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For the last decade, Discover Double Bass has been the world’s largest online platform for learning the double bass with a Growing faculty of world-renowned teachers.

Founded in 2013 by Geoff Chalmers, Discover Double Bass has pioneered online double bass education. Recognising the value of learning music online, we aim to educate and inspire the global double bass community.

Discover Double Bass specialises in producing video courses, Masterclasses, and interviews. In the last few years, our faculty has rapidly expanded to include 23 world-famous artists, such as Brian Bromberg, John Goldsby, Renaud Garcia-Fons, Adam Ben Ezra, Chris Wood, Phoebe Russell, Avishai Cohen, Chris Minh Doky, Katie Thiroux, Joseph Conyers, and Barry Bales. With over 50 courses and Masterclasses, plus hundreds of lessons and interviews covering different genres, abilities, and a wide range of topics, there is something for everyone at Discover Double Bass.

We are fanatical about bringing the highest standards to everything we do. In addition to the beautifully produced videos, many of our lessons include detailed transcriptions, written explanations and play-along tracks so you have everything you need to maximise your practice time. We have new lessons or interviews weekly, adding to our library of free content.

What differentiates us from other online platforms is the quality, consistency and care that’s been put into producing highly effective lessons by the world’s best double bass teachers. As bass players, we know what the students are looking for and how to present our Artist’s messages in the most precise possible way. We have been refining our processes since launching in 2013 and are proud to serve our thriving community of double bassists worldwide.

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Double Bass courses and Masterclasses

For those wishing to explore a topic in detail, we sell in-depth courses by expert tutors. These online video courses are designed to give you the best material, in the right order. Our aim is to remove any guesswork from your practice routine so you know exactly what to work on next. Course features include detailed transcriptions, backing tracks, exclusive forum, and accompanying musicians so you have everything you need to maximise your practice time.

We offer our courses for a single fee with lifetime access, so you can revisit the lessons at anytime without paying ongoing subscription fees.

You can also explore our Masterclass Series, an in-depth paid interview series with world-class artists sharing their unique music and approach to bass technique.

Double Bass LeSSONs

For those looking for individual lessons, our free lessons library contains over 200 videos and articles. Each lesson teaches a specific area of double bass playing in a clear and easy-to-understand fashion. Our tutors cover a wide range of styles and techniques, such as jazz, slap bass, classical, funk, bowing, scales, posture, soloing and much more. If you’re new to Discover Double Bass, this is a great place to get started.

Double bass interviews

In this section, you can find interviews with many world-class double bassists. These videos feature all our Discover Double Bass artists, as well as several special guests! Find out the gear the professionals are using, as well as tips and tricks to practice and perform.

Explore our jazz and classical course tutors, and our Masterclass featured artists.

Jazz & Contemporary Tutors

Classical Tutors

Masterclass Artists

We would love to invite you into the Discover Double Bass community. You can keep in the loop by subscribing to our email list, where you’ll be first to hear about new courses, lessons, interviews, discounts, and projects. You can also follow us on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram or Twitter. Hope to see you there!

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