Description
If I want to produce this sound and can’t, what should I do? In his Principles of Double Bass Technique Michael Barry Wolf provides double bassists, instrumental students and music teachers with a comprehensive program for the rapid acquisition of technical elements, the indispensable tools of artistic expression. Starting from basic studies in the physical nature of both the human body and the instrument, Wolf develops step by step an increasingly complex system of exercises which includes all technical and mental aspects of making music. Topics such as bow technique, fingerings, shifting, vibrato and effective practicing are discussed in detail in this standard work as well as difficulties with right-left-coordination, intonation, and the preparation for performance. Although many of the techniques introduced in this method represent a radical departure from tradition, the fundamentals of each section can also be freely applied to a variety of double bass schools.
