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Category Archives: Intonation

How to play in tune on the double bass?

Rx: You want to play in tune. Consider hand shape, shifting, and playing with a drone.

Geoff Chalmers, Lauren Pierce

Perceiving sound through your skin

Rx: You do not trust the sound that comes in through your ears. Perhaps you have hearing loss or tinnitus. You still want to play in tune.

hearing loss, Hector Tirado, proprioception

Improve intonation in the middle positions below thumb position on the bass

Rx: Improve intonation in the area below the octave, just before getting to thumb position.

Geoff Chalmers, neck heel

Increase your confidence and intonation on the double bass

Rx: Improve accuracy and confidence in intonation, so you are not guessing at where notes are on the upright bass.

Geoff Chalmers, harmonics, tuning anchors

Playing in tune in thumb position

Rx: Once you get through the transition, play in tune up into thumb position.

Geoff Chalmers, thumb position

Transition into thumb position on the bass

Rx: Play in tune into the transition to thumb position..

Geoff Chalmers, thumb position

Stop noting hand collapsing issues

Rx: Poor intonation that isn’t related to shifting. Also, lack of speed. A mirror or video is useful to see if your noting hand is collapsing which would lead to this problems.

Geth Griffeth

Playing the upright bass in tune

Rx: Getting in tune on the double bass.

drone, intervals, Michael Klinghoffer

Playing thumb position

Rx: Playing in the thumb position cleanly and in tune.

Michael Klinghoffer, thumb position

Larger shifts

Rx: Making larger shifts in tune.

Michael Klinghoffer, noting hand, shifting

Short distance shifting

Rx: Executing short distance shifts through finger replacement

Michael Klinghoffer, noting hand, shifting
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