Jazz double bass method pdf file

Ray brown legendary jazz bassist ray brown reveals his lessons and teaching philosophy in this indepth book. Jazz bass line construction thelonious monk institute of. Teaching improvisation to orchestral double bass players. Bassists get expert guidance on mastering proper technique, practice methods, and improvisation, plus new insight into the theoretical and conceptual aspects of. Most common variations on blues changes in the jazz bass book. Here the table of content that gives a clear idea what to expect. This document was uploaded by user and they confirmed that they have the permission to share it. Walking bass line theory basicspart 1by chris fitzgerald. David condenses a wealth of experience and knowledge into practicespecific.

Pdf scanned by emn cypressdome 20121011 editor first edition. He touches on just about everything important to a jazz bass player. The following 112 pages are in this category, out of 112 total. While the double bass or its bass viol ancestor was not originally conceived as a predominantly soloistic or melodic instrument, due to its low range, there is a history of solo literature for bass which began in the classical period. This includes works originally scored for solo double bass. Namely, that he plays ahead of the beat, pushing the time. Theres a lot of debate in the bass world about how to actually teach this material, but it remains an extremely important text and is a part of the education of most bass players. This video is the third in a series of jazz instructional videos featuring chris fitzgerald, assistant professor of music theory and jazz bass at the university of louisville school of music this. A much heralded jazz practice method from leading educatorperformer david baker. Each track has an accompanying license which describes whether it may be.

Youre an intermediate to advanced bass player you want to learn christians specific techniques and concepts. A jazz bassist must learn how to walk a line based on the chords of a tune. The resulting tone may approach the sound of an upright bass, depending on the amplification used. Solo techniques for unaccompanied pizzicato jazz double bass. It includes exercises, his etudes, walking bass lines and tons of photos on technique. This video is the ninth in a series of jazz instructional videos featuring chris fitzgerald, assistant professor of music theory and jazz bass at the university of louisville school of music. All of the music on this site may be downloaded for free. Fundamentals of jazz bass and beyond is the perfect fit for you if. The electric bass and double bass are two different instruments sharing a common function. It is common for the harmonic rhythm to vary within most chord progressions. David baker a creative approach to practicing jazz pdf. The bassline construction method explored here uses chord tones, approach notes and basic reharmonization.

Bob haggart bass method the classical double bass il. When the harmonic rhythm of a progression of a song is two chords per bar, the bass player will often play a target note on beats 1 and 3, and an approach note on beats 2 and 4. New method for double bass the standard for over 100 years in double bass education. In ray browns bass method, there is a chapter on rhythm drops, where he introduces four different types of figures that can be used in walking bass lines. The art of the bow towards developing a pedagogy for. The capacity of a bassist to fully support an ensemble is something that can be. The use of rhythm drops in his bass lines helps to give the music a feeling of forward momentum.