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Olivier Babaz
July 16, 2020
Bowing (jazz), Jazz Standards and Performances (jazz), Soloing (jazz)

Jazz Bowing Performance and Transcription

Olivier Babaz
July 16, 2020
Bowing (jazz), Jazz Standards and Performances (jazz), Soloing (jazz)
Jazz Bowing Performance and Transcription

Olivier Babaz jazz bowing performance and transcription.

Tagged: jazz

Olivier Babaz
June 26, 2020
Walking Bass Lines (jazz), Bluegrass Country & Slap (jazz), Jazz Standards and Performances (jazz), Bowing (jazz)

Top Tips for Gypsy Jazz Bass Lines

Olivier Babaz
June 26, 2020
Walking Bass Lines (jazz), Bluegrass Country & Slap (jazz), Jazz Standards and Performances (jazz), Bowing (jazz)
Top Tips for Gypsy Jazz Bass Lines

Join Olivier Babaz as he teaches how to play simple and effective gypsy jazz bass lines.

Tagged: jazz

Joseph Conyers
May 21, 2020
Bowing (classical)

Scooping - Bowing Technique Lesson

Joseph Conyers
May 21, 2020
Bowing (classical)
Scooping - Bowing Technique Lesson

A demonstration by Joseph Conyers on how to get a rich, full sound from your double bass using the scooping technique.

Tagged: classical

Joseph Conyers
May 14, 2020
Bowing (classical), Excerpts and Performances (classical), Left Hand Technique (classical)

Playing the Melody from Mozart #39, Exposition

Joseph Conyers
May 14, 2020
Bowing (classical), Excerpts and Performances (classical), Left Hand Technique (classical)
Playing the Melody from Mozart #39, Exposition

This is a preview lesson from Joseph Conyer’s course ‘Orchestra Chops Vol. 1’. The lesson covers the exposition melody from Mozart Symphony 39.

Tagged: classical

Olivier Babaz
April 17, 2020
Walking Bass Lines (jazz), Left Hand Technique (jazz)

Left Hand Technique for Fast Walking Bass Lines

Olivier Babaz
April 17, 2020
Walking Bass Lines (jazz), Left Hand Technique (jazz)
Left Hand Technique for Fast Walking Bass Lines

Olivier Babaz teaches left hand techniques to play fast walking bass lines.

Tagged: jazz

John Goldsby
April 2, 2020
Articles, Jazz Standards and Performances (jazz)

John Goldsby Q&A and PDF - 60 Things to Improve Your Bass Playing

John Goldsby
April 2, 2020
Articles, Jazz Standards and Performances (jazz)
John Goldsby Q&A and PDF - 60 Things to Improve Your Bass Playing

Here’s a PDF with 60 things you can practice to improve your bass playing by John Goldsby.

Tagged: jazz

Marcos Machado
March 20, 2020
Left Hand Technique (classical), Thumb Position (classical), Scales (classical)

Finger Pressure

Marcos Machado
March 20, 2020
Left Hand Technique (classical), Thumb Position (classical), Scales (classical)
Finger Pressure

In this lesson, Marcos Machado teaches us how to practise controlling finger pressure through a series of exercises and extracts.

Tagged: classical

David Allen Moore
March 4, 2020
Beginners (classical), Left Hand Technique (classical)

Arm Weight - Double Bass Technique Lesson

David Allen Moore
March 4, 2020
Beginners (classical), Left Hand Technique (classical)
Arm Weight - Double Bass Technique Lesson

In this lesson, David Allen Moore explains how to effectively use left-hand and arm weight when playing the double bass.

Tagged: classical

David Allen Moore
February 28, 2020
Thumb Position (classical), Bowing (classical), Scales (classical), Left Hand Technique (classical), Beginners (classical)

The Phantom Hand Exercise

David Allen Moore
February 28, 2020
Thumb Position (classical), Bowing (classical), Scales (classical), Left Hand Technique (classical), Beginners (classical)
The Phantom Hand Exercise

In this double bass lesson, David Allen Moore teaches the Phantom Hand exercise.

Tagged: classical

Katie Thiroux
February 20, 2020
Jazz Standards and Performances (jazz), Walking Bass Lines (jazz), Soloing (jazz)

Love You Madly for Solo Bass - Transcription

Katie Thiroux
February 20, 2020
Jazz Standards and Performances (jazz), Walking Bass Lines (jazz), Soloing (jazz)
Love You Madly for Solo Bass - Transcription

In this video, Katie Thiroux and Matt Witek perform Katie’s arrangement of Love You Madly by Duke Ellington.

