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Double Bass Sevcik book on DB bowing
- Thread starter Andy Mopley
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Hello David! Nice to meet you here. I'd like to have a pdf copy of Luboff book too. Thanks a lot for your generosity.
Regards,
Tito
Regards,
Tito
Not much to add except that I studied with Abe Luboff in college, and he was an exceptional teacher.
David, if you're not tired of sending pdf's by now, I'd be fascinated to see the Luboff book. I work mainly from Sturm and the Bottesini studies, which are great, but you can't have too much of this kind of material.
Thanks so much
Neil
Thanks so much
Neil
I don't know why this hasn't come up, but Neil Tarlton has already done a nice transcription of Sevcik op. 2.
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I finally got the "Beginnng Scales" book. Don't bother, it's not anything worth paying for, IMO. If you play scales in different rhythms, different bowings and start on scale degrees other than the tonic, you'll have it covered.
There is a new bass transcription of the Sevcik op. 3 out. It's by Gaelen McCormick. It's vol.3 of her "Mastering the Bow" series. It is very good. Very similar to the Luboff book but updated. She includes 32 of the original 40 variations. (Luboff's book only had 20) I highly recommend it.
Hello David,
I am looking for the book of Abe luboff, but it is indeed out of print and only available in libraries far away from Belgium. I would like to work it with some of my pupils. Is it possible to send me a scan? Thank you for your answer, Isabelle Brys
I loaned the Luboff book to a colleague who shall remain nameless. It came back with Variations 8, 9, 10 & 11 missing, presumably left in the bowels of some Xerox machine at a Kinko's somewhere.
If anyone who has the book could scan those 4 pages, I would be very grateful.
Thanks
Louis
If anyone who has the book could scan those 4 pages, I would be very grateful.
Thanks
Louis
I will have those in pdf form for you in about 10 minutes, Louis.
Thanks.
Here ya go!
Let me know if there are any technical issues...I am not a computer "whiz"...
Thanks.
Let me know if there are any technical issues...I am not a computer "whiz"...
Thanks.
Following several months of non activity, I tore into the Sevcik like a maniac, quickly trying to get a later study up to speed, even with the whole bow exercises.
The resulting pain to fore arm, probably a combination of muscle and tendon strain, is only starting to abate several months later.
Undoubtedly strimming my hedge with a heavy, petrol strimmer didn't help either.
At 55 YO, I now strongly advocate the gradual, slow, steady 10-15 minutes a day approach for Sevcik!
The resulting pain to fore arm, probably a combination of muscle and tendon strain, is only starting to abate several months later.
Undoubtedly strimming my hedge with a heavy, petrol strimmer didn't help either.
At 55 YO, I now strongly advocate the gradual, slow, steady 10-15 minutes a day approach for Sevcik!
I've been and am using Gajdoš edition of Sevcik's bowings, which is more complete book from @Michael Drost post #24 above. I believe I'm not violating any rules or copyrights by attaching it here.
Mr. Gajdoš is a virtuoso and one of the top teachers in Czech. The story says that as a youngster he studied violin, later switched to bass, and lacking a sensible bowing variation method, he edited Sevcik's bowings for the bas, for the use of his and his students. In the book there are bowing variations with prescribed tempo etc., and few progressive Sevcik etudes transposed to bass clef.
The book gives the most when studied with no rush. I don't really think it's meant to be learned and forgotten; rather, it's good to revisit it from time to time to clean up your technique and to put newly learned ideas into context. When I play it nowadays, I always repeat some excersise from etude 1 and then play some other from more advanced etudes. The format is such that you learn the etude quickly, and can play without looking into sheet, so you can focus on performing the strokes, or you can close your eyes and focus on tensions in your body. I recommend the metronome, in prescribed tempos, or lower.
The scan is meant to be printed on A3 both sides, and then tied in the middle.
Mr. Gajdoš is a virtuoso and one of the top teachers in Czech. The story says that as a youngster he studied violin, later switched to bass, and lacking a sensible bowing variation method, he edited Sevcik's bowings for the bas, for the use of his and his students. In the book there are bowing variations with prescribed tempo etc., and few progressive Sevcik etudes transposed to bass clef.
The book gives the most when studied with no rush. I don't really think it's meant to be learned and forgotten; rather, it's good to revisit it from time to time to clean up your technique and to put newly learned ideas into context. When I play it nowadays, I always repeat some excersise from etude 1 and then play some other from more advanced etudes. The format is such that you learn the etude quickly, and can play without looking into sheet, so you can focus on performing the strokes, or you can close your eyes and focus on tensions in your body. I recommend the metronome, in prescribed tempos, or lower.
The scan is meant to be printed on A3 both sides, and then tied in the middle.
