Par WILSON MARK / WOOD PAUL. StringTastic Beginners is the first in a fun new series designed to teach through playing, for violin, viola, cello and double bass, fully integrated so that all instruments can play and learn together. Each book contains over 40 imaginative pieces to steadily establish a secure playing technique and build confidence, from complete beginner to Initial Grade level. As well as being a fully integrated series, the first 20 tunes are presented as duets to accommodate multiple stages of progress, ideal for individual tuition as well as group and classroom settings. Every piece is supported by an exciting backing track to transport you into its unique sound world, in addition to piano-only audio for practice. Plus, the teacher?s book provides the complete piano accompaniments which work with any combination of instrumental parts. / Date parution : 2021-12-09/ Recueil / Contrebasse

Dirt Simple Upright Bass. Although designed for newcomers to the upright bass and bluegrass music in general, this unique approach to creating basslines has something for everyone! The first half focuses on bass-playing essentials, giving the reader a solid technical footing with the instrument. Then, using his own baritone voice and the classic bluegrass song, ?Going Down the Road Feeling Bad,? author Nate Sabat reveals his creative process in crafting effective basslines from the song?s melody and chord progression. The second half focuses on bass playing within the specific context of complementing bluegrass vocals. Well beyond what you might expect from an introductory method, Nate tastefully guides the reader by presenting multiple composed bassline options for each of five well-known bluegrass songs: Rabbit in the Log, Don?t this Road Look Rough and Rocky?, Long Journey Home, I Am a Pilgrim, and Angel Band.Nate?s warm, pitch-perfect vocals can be heard on virtually every track, giving this method an undeniable musicality. A lightly accompanied vocal track with no bass is also provided, so you can be the sole upright or electric bassist in the band. You?ll not only want to back Nate up?but sing harmony with him too! The impulse to sing can?t help but influence your bass playing in a natural and positive way. Nate provides notated versions of the eight major scales most commonly used in bluegrass. Once you get them under your fingers, you?ll soon be able to play along with the book?s 50 companion online recordings.With its simple harmonic palette and repetitive nature, bluegrass music offers bassists the perfect opportunity to become musically literate. If you?ve hesitated to learn to read music, this is the time and place to eliminate that drawback. Working through these 46 pages will provide the tools and confidence needed to create your own engaging and musical basslines and hopefully, you?ll be inspired to continue your bluegrass bass journey for years to come. Includes access to online audio.

Essential Tools for Jazz Improvisation. Sher Music Co.?s highly-regarded book, The Blues Scales: Essential Tools for Jazz Improvisation is now available in bass clef. As Michael Brecker said, ?This is an excellent addition to the growing number of books dedicated to mastering the art of jazz improvisation. Useful to beginners as well as advanced players, The Blues Scales admirably addresses the vocabulary of the blues ? the ?root of jazz.? ? Step-by-step exercises to get beginning students able to quickly solo using the two basic Blues Scales. ? Extensive dictionary of classic Major and Minor Blues Scale phrases. ? Help with transposing the ideas learned into other keys. ? Numerous ways to expand the Blues Scales to make them even more useful. ? Appendices for advanced players showing how the masters of jazz use the Blues Scales in their own playing.

A Song Of Departure. Composed for the Schubert Ensemble?s farewell tour and modelled on ?Abschied? from Schubert?s Schwanengesang, this four-minute piece gives each player a brief solo before the work?s close. A light-hearted piece that is ideal for the end of a concert programme or as an encore.

Jazz Play-Along Lesson Lab (Volume 177)-Jazz Play-Along Lesson Lab Volume 177: The II-V-I Progression is a great tool for all jazz musicians. In this special instructional edition The II-V-I progression is covered in detail ? from chords and scales to major and minor progressions to melodic and harmonic patterns and variations. And in true Jazz Play-Along fashion there are plenty of play-along tracks based on this ubiquitous progression so you can immediately apply the concepts you learn in a musical context. For study the play-along examples include a split track with melody cues professional rhythm tracks removable bass part and removable Piano part. Forperformance the play-along examples have an additional full-stereo accompaniment track (without melody). With this package you'll be introduced to the II-V-I progression chords and scales outlining chords over II-V-I playing scales over II-V-I simple patterns for II-V-I condensed progression and other time signatures improvisation practice tunes and more.

A Comprehensive Guide with Detailed Instruction for Acoustic and Electric Bass-The Hal Leonard Jazz Bass Method is your complete guide to learning jazz bass. Author Matthew Rybicki guides you through the essential knowledge you need to create your own walking bass lines and improvised solos in the classic jazz style. This book with online audio access uses standard chord progressions and songs to teach you about accompanying and improvising in the style of players like Ray Brown Paul Cahmber Scott LaFaro and many others. Lessons include: walking basics; chords and scales; blues; rhythm changes; string raking; soloing; technique; chord substitution; pedal points and ostinato; standard notation plus tab for electric bass; and much more! Audio isaccessed online using the unique code inside the book and can be streamed or downloaded. The audio files include PLAYBACK a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch set loop points change keys and pan left or right.

Par PROUST PASCAL. Un minimum de notes pour un maximum de plaisir destiné aux jeunes contrebassistes du 1er cycle... - Pascal PROUST - Formation : Musique de Chambre, Duo, Solo and Accompagnement Piano - Instrumentation : 1 Contrebasse 1 Piano - Niveau de Difficulté : 1/6 - Débutant - Durée : 2 mn 40 s - Style Musical : Classique, Pédagogique - Catégorie : Composition Originale - Compositeur : Pascal PROUST - / Niveau : Débutant / Classique, Pédagogique / Répertoire / Contrebasse et Piano