Recent content by jazzzpastorius

I tried posting in there and didn't get any replies. Plus, I've seen other people's posts in the Jazz section that had to do with bowing. I'm not asking strictly for classical, I'm just looking for good techniques for starting out arco playing.. you're right though, I shouldn't have titled it...

So I've been playing upright bass for about a year now, and I had a teacher for a semester last year, so I've been just working on getting good at the things he gave me to work on. I practice jazz and am working on walking basslines, melodies, chord changes, and I do scales and the like to build...

Hey, I was hoping someone would be able to help me and explain a little bit about using the bow. I'm a beginner to both classical playing and bowing, so it's hard for me to tell if I'm doing things the right way or not. I had a teacher for a few months who showed me the basics and different...