Shifting lesson with Phoebe Russell using the koussevitzky concerto

In this lesson, Queensland Symphony Orchestra’s Phoebe Russell talks through techniques to improve your shifting. Using an excerpt from Koussevitzky's Double Bass Concerto, Phoebe teaches using arm weight, the elbow as a lever and bow speed to make shifting around the fingerboard easier. She suggests using repertoire that you are working on to practice left hand technique, so that you can understand the application of that technique to your everyday playing. If you want to play with a wonderful clean and singing tone, check this out!

A free transcription is included with this lesson with fingerings and markings is available below.

This is a preview lesson from Phoebe’s brand new course, Left Hand Technique for the Advancing Bassist. There is more information about these incredible new lessons below the video, or you can check out the course here.

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Left Hand Technique for the Advancing Bassist by Phoebe Russell

This course is designed for classical double bassists who want to learn intermediate to advanced left hand technique. It comprises 30 online lessons over three and a half hours of video, with downloadable sheet music. The course covers a wide range of topics including intonation, thumb position, vibrato, posture, trills, block positioning and double stops, with examples from solo and orchestral repertoire. If you want to go beyond the basics and truly master left hand technique, this is the course for you!