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12 Proven Techniques to Take Your Double Bass Playing to the Next Level

By Luis Celis · Cincinnati, OH
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Double Bass Coordination: The Role of the Metronome in Your Practice

By Jason Heath · San Francisco, CA
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What I practice on double bass when my time is limited

By Jason Heath · San Francisco, CA
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What part of the thumb should you use for double bass thumb position?

By Jason Heath · San Francisco, CA
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Should left hand fingers “collapse” in thumb position on double bass?

By Jason Heath · San Francisco, CA
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What ARE the “rules” of double bass fingering?

By Jason Heath · San Francisco, CA
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Rabbath vs Simandl – what’s the best double bass best position system?

By Nicholas Walker · Ann Arbor, MI
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What are the “Rabbath Positions” anyway?

By Jason Heath · San Francisco, CA
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How to get started shifting on the double bass

By Jason Heath · San Francisco, CA
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Incredibly Useful Exercises for Double Bass!

By Dennis Whittaker · Houston, TX
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How to learn a double bass excerpt – Bottesini Elegy no. 1

By Trevor Jones · Chicago, IL
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Hal Robinson’s Boardwalkin’ – It’ll change your left hand on double bass forever!

By Hal Robinson · Philadelphia, PA
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Tao of Bass – next level double bass technique!

By Marcos Machado · Hattiesburg, MS
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How Matthew McDonald learns a double bass piece

By Matthew McDonald · Berlin, Germany
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