FLoydElgar Posted March 4, 2013 Posted March 4, 2013 (edited) I've noticed a lot of people buying or starting the double bass or learning the art of the bow... So I thought it would be a good idea to have people share their recommendations between books that helped them or not helped them... If you could list them like this below... Title - Duncan McTier Daily Exercises Comment - Has helped me facilitate solid left hand and right hand technique... Which within a few sessions I saw tremendous confidence with shifting etc... Style - Classical/Mechanics of the Double bass... Av price - £6 [size=4]Stars ***** 5/5[/size] For people who haven't heard of Duncan's talents heres a link to Spotify... What a delight he is to listen too... Bass playing at its finest.... [url="http://open.spotify.com/track/0KadZRVS0LVmNlcmSqdlSp"]Duncan Mctier – Elegy in A minor op. 24[/url] [size=4]Will add more when I have time but at the moment this is my first recommendation...[/size] [size=4]= )[/size] [size=4]And good luck[/size] [size=4]-Floyd[/size] Edited March 4, 2013 by FLoydElgar Quote
geoffbassist Posted March 4, 2013 Posted March 4, 2013 Great idea. Where did you buy it? I can only find the solo tuning edition online. I guess it doesn't matter if its just practice material. Cheers Geoff Quote
FLoydElgar Posted March 4, 2013 Author Posted March 4, 2013 Hey Geoff, I have the solo tuning edition and I believe it is the only one. £4.95... What a bargin - http://www.spartanpress.co.uk/spweb/details.php?catno=MM401 Quote
FLoydElgar Posted March 4, 2013 Author Posted March 4, 2013 (edited) [url="http://open.spotify.com/track/7gQMZPoZUzrFdoTgCL8kch"]Duncan Mctier – Spring Song[/url] Yes sir! Edited March 4, 2013 by FLoydElgar Quote
oggiesnr Posted March 4, 2013 Posted March 4, 2013 Neil Tarlton - The Essentials of Sevcik. Enough bowing exercises to keep you going for years and good revision for when you think you can do it all (I can't, I'm still in the early stages). His scales book is good as well. Steve Quote
geoffbassist Posted March 5, 2013 Posted March 5, 2013 Thanks Floyd. I will order that now. ....also a massive +1 for the Tarlton Sevcik and scales books. Quote
Reuben Javier Phoenix Posted March 7, 2013 Posted March 7, 2013 The Evolving Bassist - Rufus Reid. Great walking bass line tips and set up info. Also has some bass duets in there. The best Jazz bass book going. Quote
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