Spiccato Lesson for Beginners by Jason Heath

In this short lesson our fantastic classical bass specialist, Jason Heath, teaches the basics of an off-the-string bowing technique, spiccato. Bouncing the bow can appear simple, but it’s challenging to master. Jason talks through bow position, bow hold and posture to help you play crisp and accurate notes with ease.

This lesson is a preview from Jason’s course, Beginner's Classical Bass. Both this course, and his Intermediate to Advanced Classical Bass course will each be updated with four new lessons. More details of this update are below the video.

Jason Heath’s DDb courses

Jason Heath is one of our incredible classical artists, with 2 hugely popular courses; Beginner's Classical Bass course and Intermediate to Advanced Classical Bass course, which are available together as The Classical Bass Bundle. In January 2024, we are bringing you four new lessons to each course, meaning eight additional lessons in the bundle. With topics such as standing posture and finger strength in the beginner’s course, and thumb position, choosing fingerings and practice routines in the intermediate course. These updates will enrich your bass playing whether you’re already enrolled on Jason’s courses or are considering joining.

Beginner's Double Bass by Geoff Chalmers

We are also adding 15 new lessons to our Beginner's Double Bass course. In a more jazz focused course, Geoff Chalmers teaches everything you need to know to get started with playing the double bass.

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