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I apologize, and it may not even make a difference, but I'm looking specifically for double bass (upright) stuff. The links you sent appear to be for bass guitar.

Hello! I recently purchased an iPad Pro and I'm looking for PDFs I can load onto it: scales, etudes, orchestra excerpts, etc. Does anyone know of a good source? Thank you! Kevin

Thank you so much for your help, friend. Looking forward to trying this out tomorrow!

Hi everyone, I'm getting back into playing my double bass. All of the scale, technique and etude books I had from college are either lost or are in poor shape. I therefore wanted to start fresh. What do you recommend? To change the subject (and I hope this is OK. If it's not, I can post...

Sorry, you're right. Yes, they are 16th notes So, I understand the B-C#-E in the same position (B and C# on the D string and the E on the G string), but I don't understand how you are playing D-C#-B in one position. Are you shifting-back on the G to play D and C# with first and second finger...

Does anyone have a good fingering for the 32nd note lick in this movement (after letter I)? There’s just no good way to play this.

Thank you all for your help. I feel I should mention that she is switching over from violin, which she's played for 3 years, so she is not completely new to music, just to the double bass. Also, fingers, to answer your question, she is going into the 8th grade. Does this help give you an idea...

Hello fellow bassists: I have a new student starting soon. She has never played the bass before, so we'll be starting from the beginning. I will have her start in the Vance Progressive Rep book as I think that's probably the best book for beginners (do you agree?) In addition to going...

Hello: I am having my student play the Gavotte in g minor by J.S. Bach (arranged by Frederick Zimmermann). I'd like to get him a recording to listen to. Does anyone know where I can find a recording? Thank you! Kevin

I actually thought about the Progressive Repetoire II, but the piece is for solo & ensemble so it needs to be over 1.5 minutes long and I didn't think the pieces in the Vance book would be long enough. I actually discovered the Gavotte by Bach (which comes with a CD that has the piano...

That would be because I am VERY new to being a bass teacher (I've only had 2 students), and so I'm still not sure what direction I want to go when teaching my students. I chose the Vance books because those are what my teacher used, but now that I'm actually teaching, I'm beginning to wonder if...

Actually, I'm looking for a piece with piano accompaniment (the site above seems to have solo music only) since my student wants to do solo & ensemble and therefore he needs to place a piece with piano accompaniment. Is there a different resource in that case?

Hello everyone, I want to teach my student position numbering, but I don't know which is most popular (in other words, the one that is commonly found in orchestra music). In the Vance books, the position at the base of the neck (with first finger playing D on the G string) is called 3rd...

I went to this website, but I didn't find anything for bass (it seemed like the site dealt more with pieces for orchestras). Can anyone else suggest a resource I can use when trying to determine what etudes, solos, etc. I should have my students work on based on their skill level?

I'm looking for a solo for my 8th grade double bass student to play. I was going to have him play the Marcello Sonata in C Major, but I think it's too hard. Is there another Marcello Sonata that's easier? If not, what do you suggest? I do have Vance's progressive repertoire which I could...