The Tricks To Tunes series is designed for teaching mixed string instruments in groups. It is a systematic program developed over many years from many years experience teaching strings in schools. The tutors are aimed at the primary and lower secondary school age group but are also suitable for older beginners.The children learn ???tricks??? for their fingers or bows which are fun when done in a group. Reading skills are developed at the same time.Each page represents a small step in musical and technical development based on reading music from the very first lessons. Theory homework is included at the end of most sections providing the complete theoryrequired as children progress.The tutors for each instrument are identical in content except where differences are required to accommodate the different instruments.Books 1 and 2 of the series are each intended to cover one year of group tuition based on a school year of 40 weeks. Book 3 provides material for two years. Progress will vary according to the age of the children the size of the group and the extent of their previous musical experience.Additional repertoire at the end of the books provides: extension work for pupils who reach the end of the book before the rest of the group additional work for those who want it and end of year concert pieces. These brilliant tutors make playing music fun as it should be!

For All musicians wishing to learn fantastic bass lines. While reading from the book, play along with the bassist on the recording (sold separately) until you feel you?ve mastered his ?feel? and nuances. Then, using the special stereo separation on all of our Play-A-Long recordings, switch the bassist off and play along by yourself with just the piano and drums! This book (like all the Aebersold bass line transcription books) is a great study in professional bass line construction, and is a natural companion to the Aebersold Play-A-Longs. Combo instructors can use this book to give their bass students instant, professional bass lines. Includes notes in bass clef with chord symbols above each measure.Transcribed bass lines to chord changes similar to: Body And Soul, Cherokee, I?ll Remember April, It?s You Or No One, Stella By Starlight, There Will Never Be Another You, The Song Is You, and What Is This Thing Called Love.
Langue : en anglais

Text: English / deutsch
Completely revised and enlarged edition!
Jazz Bass Compendium is one of the most comprehensive method books. 208 pages filled with information and aspects on jazz bass playing.
The right hand: position, effect on sound and timing, exercises, three finger technique, drops
The left hand: position, shifting positions, intonation, pizzicato technique, vibrato
Coordinating both hands
Bass lines: rhythm, pulse, timing, walking bass, two-beat feel, arpeggios, diatonic passing notes, leading notes, chromatic lines, scales and tetrachords, pentatonic scales, bass lines over II V progressions, harmonic clichés, pedal point, rhythmic embellishments, bass lines on standard chord progressions, straight 8ths bass lines, Latin bass lines
The elements of sound
Various improvisation concepts
Arpeggios
Studies and etudes on the chord changes to Sunny, Footprints, I Hear A Rhapsody, Solar, Confirmation
Upper structure voicings
Phrasing and articulation
Scales and scales studies, chord-scales, breaking up scales
Practice concepts, different learning fields
4 bass duets and one solo, including Georgia On My Mind, Blues 4U and More Bass Hit
Sigi Busch is one of the most respected European jazz bassists/educators. He heads the jazz departement at the Hochschule der Künste in Berlin, Germany.

Par VANCE GEORGE / COSTANZI ANNETTE. It is rare in music pedagogy that something truly revolutionary comes along. Progressive Repertoire is the first English language method for beginning Double Bass to incorporate the innovative division of the Bass fingerboard into six positions, developed by renowned French bassist Fran?ºois Rabbath in his three volume Nouvelle Technique de la Contrebasse. Mr. Vance has created a method that introduces these revolutionary ideas in a progressive manner using familiar folk and classical material to produce studies and pieces that will appeal to novice Basses of all ages. In addition, a Compact Disc is included with each of the primary books containing all the music performed by Fran?ºois Rabbath, with Elizabeth Azcona-Hartmark, piano.Progressive Repertoire for Double Bass will introduce American teachers and students to the most important techniques developed for the instrument./ Méthode / Contrebasse

It is rare in music pedagogy that something truly revolutionary comes along. Progressive Repertoire is the first English language method for beginning Double Bass to incorporate the innovative division of the Bass fingerboard into six positions developed by renowned French bassist Fran'ºois Rabbath in his three volume Nouvelle Technique de la Contrebasse. Mr. Vance has created a method that introduces these revolutionary ideas in a progressive manner using familiar folk and classical material to produce studies and pieces that will appeal to novice Basses of all ages. In addition a Compact Disc is included with each of the primary books containing all the music performed byFran'ºois Rabbath with Elizabeth Azcona-Hartmark piano.Progressive Repertoire for Double Bass will introduce American teachers and students to the most important techniques developed for the instrument.

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 physicality of 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 / Contrebasse

26 Trios That Can Be Played by Any Combination Of String Instruments-These versatile trios are written so that they can be performed by any combination of three string instruments. With books available for Violin Cello Viola and Bass there will always be an opportunity to play no matter what instruments are available!The arrangements and compositions by prominent string pedagogue Doris Gazda will sound full and satisfying with only three players all the way up to a full string orchestra. The music selection covers a wide variety of musical styles that will provide hours of enjoyment and performance options. There is even an arrangement of the 'Bridal Chorus' from the opera Lohengrin should you have the opportunity to play at awedding!The trios are progressively organized by level of difficulty to enable the performers to gradually advance in skill.