Recent content by two_five_into_I

of Worrying and stressing out about college Auditions. I have a year and a half until i have to audition into a music college. Right now I'm looking at UNCG, UNCSA, JMU, Shenandoah, UNCC, and probably VCU as my last choice. My concern here is that I've only been using a bow for about 4...

Thanks for all the replies guys! Now that I've got a couple days of french bow under my belt, I can safely say I'm getting a MUCH more consistent sound out of the french bow, my bows not slipping down, I'm pretty much staying at a 90 degree angle on the string. my hands still getting tired, but...

thanks! I've check out that video a couple times, and yah seeding definitely helps, but i have trouble seeding if I'm playing many notes quickly (obviously not too quickly cause I'm not that good, but you get the idea) i don't get how to say, bow staccato eight notes and have them all be nice...

So this marks my first post on Talkbass! I've been lurking for many years, especially when I got my double bass almost a year and a half ago. Anyways, just recently I've gotten a double bass teacher in my area and have made the jump into arco playing. I started with german, which i could get a...