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Every bassist, from serious amateur to professional player, should benefit from the concepts and ideas presented. Teachers, especially, will appreciate the practical approach and the careful analysis given to each aspect of the double bass. The book avoids perpetuating dogma by seeking flexible - that is, pragmatic - solutions to instrumental challenges presented to the modern bassist.
Instrument and Body Posture
Left Hand and Arm Posture
Fingerings
Shifts The Physical Execution of Shifts
Vibrato
Right Hand Posture Holding the German Bow
Tone and Volume
The Action of a Bowed String
Drawing and Changing the Bow
The Physical Execution of String Crossings
Spiccato and Sautille Aural and Physical Characteristics of Spicaato and Sautille
Staccato
Pizzicato
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