I can sightread the Parker omnibook

[odin70]

Found em..

http://imslp.org/wiki/113_Etudes_for_Cello_(Dotzauer,_Friedrich)

 

[HolmeBass]

Sorry. Couldn't resist. On a serious note, have you tried J.S. Bach's cello suites? You can even find transcriptions/adaptations for double bass. Here's an example.

Awesome! That is just hilarious!

 

[Phil Smith]

I have been working hard on my sightreading for a while and yesterday i found my old Parker book. To my surprise it was not difficult anymore. Im happy.
Does anyone have suggestions for more reading to work on ?

It may be time to get more real time reading in, meaning, with a big band, concert band, community theater, or if you play double bass a community orchestra.

 

[fcleff]

Start reading through Slonimsky's Thesaurus of Scales and Melodic Patterns.

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[christoph h.]

I heard that Anthony Jackson used Wilhelm Sturm's "110 Studies for String Bass".

 

[odin70]

Thanks everyone!

 

[mikedyermusic]

Jim Stinnetts "12 Keys to Success" is one of my favorites. You can find it at Stinnett Music

I also love John Patitucci's "60 Melodic Etudes" for electric & upright bass!

 

[kerrycares]

Paul Chambers bass solos 3 volumes

 

[PocketGroove82]

When I audition for bands that require an command of the instrument and a first rate ability to sight read: IT'S NEVER SLOWED DOWN!

When you get the whole omnibook up to tempo, please post videos/clips. And remind yourself that you just purchased a man's soul for $20. Haha, reading slow is just the first step to reading fast.

 

[slappin_da_bass]

check out sightreadingfactory.com. it's a new site that i found recently that is pretty amazing for if you want to do some online sight reading practice. it's got different difficulty levels so there's pretty much something for anyone to read regardless of ability.

 

[Roy Vogt]

check out sightreadingfactory.com. it's a new site that i found recently that is pretty amazing for if you want to do some online sight reading practice. it's got different difficulty levels so there's pretty much something for anyone to read regardless of ability.

That's fun! Thanks for the tip. Levels 4-6 can get pretty interesting, especially in the "bass unfriendly" keys!

 

[Juggo]

This is a joke right? Certainly nobody can read that ****, it looks like a 5 year old played with Sibelius 7 or Finale 2011. I understand what everything means on the paper but sight reading it same time as playing it? What the... I don't even.... ????????

 

[Roy Vogt]

This is a joke right? Certainly nobody can read that ****, it looks like a 5 year old played with Sibelius 7 or Finale 2011. I understand what everything means on the paper but sight reading it same time as playing it? What the... I don't even.... ????????

Yes, you can develop that skill. You have to stop looking at TAB in books and read Music that's not meant for Electric Bass. Try Trombone Music (Arbans is pretty easy and then move on to Joannes Rochut's Melodius Etudes in 3 volumes, but you might want to take some time and look at the Trombone edition of Bach's 6 Cello Suites). Like anything else, the more you practice at it the better you'll get.
I'll bet you're not phonetically sounding out these words, you can easily read them because you've had years of experience and can recognize the patterns. It works the same for Music.
And in answer to your (probably) rhetorical question, lots of us can do that-perhaps not so much on a forum, but certainly in my peer group of Pro Musicians. We have to.

 

[ugly_bassplayer]

Very true, I've seen peers in my musical training that could read INSANE things.
Classical pianists are crazy good sightreaders, almost scary.

Yes, you can develop that skill. You have to stop looking at TAB in books and read Music that's not meant for Electric Bass. Try Trombone Music (Arbans is pretty easy and then move on to Joannes Rochut's Melodius Etudes in 3 volumes, but you might want to take some time and look at the Trombone edition of Bach's 6 Cello Suites). Like anything else, the more you practice at it the better you'll get.
I'll bet you're not phonetically sounding out these words, you can easily read them because you've had years of experience and can recognize the patterns. It works the same for Music.
And in answer to your (probably) rhetorical question, lots of us can do that-perhaps not so much on a forum, but certainly in my peer group of Pro Musicians. We have to.

 

[odin70]

Yes, you can develop that skill. You have to stop looking at TAB in books and read Music that's not meant for Electric Bass. Try Trombone Music (Arbans is pretty easy and then move on to Joannes Rochut's Melodius Etudes in 3 volumes, but you might want to take some time and look at the Trombone edition of Bach's 6 Cello Suites). Like anything else, the more you practice at it the better you'll get.
I'll bet you're not phonetically sounding out these words, you can easily read them because you've had years of experience and can recognize the patterns. It works the same for Music.
And in answer to your (probably) rhetorical question, lots of us can do that-perhaps not so much on a forum, but certainly in my peer group of Pro Musicians. We have to.

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