Christine Hoock: Double Bass Technique Lessons
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Ep.1: Warming Up - Double Bass Technique Lesson with Christine Hoock
Having a thorough warm up is essential for any bass player. Whether it be before a practice session, a concert, or an audition, it's important to be able to get yourself ready to play quickly and efficiently. In today's double bass lesson, Christine Hoock shares some tips on this integral part of bass playing, and how you can make sure that you are warming up effectively with good technique.
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Ep.2: Bowing - Double Bass Technique Lesson with Christine Hoock
In this lesson, Christine Hoock shares some tips on bow technique, showing us how to correctly balance and control the weight from our arm and apply it to the string.
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Ep.3: Left Hand - Double Bass Technique Lesson with Christine Hoock
Having a great left hand technique allows us to play in tune, cleanly, and with a great sound. In this lesson, Christine Hoock shows us a number of left hand exercises to help us develop our technique and intonation.
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Ep.4: Shifting - Double Bass Technique Lesson with Christine Hoock
Once we have developed a good left hand technique, being able to shift accurately and cleanly will allow us to develop our playing further. Christine Hoock shows us a couple of exercises to help practice shifting on the double bass.
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Ep.5: Spiccato - Double Bass Technique Lesson with Christine Hoock
Spiccato is a key technique for bassists to know, and essential in orchestral playing. In this lesson, Christine Hoock shows us a variety of spiccato sounds and how to achieve them.
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Ep.6: How You Should Be Playing Spiccato - Double Bass Technique Lesson with Christine Hoock
In this lesson, Christine Hoock shows us a trick to use when bowing fiddly passages - turning the bow to give us more or less contact with the string.
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