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There’re always questions about which position is better to start double bass students. Because of the practice of string class instruction in the United States, where I currently live and teach, I decided it’s best to start in the first position and provide string teachers supplemental material for classroom instruction. The preparatory videos in the…...

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The exercises in this video are based on Dr. Michael Fanelli’s “First Strokes” exercise, which in turn is based on Paul Rolland’s action studies. The ideas in this video are very beneficial for students to produce a full and resonant sound as soon as they start bowing. Make this exercise the reference for your bowing…...

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The Open Strings Blues is my favorite exercise for beginners. It allows students to play a bass line in the first few lessons. Here you’ll find the pdf with the written exercise, and four versions of the play-along track in different speeds, and without the double bass, which you can download so you or your…...