Description

Studies and etudes are an important aspect of learning to play the double bass and many include musical and technical challenges in equal measure. Over …the past 200 years’ influential teachers have written methods, alongside books of studies, enabling students to benefit from their knowledge and successful teaching careers. Bass Clef Studies Book 2 brings together 100 studies in minor keys by leading double bass pedagogues from the 19th and early 20th-century. Bassist-composers from six countries (Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, UK, USA) are featured, encompassing a wealth of musical styles and with studies ideally suited for a wide range of ability levels. Different bowings, articulations and dynamics can be added to create new challenges and the possibilities are endless. The studies are useful to build and consolidate technical skills throughout the bass clef register of the double bass and could also be used as sight-reading practice. The addition of studying scales and arpeggios in each major key will help to create a confident knowledge of the geography of the fingerboard. Book 1 includes 100 studies in major keys and Book 2 includes 100 studies in minor keys.