Double Bass Looking for teacher using German bow in Portland, Oregon

[gustavosal]

I'm having a hard time advancing with the bow. I studied with Don Hermanns for awhile, a wonderful teacher and player here, but he plays French bow, as do all the other orchestral or classical players I've been able to find here. I'm hoping to find a teacher who can work with me on German bow technique rather than switching to French bow. Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.

 

[Doublebassman85]

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[Dan Waineo]

I'm having a hard time advancing with the bow. I studied with Don Hermanns for awhile, a wonderful teacher and player here, but he plays French bow, as do all the other orchestral or classical players I've been able to find here. I'm hoping to find a teacher who can work with me on German bow technique rather than switching to French bow. Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.

I'm taking lessons from Jason Schooler (Portland Symphony). He has helped my playing a lot in a couple of months. He does play French, but I think French and German bows are more similar than they are different. If you are an advanced player you might need a German teacher. If you are a beginner or intermediate, I don't think it matters too much. Most of the bow concepts are transferable. I worked through Simandl by myself, but have made a lot more progress with him.

 

[AGCurry]

My teacher plays French but knows enough to help me with German. The teacher will tell you if he/she can help you with what you want.

 

[gustavosal]

I'm taking lessons from Jason Schooler (Portland Symphony). He has helped my playing a lot in a couple of months. He does play French, but I think French and German bows are more similar than they are different. If you are an advanced player you might need a German teacher. If you are a beginner or intermediate, I don't think it matters too much. Most of the bow concepts are transferable. I worked through Simandl by myself, but have made a lot more progress with him.

Thanks, Dan! I've heard great things about Jason from Jon Lakey, a fantastic jazz player who uses German bow but has studied bow with Jason.
I'm really looking for someone who plays and studied German bow, and it looks like I've found that person from this thread--thanks, Talk Bass! While bowing is bowing, the grips mean that how you feel and transmit weight is different, and maybe to a lesser extent, bow changes and starts are particular to each grip.
Portland has a wealth of great players using French bow. I can enthusiastically recommend Don Hermanns, also with the Oregon Symphony. Thanks for taking the time to reply.

 

[paulunger]

I think Jeff Johnson and Chris Kim both play German bow.

 

[gustavosal]

Thanks! Great to get all these names.