Beginner Double Bass & Piano- 5 short pieces for the beginner bassist. Written in a lively enjoyable and accessible style each piece uses a limited number of notes and rhythmic patterns to help develop musical and technical skills from the outset. The piano accompaniments are simple and supportive aimed at the pianistic skills of the average teacher offering new and inventive first concert or exam repertoire. Limited to 1st position they use a number of keys and musical styles which should appeal to players and teachers alike. Double Bass caricature used by permission of Cameron Ford (Australia). Jan Faulkner was a member of the BournemouthSymphony Orchestra for many years and is also a Specialist Percussion Teacher at Wells Cathedral School alongside her recent appointment as Outreach Officer at the school. She has composed music for almost every occasion and is writing a series of double bass books for the young bassist. [Initial & Grade 1 - Trinity-Guildhall 2010 onwards]Marching Together (No.2) and The Haunted House (No.3) have been selected for Level 1 by MTB Exams (www.mtbexams.com)Performance Level: Beginner;1;2.

Vagn Holmboe is part of a short list of Scandanavian composers who have reached worldwide acclaim and his works are being widely recognized as the most important Danish composiotions since Carl Nielsen. This Sonata is for Double-Bass Solo and is suited to players of at least upper-intermediate standard. Set for ABRSM Double Bass Grade 8 Exam.

Double bass tutor for kids amateurs-Have Fun with the Double Bass is a unique new publication that adds joy and diversity to learning the instrument. This second volumes expands on the knowledge and learning in order to develop the pupilâ??s playing and experience. The short exercises can be accompanied by the teacher on the piano.

520 Exercises include 58 Musical Studies in Positions 1 through 7-Written by Janice Tucker Rhoda author of the popular ABCs of Strings method the Complete Technique For Double Bass series is designed for advanced beginners to upper level students wishing to learn or improve their left hand and right arm bow skills.Starting in first position and proceeding carefully through the higher positions these method books use short studies to demonstrate specific technical ideas.The book starts with solidifying the combination of note reading rhythm and bow distribution then quickly progresses to a variety of bowing techniques and use of positions 1 - 7 half and thumb position explaining the physicalityof the left and right hands arms elbows and shoulders. Using a mixture of more melodic studies with purely technical exercises this book quickly gives players information and confidence to improve their playing.Complete Technique For Double Bass - Book 1 covers and includes:Positions 1 through 7Half PositionBass tenor and treble clefsTwo octave C Major Scale to thumb positionAdvanced chromatic scaleBasic thumb positionWorksheets for note-readingScales arpeggios broken thirdsImprovisational melodiesDouble-Stops chords octavesHarmonicsArm Swing left-hand and bow-arm techniqueBow balancing exercisesBallet of Shifting exercisesQuick Finger exercisesFinger Substitution exercisesLeft-hand pizzicato exercisesTeaching points throughout

The international fame of bass player François Rabbath acknowledges both the untiring teacher author of a Nouvelle technique de la contrebasse which a whole generation of students desirous of freeing themselves from the fetters of traditional teaching has taken up and the inspired soloist unsparing of himself in concert. For several years now he has become accustomed to spending a few days in the summer in Kansas City (Missouri) to give master classes and a concert there in the framework of the ‘KC BassFest’. In July 2016 a moving surprise awaited him: on the stage of the American Jazz Museum afull-length portrait was unveiled painted by local artist Ruthie Ingram from photos taken during his recital the previous year. By way of thanks Rabbath dedicated Trombes d’eau to her a solo piece lasting approximately six minutes composed at the instigation of the International Society of Bassists for the 2017 edition of the International Double Bass Competition. Conceived as a series of short variations on an impassioned theme the work emphasises evocative glissandi and explores double stopping and artificial harmonics without ever sacrificing the essential: the pleasure of musical expression.

Composed in France over a century ago these three short pieces are ideal for the intermediate bassist. The style is lyrical tonal and approachable offering interesting study or concert repertoire with lively supportive and effective accompaniments. Parade is lively and rhythmic remaining in bass clef throughout; Cantabile is melodic and dramatic offering cantabile and musical challenges in equal measure and Menuet Varie has lyrical and rhythmic contrasts and is the most challenging of the three. Ratez was a fairly prolific composer and these pieces were dedicated to M. Charpentier Professor of Double Bass at the Paris Conservatoire. These piecesare popular with students and teachers alike.

to the intermediate Student-This best-selling instruction book along with CD is the perfect start for an Absolute Beginner to Intermediate student of any age on the Bass. The many melodies plus short warm-up exercises and study pieces advance students technically in an easy and enjoyable way. Simple duets scales a note-reading worksheet glossary and practice chart are also included along with many graphs to show left-hand finger placement. The included CD consists of three components: 49 performance pieces of bass with piano accompaniments piano accompaniment tracks by themselves for play-along and a printable PDF file of the Piano accompaniments. This book covers first second third and half positions.

Four Double Basses. 'A marvellous piece for inculcating good intonation in the young'. The Strad. A short lyrical quartet of medium diffilty showing the cantabile of the instrument to good advantage. Everyone has something to do but the first part is more challenging.Grade: Medium

A collection of short works of varying difficulty by composers of various nationalities. Includes works by David Farquahar Knut Guettler Michael Johnson Alan Rea Stuart Sankey Jan Segers and Emil Tabakov.Grade: 5

First edition of the original version for Orchestra. Urtext based on the Complete Works of Gabriel Fauré.Large format orchestral parts (25.5 x 32.5 cm)Bärenreiter?s new scholarly-critical edition of Gabriel Fauré?s evergreen the Pavane Op.50 has been edited by Robin Tait as part of the Complete Works of Gabriel Fauré. The popularity of the work is mostly attributed to its many arrangements but the original version for Orchestra is being published here for the first time. Shortly after completing the Orchestral work Fauré began work on a version for Choir which was actually premiered before the Orchestralversion.This Bärenreiter edition offers conductors and Orchestras a reliable Urtext edition of the Pavane?s original Orchestral version which will surely enhance symphonic concert programmes everywhere.

The Suzuki Method® of Talent Education is based on Dr. Shinichi Suzuki's view that every child is born with ability, and that people are the product of their environment. According to Dr. Suzuki, a world-renowned violinist and teacher, the greatest joy an adult can know comes from developing a child's potential so he/she can are taught using the 'mother-tongue' approach. Now available as a book and CD kit. / Contrebasse