This SCALE System Will Help You Play Like a PRO on Double Bass

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TIMECODES:
0:00 - intro
0:34 - initial look at the book
0:57 - Lauren on story behind the book and intro to slow scales
1:16 - how to incorporate scales into your warm-up
1:54 - Lauren on how people new to this can approach the material
2:53 - 1 octave major scale playthrough
4:58 - Lauren on how the open-ended nature of scales makes it uniquely challenging to practice
5:17 - 1 octave minor scale playthrough
6:54 - how Lauren was taught to approach scales
7:44 - 2 octave major scale playthrough
10:10 - how Lauren pushes her students
11:58 - 3 octave scale playthrough
14:30 - Lauren on what the mastery of scales opens up
15:32 - 4 octave scale playthrough
15:49 - Lauren on why she needs 4 octave scales in her practice routine
16:05 - Part Two: Agility
16:25 - thumb position
18:39 - up the string scales
19:37 - Lauren on pushing your limits

Пікірлер: 30

@JoanKSX Ай бұрын

Wow. Never thought of this way checking pitching problem. Brilliant idea =O 5:52

@brandonthebass 10 ай бұрын

I'll say it again: Lauren is one of the best teachers out there. I had so many little issues that kept me from understanding how the upright bass worked and Lauren's concepts are truly helpful for even an advanced player to itemize and get things together.

@doublebasshq 10 ай бұрын

that's awesome! agreed!

@JacqueHarper 10 ай бұрын

14' 48" "avoidance of practicing is a perfectionist trait" 🤯 !!! Thank you, Lauren . . . that really struck me, I think that awareness is going to help me.

@steveleeatfullmeasure 10 ай бұрын

Tell me about it!

@doublebasshq 10 ай бұрын

yep!

@celwise 10 ай бұрын

Really love listening to her, she has a great take on practice and reps!

@doublebasshq 10 ай бұрын

agreed!

@duanedietz7472 10 ай бұрын

I bought her Scale Book a month ago awesome 👌 love it.

@doublebasshq 10 ай бұрын

glad you're enjoying it, Duane!

@mdspman000 9 ай бұрын

I just started this book. I play jazz so bowing has been a weak point for me. However I'm finding that 5 to 15 minutes of daily work on this is helping me find things that need fixing. The simplicity of doing one scale in a linear fashion, rather than all the combinations of arpeggios, broken scale fragments and using many fingerings up and down the neck is a really great focus. Also starting from whole notes and going up to 16th's has been very helpful in working on time, good bow motion, proper fingerings, intonation. I will admit that I don't always read the notes since it's easy to memorize the fingerings. That makes it easier to listen carefully.

@doublebasshq 9 ай бұрын

That’s great to hear-sounds like a good approach with the 5-15 minutes a day. I think that’s about the same amount of time that I spend on this type of practicing as well. Thanks for checking this out!

@steveleeatfullmeasure 10 ай бұрын

That should fix my lefthand squeezing! One key a week is a great idea! Thanks Lauran!

@doublebasshq 10 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@MichaelFClef 10 ай бұрын

Excellent book. I'm glad I added this to my Practice. It helps me stay disciplined and actually spend time every day on scales. And I need all the help I can with my reading, so It's great having sheet music in front of me to read as I'm doing the scales. Thank you Lauren for a valuable resource.

@doublebasshq 10 ай бұрын

It has become my go-to scale book as well! Really useful.

@crlsdario 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for this introduction Jason, it complements pretty well the zoom event Lauren held with some of us weeks ago.

@doublebasshq 10 ай бұрын

you bet!

@4stringonly 10 ай бұрын

❤ Lauren!

@Lepewhi 6 ай бұрын

She's a wonderful player. Makes me want to play the bass.

@doublebasshq 6 ай бұрын

For sure!

@misterobtuse6242 9 ай бұрын

Hi Jason - you sound great. Thank you both for sharing your artistry!

@doublebasshq 9 ай бұрын

Much appreciated!

@vincentcolletti7664 10 ай бұрын

Congrats on the book Lauren, looks great. Good video Jason, I especially enjoyed the sub-titles. I always wanted to cook on the bass. Maybe you can share more exercises you got from Chef Brad Stage! LOL

@doublebasshq 10 ай бұрын

For sure-glad you dig this! Lauren is awesome.

@paedusan 10 ай бұрын

I'm tempted of buying it. But I really need some workout with the other minor scales as well. Any suggestions for a good book (with fingerings) that deal with melodic and harmonic minors?

@doublebasshq 10 ай бұрын

This is a great question. I’ll work on something with natural, harmonic, and melodic minor scales-hopefully coming soon!