Classical Beginner’s Double Bass Lessons
If you are a a new player looking to learn the double bass it's really important that you start playing with the correct techniques. Our lessons are easy to follow, enjoyable to watch and packed with actionable tips that can make a real difference to your playing!
Learn the fundamentals of double bass playing with these free video lessons.
Jason Heath teaches the basics of spiccato bowing technique on the double bass.
Our top 10 lesson suggestions for double bass beginners or bass guitarists switching to upright bass, including getting set up, bowing, left-hand and right-hand technique, and scales!
A quick lesson where Jason explains how to maintain the correct left-hand shape with the fingers that aren’t doing anything.
In this lesson, Jason explains what a good sound looks like.
Learn your 1-octave major scales with our free sheet music PDF with complete fingerings and 12 backing practice tracks.
In this preview lesson from Jason Heath’s course ‘Beginner's Classical Bass’, Jason teaches bow lifts for the double bass.
A simple scales exercise to help you master the fingerboard and thumb position.
Find out our top 5 spookiest lessons, including Jason Heath’s unusual sound effect for double bass.
Jason Heath teaches how to get a clean, good-sounding trill on the double bass.
Jason Heath shows and explains how he holds the double bass bow, and how it should be centered, support and well-balanced.
In this quick video, Jason Heath shows us how to correctly apply rosin to a double bass bow.
In this lesson, David Allen Moore explains how to effectively use left-hand and arm weight when playing the double bass.
In this double bass lesson, David Allen Moore teaches the Phantom Hand exercise.
In this double bass lesson Lauren Pierce explains what Glowing Tones are and how they can help to improve your intonation.
Double bassists! Save your hands and learn an effective way to warm up.
Getting quality practice done can be hard. Learn the three qualities you need to thrive.
Lauren Pierce’s five most popular Discover Double Bass lessons.
Lauren Pierce shows us how to adapt your finger spacing as you shift between positions on the double bass.
Lauren teaches the technique to solidify the finger spacing of your left hand.
Lauren Pierces teaches how to play trills on the double bass.
Should you ever play the double bass with collapsed fingers? Find out when it might help your playing!
Lauren Pierce's top 5 tips on making thumb position technique easier!
Lauren Pierce teaches the best way to tune a double bass.
Lauren Pierce teaches the Vomit Exercise for double bass.
The ultimate articulations and markings guide for double bass with 20 video examples.
Learn the most common bad habits that make you play out of tune in thumb position on the double bass.
Lauren Pierce teaches how to shift cleanly on the double bass
Learn the technique you need to play double stops with the bow.
Learn how to hide the sound of a shift on the double bass.
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Jason Heath teaches the concept of dynamics and how to play them on the double bass.