Tagged: jazz

Danny Ziemann
January 24, 2020
Walking Bass Lines (jazz)

Mini-Lesson: How to Make Your Bass Lines Dance

Danny Ziemann
January 24, 2020
Walking Bass Lines (jazz)
Mini-Lesson: How to Make Your Bass Lines Dance

In this short lesson, Danny Ziemann explains two tips on how to make your bass lines dance.

Tagged: jazz

Danny Ziemann
January 24, 2020
Walking Bass Lines (jazz), Jazz Standards and Performances (jazz)

Bass Lines in 3/4 - Someday My Prince Will Come

Danny Ziemann
January 24, 2020
Walking Bass Lines (jazz), Jazz Standards and Performances (jazz)
Bass Lines in 3/4 - Someday My Prince Will Come

In this lesson, Danny Ziemann discusses creating bass lines over the jazz standard Someday My Prince Will Come.

Tagged: jazz

Danny Ziemann
January 16, 2020
Walking Bass Lines (jazz), Jazz Standards and Performances (jazz)

Playing with Drums - The Ride Cymbal

Danny Ziemann
January 16, 2020
Walking Bass Lines (jazz), Jazz Standards and Performances (jazz)
Playing with Drums - The Ride Cymbal

In this lesson, Danny Ziemann discusses the ride cymbal in the context of the relationship between bass and drums.

Tagged: jazz

Danny Ziemann
January 10, 2020
Walking Bass Lines (jazz), Right Hand Technique (jazz)

Right Hand Rhythm Exercise for Double Bass

Danny Ziemann
January 10, 2020
Walking Bass Lines (jazz), Right Hand Technique (jazz)
Right Hand Rhythm Exercise for Double Bass

In this lesson, Danny Ziemann shares a right-hand technique exercise to develop your time and tone.

Tagged: jazz

Geoff Chalmers
December 30, 2019
Articles

2019 End of Year Review

Geoff Chalmers
December 30, 2019
Articles
2019 End of Year Review

Here’s what happened at Discover Double Bass in 2019.

Danny Ziemann
December 19, 2019
Walking Bass Lines (jazz)

Should I Practice with the Metronome on Beats 1 & 3 or 2 & 4?

Danny Ziemann
December 19, 2019
Walking Bass Lines (jazz)
Should I Practice with the Metronome on Beats 1 & 3 or 2 & 4?

In this lesson, Danny Ziemann discusses the differences between playing with the metronome set on beats 1 & 3 or beats 2 & 4.

Tagged: jazz

Danny Ziemann
December 13, 2019
Soloing (jazz), Jazz Standards and Performances (jazz)

Rhythm Changes Bass Solo by Danny Ziemann

Danny Ziemann
December 13, 2019
Soloing (jazz), Jazz Standards and Performances (jazz)
Rhythm Changes Bass Solo by Danny Ziemann

This double bass solo over rhythm changes by Danny Ziemann includes a full transcription.

Tagged: jazz

Katie Thiroux
December 6, 2019
Beginners (jazz), Left Hand Technique (jazz), Right Hand Technique (jazz)

Simple Concepts - Beginner's Double Bass Lesson

Katie Thiroux
December 6, 2019
Beginners (jazz), Left Hand Technique (jazz), Right Hand Technique (jazz)
Simple Concepts - Beginner's Double Bass Lesson

In this lesson, Katie Thiroux shares some simple concepts to help you get started on the upright bass.

Tagged: jazz

Marcos Machado
November 1, 2019
Bowing (classical), Left Hand Technique (classical)

Pivot Hand Positions

Marcos Machado
November 1, 2019
Bowing (classical), Left Hand Technique (classical)
Pivot Hand Positions

In this lesson, Marcos Machado describes the different hand positions of the pivot.

Tagged: classical

Marcos Machado
October 17, 2019
Thumb Position (classical), Left Hand Technique (classical)

Thumb Position Lesson - The Position of the Thumb

Marcos Machado
October 17, 2019
Thumb Position (classical), Left Hand Technique (classical)
Thumb Position Lesson - The Position of the Thumb

In this thumb position technique lesson, Marcos Machado explains the position of the thumb.

Tagged: classical

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