Andrew Anderson Teaches the Double Bass - Part 2

[andersingram]

ha ha ... have had a bass on loan from a friend who moved country for almost a year now (i'm a guitarist)

after watching this vid made my first bass bow noises that had a vaguely musical quality to them ...

your detailed discussion of hand positions is really helpful too ...

[rentz46]

talk too much

[bidyutkayal11]

hi i have been watching great bassist playing.i want play much better than today ,what have to do,kindly tell me.

[earlsimonon]

If I was dangling on a cliff and only had my right hand to keep me alive, I'm pretty sure I wouldn't have curve, relaxed fingers.

Hehe great video, thanks a lot :)

[dogonfire3000]

At ;ast, someone who can articulate what they want to teach. Thanks for the video!

[1UrARacist1]

It's...it's the infamous lionhead scroll...i wanna touch it.

[AJFedora]

The Worst part of playing the bass is getting the money to buy a proper one!

[montana24legacy]

cool

[rapmarkabron]

pau casals is the best

[canflagnothing]

What age do you find is the average for someone taking up the instrument for the first time?

[jasminjwhite]

@canflagnothing I say, the younger the better, but not too young. I started on piano at age 6 and it laid the foundation for every other instrument I have played since then. If you're asking because you'd like your kid to start, I'll say that from experience, you will want to allow your kid to learn theory and play around until they feel that they have found their forte. For me, the problem wasn't that I ever got bored on one instrument. I got great on 4 instruments and had to narrow it down.

[jasminjwhite]

@canflagnothing Oh, to answer your question, it just depends on the maturity of the kid I guess. I know that it's different for different instruments. I would have never made bassoon my first instrument, or I would've run from music! However, I began piano at age 6 and it was normal for that age. My vocal teacher, however, doesn't take kids that are 13 or younger because of the lack of development to their vocal folds. I started bass when I was 10, and I''ve had time to prepare for orchestras.=]

[canflagnothing]

@jasminjwhite I wish I was talking about a kid hah! I'm asking for myself, I play pianoa and saxophone but I always wanted to take up the double bass, I'm 19 now, it's not too late is it?

[jasminjwhite]

@canflagnothing It is definately not too late! There are many bassists around the world who are phenominal that have started when they were 20. It all depends on how much you're willing to practice. Because you've played other instruments, you won't have to do too much new ear training and things of the sort, not to mention musicianship. You will of course need new ways to execute your musicianship, but a few hours each day will teach you that before you know it! =] Good luck!

[canflagnothing]

@jasminjwhite This is such lovely encouragement, thank you so much for your help! All I need now is to maybe find a bass.. And if I make it as a bassist I can tell the world it was all down to youtube :) hehe

[willyager]

@canflagnothing I started when I was 17. Most kids can't really start playing bass at all until 10 or so due to the size. Think about Scott LaFaro; he started playing at 18 and died at 25. That can either be encouraging or very discouraging!

[canflagnothing]

@willyager Thanks so much, I figure I have justification for buying a bass now, especially if bassists are limited to that little time playing.. Now I just need to string the money together, if you'll excuse the pun hahah hohohahehh!!!....

There's a reason I'm not paid to do comedy.

[Prophint]

@willyager

have the kid stand on an orange crate.

[JFeinberg08]

Thanks for posting these videos! What sort of bib do you use? It seems to lay quite tightly against your bass rather than swinging around uncontrollably (like mine). Is that just the camera angle, or did you find a better bib? :-)

[SweeetLoo]

0:26 he sad: "it's fuck"???)))

[willyager]

@SweeetLoo Lol certainly sounds like it

[martinnielsen1]

Love it! I'm still laughing ...and doing it

[Kuzya3k]

4 years old?!

[b0ttomzone]

thanks a lot for these videos, they're pretty helpful. i've been playing the electric bass for about three years, but i've been very interested in the upright bass, both jazz and classical, and my band director has allowed me to practice on the school's basses.

[mustardsmuggler]

Thank you! My teacher loves my bass playing for 8th grade band. The bow seems to be tricky for me.

[phelonzae]

hey jason, thanks for the lessons, ive got college auditions coming up now, ive only been playing double bass since nov last year but can play sum beethoven and mozart, ive had no lessons but im having problems with my left hand fingers getting clumsy when i play confutatis (one of the the pieces im playing for my college auditions), do you have any tips i could use to stop this or to get more speed ?

[mindinsky]

Thank You very much Andy and Jason

[vividorrrr]

Thanks!!! Great lessons!!

[thepurplevoid]

thanks a lot i'm starting to play upright bass for the school band now because he wanted me to do electric and upright i have a better idea of how to play it now

[tears5n5stars5r5one]

thanks a lot for sharing! i've been playing the double bass for about half a year, and i still can't hold the bow while having my fingers relaxed. however, i think that walking up and down the bow will help! thanks again!

[jasonheath]

That's a good analogy for keeping the hand relaxed. I'll have to try that out myself with students!

[834federal]

well done. i had a teacher illustate how to keep hand relaxed by considering the way your hand feels while supporting your weight on a subway ride when you don't have a seat and you are holding the bar overhead. thanks again!

[jasonheath]

Great to hear that these are helping! Check out the Contrabass Conversations website for more content like this.

[CarvedTop]

Thanks for sharing Jason.  I'm new to the upright and have been trying to develop a good feel with my bow hand. Since I also play French grip, these videos are very informative.