Contemporary and “new music” requires an exceptional range of tone colors and techniques to perform well. In addition to new sounds made with extended techniques, a high degree of skill with “old” sound production skills is needed too.
Constant study and improvement.
A list of all bass lessons on Patternroot:
- How to play in tune on the double bass?
- How high should a bass endpin be?
- Names of the bass strings and how to they're tuned
- C major scale
- Fit a bass in a car
- Auditioning
- How to play loud and soft, bow technique
- Start using the German Bow on double bass
- Perceiving sound through your skin
- How to hold the German Bow
- Documentary about "How Bass Works"
- Using vibrato in playing double bass
- Put a bass in a car, especially a small car.
- Improve speed and comfort when playing
- Improve intonation in the middle positions below thumb position on the bass
- Increase your confidence and intonation on the double bass
- Playing in tune in thumb position
- Playing faster
- Transition into thumb position on the bass
- Stop noting hand collapsing issues
- Maintaining tone color as the pitch rises up the strings
- Efficient practice habits and tips.
- Dominic Seldis and Tan Dun rehearsing together
- A paper on double bass timbre since the 1960s by Eric Daino
- How hard to work for an ensemble?
- Practicing
- Playing the upright bass in tune
- Articulation on the double bass
- Quickness: ending each note where the next note begins
- String Crossing: Bowing with the long lever
- Double Stops
- Playing thumb position
- Harmonics on the double bass
- Vibrato on the bass
- Larger shifts
- Short distance shifting
- Fingers and palm in up bow vs down bow
- Bow angle and getting notes to speak clearly
- Generating sound on the double bass
- Preventing tendonitis
- The amount of pressure to use in holding a string down
- Balancing the bass against your body
- Holding the bow, German and French
- Collaboration between bassist and composer: Rota and Petracchi
- Nino Rota Divertimento Concertante (harmonics mixed with closed notes), Masterclass with Jeff Bradetich
- Noting hand, first steps
- Analysis of S. Biagio 9 Agosto Ore 1207
- The Elephant tutorial with Barry Lieberman
- Thoughts on how to practice with Hans Sturm
- Holding the French bow
- Starting with the French bow
- Holding the bass