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Jason Heath's Double Bass Blog
An Introduction to Double Bass Playing - my book
The Rhythm Ruler - a tool for educators
How to Improve Constructively
By John Geggie, Crane School of Music
Take responsibility for your actions
Expect improvement, not status quo
Know what is expected, know what the music demands Ñ be able to analyze situations to assess what the music demands
Only you can fix right hand problems Ñ bow placement, amount of hair on string, amount of bow used
Only you can fix left-hand problems Ñ finger placement, shifting, vibrato, curvature of fingers to close the string the best, placement of thumb etc.
Only you can play the right bowings
Only you should be listening to yourself and correcting details
Only you should be analyzing what you are doing and finding solutions
Remember what worked well and successfully and (remember the sound, the feeling, and the procedure) use the same skills again where appropriate
Break down areas to specific challenges and solve them; use what you have learned there to solve other situations
It is better to take things MUCH slower to break down problem areas into simpler packets of tasks to do; it is always possible to gradually speed up these
Make sure there is constructive improvement ALL THE TIME