The BEST scale approach ever for double bass!

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intro song by Eric Hochberg - erichochberg.com
TIMECODES:
0:00 - intro
0:52 - the idea for Scale Skills
1:11 - the Open String Family
1:46 - the 6:1 bow ratio
1:58 - teaching points for the Open String Family
2:24 - D major 1 octave demo
2:50 - the classroom paradigm in which Andy teaches
3:16 - A and D 1 octave demo
3:21 - more teaching points for the Open String Family
4:19 - the Second Finger Family
4:54 - G major 1 octave demo
5:04 - philosophy on mechanics
5:55 - teaching points for G major
7:09 - C major 1 octave and the four types of shift
8:01 - C major demo of the four types of shift
8:13 - the Half Position Family and teaching points
8:51 - Eb major shifting demo
8:56 - how Eb 1 octave prepares students for F major 2 octave
9:22 - F major 2 octave demo
9:57 - G major 2 octave teaching points
10:20 - G major 2 octave demo
10:51 - reducing the number of variables
11:57 - Bb major 2 octave teaching points
12:04 - Bb major 2 octave demo
12:27 - building a good hand position in thumb position
14:01 - C major 2 octave teaching points
14:54 - C major 2 octave demo
15:18 - G major 3 octave teaching points
15:38 - G major 3 octave demo
16:16 - arpeggios teaching points
17:33 - the seven minute warmup
18:40 - addressing the other scales

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@billyplaysbass Жыл бұрын

So good!!!! And all the back drop of TMEA sounds with saxophonists blasting all the jazz licks they know is a nice juxtaposition on this, haha.

@doublebasshq Жыл бұрын

The TMEA exhibit hall is a noisy place for sure!

@adamelmore898 Жыл бұрын

Jason thank you for this interview, Andy has made some of these concepts so much easier to communicate. Can't wait to get my book in the mail!

@doublebasshq Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@charliegordan6354 Жыл бұрын

Its incredible how you always seem to upload the right video at the right time. I just recently started discovering these concepts on my own. I'll definitely be getting this book for myself and my student

@doublebasshq Жыл бұрын

That's great to hear! I think what Andy has put together here is brilliant.

@joonasvainio6587 Жыл бұрын

Oh man does this make a LOT of sense. As a long time player of the electric bass I'm now teaching myself the doublebass. (I know I should get lesson🤷🏼). I figured the E, A and D scales on my own. And boy has it made my shifting so much more confident. Thanks for sharing all this, and other, doublebass goodness with all of us 💎👍🏻

@doublebasshq Жыл бұрын

You bet, and great to hear!

@nicholaswalkermusic Жыл бұрын

Very thoughtful, Andy and Jason. Thank you!

@doublebasshq Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I think that this approach will help a ton of bassists and orchestra teachers.

@jamesgiles4061 Жыл бұрын

I’ve taught this for three decades, and each and every student profits from this approach (all credits and honors to Curtis Burris, as he opened me to this in my graduate studies).

@doublebasshq Жыл бұрын

Curtis has had such a big influence on bass teaching!

@rabbathinstitutelosangeles7788 Жыл бұрын

❤ this! Thank you for sharing!

@doublebasshq Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@davidcraig6590 Жыл бұрын

Andy! This is great. 😎🎵

@doublebasshq Жыл бұрын

I love the approach Andy took here,.

@joelpowell1982 Жыл бұрын

Just grabbed mine!

@doublebasshq Жыл бұрын

Nice! I hope you find it helpful.

@derekjones4253 Жыл бұрын

Thanks my friend. Awesome information!

@doublebasshq Жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

@davidbteague Жыл бұрын

I didn't do well until I discovered the rewarding resonances. This is interesting. Thanks.

@doublebasshq Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@JulianHaugland Жыл бұрын

book sounds great, but your t-shirt takes the cake XD

@doublebasshq Жыл бұрын

Thanks!! It's a fun shirt. 😃

@bassbar3239 Жыл бұрын

Hey Jason, love your content! Entertaining and interesting at the same time! Would love to See you make a video about chopping on the bass. Maybe a collab with Jacob Warren?

@doublebasshq Жыл бұрын

I'd love to do that--good idea!

@skinnystrong Жыл бұрын

Jason, great if you could link to printed copies when you first introduce something like this. I bought the PDF then spent $37 at my local UPS store to have it printed in color (like the PDF is) and comb bound. Better for those of us old fogies to buy print directly. Thanks very much.

@doublebasshq Жыл бұрын

Most of the products we talk about are digital-only, but you're right--Andy does have a print version available from his website. Folks can find it at www.thebassstudio.com/

@michaelisvaramontgomery Жыл бұрын

Hey Jason, How would you compare this to Hal Robison's Boardwalkin'? I was going to start digging into that book, but maybe this is a better start? Or maybe work on them in tandem/one before the other?

@doublebasshq Жыл бұрын

I’d say that Boardwalkin is best for the more advanced player, while this is great for people who are in their first 2-3 years of bass playing. They could totally work in tandem, though. Andy’s method is very step-by-step, while Boardwalkin is more of an encyclopedia of major scales mapped out on the bass.

@ricobass0253 Жыл бұрын

The shop link above does not say whether it's a real paper book or a pdf download. Which is it? Are both versions available?

@doublebasshq Жыл бұрын

Both versions are available.

@mark-stefaniw Жыл бұрын

I've discovered nearly all of Andy's body-bass geometry, bow placements in the moving 1/6th harmonic "trough" or "node" I call it, scale types, and teaching sequences over the years. I still organize my own scale practice upon these concepts. I go one step further and incorporate Bornoff style 1-string tetrachords.

@doublebasshq Жыл бұрын

Nice!

@lindasegerious9248 Жыл бұрын

I have zero experience with double bass, and I am not sure if I am reading too much between the lines of what he says, but... Do I get correctly that, if you're starting to learn the instrument from scratch and focus your first weeks/months' practice on following this book/method, you could achieve a decent beginners' technique rather quickly? Reading bass notes is no problem (I play piano)

@doublebasshq Жыл бұрын

That’s the idea. This is a way that Andy has used to teach the fundamentals of bass through major scales. My the end, you’re getting all over the bass. It also has a ton of info on how to approach these exercises, things to think about, etc.

@lindasegerious9248 Жыл бұрын

@@doublebasshq Awesome, thanks!