Renowned jazz bassist and teacher Ray Brown has written a 135-page book covering finger positions, scales, chords, and other musical fundamentals. The book includes exercises on solo playing, arpeggios, right and left-hand positions, rhythm patterns, blues patterns, extension scales, and more. It provides a complete workout for the fingerboard and includes personal commentary from Ray Brown and a short biography and foreword by Leonard Feather.
This book is for bass players to improve their technical and harmonic skills. It includes exercises and blues lines for developing players. Use with a teacher or independently for inspiration.
Renowned jazz bassist and teacher Ray Brown shares his lessons and teaching philosophy in this book. The book is not intended for beginners, as it delves into finger positions, scales, and chords in a reasonably intensive study format. All exercises are notated in standard notation (without tab) and are accompanied by helpful photos of left and right-hand finger positions and other pertinent tips.
This 135-page book covers solo exercises and arpeggios, music fundamentals, right and left-hand positions, scales, chords, exercises in tenths, rhythm patterns with "drops," diminished chords, runs and variations, blues patterns, extension scales, and more. The exercises are presented in a clear and easy-to-understand manner, providing a complete workout up and down the fingerboard.
In addition to the lessons, the book includes a short biography and foreword by Leonard Feather. There is also much personal commentary from Ray Brown to supplement many of the exercises and make them more relatable.
This book is valuable for skilled bass players with solid reading abilities. It is the best option for beginners if they have a teacher to assist them. However, intermediate or advanced players will benefit from it by overcoming stagnation and improving their technical and harmonic skills. The book includes repetitive exercises and does not provide fingerings for most of them, encouraging experimentation and self-discovery. Additionally, it has a compilation of blues lines that developing players can add to their repertoire.
We highly recommend using this book with a competent teacher. However, even for those who prefer to study independently, it provides exceptional inspiration and ongoing education for experienced players. It contains lessons and exercises from one of the most remarkable jazz double bass masters ever.
Belwin String Builder is a method for string classes that enables violin, viola, cello, and bass to play together. Each book is a complete unit. The material is realistically graded, requiring only a minimum of explanatory material. The melodies in the book are exciting and provide the basis for developing both the left-hand technique and the bow arm.
Samuel Applebaum compiled a collection of melodies to help his students learn to play their instruments. These songs are arranged in a progressive order, starting from the first three notes that students learn and progressing to the end of level one in most method books. The melodies can be played as solos or in unison with other string instruments. Michael Katz produced an accompaniment CD with traditional, jazz, and rock styles to motivate students to practice and perform for their friends and family.
This is the second volume in a series of six books created by the well-known double-bass teacher Chris Belshaw. The collection presents a lively and practical tutor for both teachers and students. This volume is listed on the AMEB syllabus for Preliminary, First and Second Grades. All the exercises and solo pieces are played in half position and are accompanied by performance notes. The volume offers a wide range of well-known tunes that are fun to play and essential for AMEB teachers.
"Ready, Steady, Go!" is an instructional book that gradually develops left-hand and bowing techniques while teaching music reading skills. It covers key signatures, time signatures, note values and simple two-note slurs. The book presents technical skills sequentially and includes tunes with piano accompaniments to provide the student with further playing experience.
The Belwin String Builder is a string class method that teaches the violin, viola, cello, and bass to play together. Each book is a complete unit and can be used separately for individual or class instruction. The material in the book is graded realistically, so little explanatory material is required. Each melody is interesting and will provide the basis for developing a delicate left-hand technique and bow arm.
A practical and lively tutor collection of well-known tunes for teachers and students created by Chris Belshaw, a renowned double-bass teacher. The three volumes are listed on the AMEB.
Chris Belshaw's Volume 1 double bass instruction manual includes lessons on playing open strings and harmonics and pieces for the AMEB preliminary exam. It's an excellent resource for beginners.
The Belwin String Builder is a method for string classes that allows the violin, viola, cello, and bass to play together throughout. Each book is a complete unit and can be used separately for class or individual instruction. The material in the book is graded realistically, requiring only a minimum of explanatory material. Each melody is interesting and provides the basis for refined left-hand technique and bow arm.
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