1989.

The intent of this book is to provide a measure of practical training through examples of traditional and contemporary styles of writing for the double bass. It also deals with technique, facility, and endurance required for solo work by means of carefully graded exercises. These exercises are designed to strengthen the fingers, overcome difficulties in intonation, and, in general, establish a good contact between the student and the instrument. Includes lots of instruction and close-up photos.