Introduction
This page collects selected performance and practice materials available at MPAL! For suggestions to help you do some searching on your own for related material, refer to the call number and subject heading recommendations at the bottom of the page. As always, if you have any trouble finding material in the Library or navigating the catalog, don't hesitate to ask at the service desk!
Double Bass Bibliographies & Repertoire Guides
Below are a few examples of the double bass bibliographies and repertoire guides available in MPAL or by request through the online catalog.
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Comprehensive Catalog of Music, Books, Recordings and Videos for the Double Bass
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Call Number: ML128.D6 G76A catalog of works for the double bass as well as resources to assist in its performance and important recordings.
Double Bass Instruction and Study Materials
The following are some examples of materials on double bass instruction and study that can be found in MPAL and online.
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The Art of Double Bass Playing
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Call Number: MT320B46 A7The Art of Double Bass Playing is the result of a collaboration between Warren Benfield, an outstanding bassist/teacher and James Seay Dean, Jr., Associate Professor of English at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, a skilled writer/editor. -
A Double Bassist's Guide to Refining Performance Practices
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Call Number: MT320 .G76 2013 & OnlineMurray Grodner draws on his distinguished career as a double bass musician and teacher in this compendium of performance philosophy, bowing and phrasing recommendations, tutorials on fingerings and scales, and exercises for bowing and string crossing. -
Concepts for Bass Soloing
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Call Number: MT330 S43C6The only book specifically designed to help bass players learn how to create beautiful solos. Includes 2 CDs of Marc Johnson (bassist with Bill Evans, Stan Getz, etc.) playing each exercise and many transcriptions of what Marc plays on the CDs. Also includes transcribed solos by Eddie Gomez, John Patitucci, Jimmy Haslip and others.
