Recent content by JayPlaysBass

Hey guys I just need a bit of advice. I have some auditions coming up and some cats require an etude. Any specific ones I should look at? I'll be able to work on it for a month or two so as long as it's not ridiculous I should be able to have it ready in time. For my excerpts I'm playing...

Has anyone played this on bass? I want to start working on it, but wasn't sure if there was a transcription for bass or if it's just played in e minor like on the cello.

Definitely, I already have a few books coming in thank you. Also I struggle with the tone of my notes starting on an F past my high D harmonic on my G, not sure if that was clear.

Oh well what I ment to say is that I'll be doing classical, but my professor is more of a jazz musician that hardly does classical. He even told me how we would mainly be working on jazz and the music for the orchestra whenever there is "extra" time. I'm thinking about taking from him, and...

Thank you for that advice, I can not tell you how many lessons have gone down the drain due to lack of practice. I will definitely look Mr. Levinson's book thank you.

Oh sorry I thought I mentioned that in my post, but I was mainly learning off of Simandl. As for fingerboard knowledge I do start to struggle with the tone of notes past a F5. My teacher was the one with the books so I'm really not sure which ones to buy. The main reason I posted this thread is...

I just graduated high school and I'm already registered into my local university and have been admitted in the music department. I have always loved bass but never took stand up bass seriously until my all region concert this year. I truly realized how important it is in my life so I found a...