Rx: Playing harmonics cleanly.
Discussion of two reasons to work with harmonics early in your study:
Some specific mechanical issues addressed:
Rx: Pressing a string to make a note
From Michael Klinghoffer’s Mr Karr Would You Teach Me how to Drive a Double Bass. Includes a discussion of efficiency and economy of motion and a demonstration of the “seagull” exercise.
Rx: Balancing the bass in a standing position.
From Michael Klinghoffer’s Mr Karr Would You Teach Me how to Drive a Double Bass.
Rx: Beginning to play pitches beyond the the open strings.
Zoltan is usually associated with jazz playing. But everything he talks about here is also useful to classical playing as it’s basic mechanics and posture.
Straightforward presentation. Zoltan is great about explaining why he suggests to do things so there isn’t any guesswork required.
Concepts presented include:
Rx: How to hold the bass (posture) and shape the noting fingers for intonation/finger placement.
This lesson is by Andrew Anderson of Chicago Lyric. This presentation is really geared towards other teachers, but it will work great for adult beginners as well. Great conversational style and approach.
Check out his five string upright too!
