Description
Gary Karr Doublebass Book – Vol. 1 (revised – 1996)
with Music by Alice Spatz
The book focuses on bass posture, bow placement and bow speed using harmonics exclusively. It contains many photographs and original tunes by Alice Spatz. An excellent resource book for teachers, this volume is intended for beginning bassists.
Contents:
Parts of the Double Bass
Parts of the Bow
Location of Harmonics on the Double Bass
Introduction
First Encounter- Day One with the Double Bass
Second Encounter- Day One with the Bow
Third Encounter- The Left Hand Meets the Double Bass
Fourth Encounter- The Bow Hair Meets the String
Lesson # 1- Bow Speed (Level One)
Lesson # 2- Bow Speed (Level Two)
Lesson # 3- Bow Speed (Level Three)
Lesson # 4- Bow Speed (Level Four)
Lesson # 5- Shifting
Tuning
Glossary
