Complete Techniqyue for Double Bass

Description

From the author of the popular ABCs of Strings method, Janice Tucker Rhoda’s Complete Technique for Double Bass suits the advanced beginner to upper level student wishing to learn or improve left hand and right bow-arm skills. Starting in first position, and proceeding carefully through the higher positions, this method book uses studies and exercises to demonstrate specific technical ideas.

Contents:

Preface

FIRST POSITION

Memorize the Notes

Key of D Major

Study in D Minor No. 1

Study in D Minor No. 2

THIRD POSITION

Détaché Study in C Major

Slur Study in D Major No. 1

Slur Study in D Major No. 2

Slur and Détaché Study in C Major

Slur Study in G Major

Study in G Major

Straight Bow Exercise

Staccato and Legato Slur Study

Duplets and Triplets Study

Improvisational Mary Had A Little Lamb

Improvisational Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star

Improvisational Go Tell Aunt Rhody

HALF POSITION

Key of A Major

Slur Study in A Major

Key of G Major

Détaché Study in G Major

Slur and Détaché Study in G Major

Chromatic Fingering on all strings

4th Finger Strengthening Exercises

Arm Swing Technique for Left Arm and Bow Arm

Quick Fingers Exercise

Slow Bow Control Exercise

Advanced Straight Bow

Balancing Exercise

Study in G Major

Study in A Major

Advanced Arm Swing Technique

SECOND POSITION

Study in G Minor

Key of C Major

Concerto Study in C Major

Chromatic Fingerings

Double-Stops

Double-Stop Study in D Major

Fiddle Study in D Major

March Study in G Major

Double-Stop Study in Bb Major

Chords

HALF POSITION

Slur Study in D Minor

Détaché Study in Eb Major

Chromatic Fingerings

Study in Bb Major

Slur Study in F Major

Détaché Study in Bb Major

THIRD POSITION

Study in C Major

Broken Thirds

Pizzicato Study in D Major

SECOND POSITION

TWO AND A HALF POSITION

Martelé Study in C Major

Concerto Study in G Major

Sonata Study in D Major

Trill Exercises

Quick Shift and Spiccato

Study in G Major

Spiccato Study in G Minor

THREE AND A HALF POSITION

Concerto Study in Bb Major

Jig Study in D Major

FOURTH POSITION

Study in D Major

Study in Bb Major

Study in F Major

Broken Thirds Study in D Major

Study in G Major

Study in C Major

FIFTH POSITION

Study in F Major

Study in Bb Major

Concerto Study in D Minor

Study in A Minor

FIVE AND A HALF POSITION

Study in G Major

Study in C Major

SIXTH POSITION

Scale, Arpeggio and Broken Thirds

Study in G Major

Octaves Study in D Major

Concerto Study in G Major No. 1

Concerto Study in G Major No. 2

Concerto Study in C Major

Harmonic Study in G Major

Syncopation Study in D Major

Concerto Study in G Minor No. 1

Concerto Study in G Minor No. 2

Appassionata Study in D Minor

Quick Fingers Exercise

Chromatic Scale

SIX AND A HALF POSITION

SEVENTH POSITION

THUMB POSITION

Arpeggio Study in G Major