All Lessons

Browse all Discover Double Bass lessons, organised by tutor. We cover a wide range of topics across all skill levels and many genres, so whatever you are looking for, there should be something for you.

Adam Ben Ezra
- Apr 10, 2018 Wah Wah Effect Lesson Apr 10, 2018
- Apr 2, 2018 Adam Ben Ezra Groove Collection Apr 2, 2018
- Mar 26, 2018 Adam Ben Ezra Double Bass Lesson - 3/3/2 Groove Mar 26, 2018
Barry Bales
- Jun 28, 2022 Gut Strings and The Point of Contact Jun 28, 2022
Danny Ziemann
- Apr 1, 2021 Body and Soul - Performance/Transcription Apr 1, 2021
- Jan 24, 2020 Mini-Lesson: How to Make Your Bass Lines Dance Jan 24, 2020
- Jan 24, 2020 Bass Lines in 3/4 - Someday My Prince Will Come Jan 24, 2020
- Jan 16, 2020 Playing with Drums - The Ride Cymbal Jan 16, 2020
- Jan 10, 2020 Right Hand Rhythm Exercise for Double Bass Jan 10, 2020
- Dec 19, 2019 Should I Practice with the Metronome on Beats 1 & 3 or 2 & 4? Dec 19, 2019
- Dec 13, 2019 Rhythm Changes Bass Solo by Danny Ziemann Dec 13, 2019
- Sep 6, 2018 Broken Two Feel Walking Bass Lines Sep 6, 2018
- Aug 24, 2018 So What (up tempo) - Walking Bass Line Demonstration Aug 24, 2018
- Aug 23, 2018 I-V-I Devices Over a Blues - Walking Bass Lesson Aug 23, 2018
- Aug 20, 2018 Bye Bye Blackbird Bass Solo by Danny Ziemann Aug 20, 2018
- Aug 14, 2018 Using 'Triad Pairs' to Create Walking Bass Lines Over 'So What' Aug 14, 2018
- Apr 27, 2018 I'm Old Fashioned - Danny Ziemann Trio Apr 27, 2018
- Apr 26, 2018 The Blues Fill Ending Apr 26, 2018
- Apr 26, 2018 'I'm Old Fashioned' Double Bass Solo by Danny Ziemann Apr 26, 2018
- Apr 20, 2018 How to End Your Solos - Featuring the Danny Ziemann Trio Apr 20, 2018
David Allen Moore
- Mar 4, 2020 Arm Weight - Double Bass Technique Lesson Mar 4, 2020
- Feb 28, 2020 The Phantom Hand Exercise Feb 28, 2020
- Aug 15, 2019 The Sound Concept - Bowed Double Bass Lesson Aug 15, 2019
- Mar 28, 2019 Non-playing Fingers - Building a Consistent Left Hand Shape Mar 28, 2019
- Mar 27, 2019 Switching from Spiccato to Legato Bow Strokes with German Bow Mar 27, 2019
- Mar 22, 2019 Thumb Scale Progression -Thumb Position Lesson Mar 22, 2019
- Dec 13, 2018 Bow Changes with the German Bow Dec 13, 2018
- Dec 6, 2018 Playing the E String with German Bow Dec 6, 2018
Geoff Chalmers
- Jan 4, 2024 Finger Replacements - Intonation Exercise Jan 4, 2024
- Dec 21, 2023 2023 End of Year Review Dec 21, 2023
- Dec 7, 2023 Top 10 Intermediate Double Bass Lessons Dec 7, 2023
- Jun 15, 2023 An EPIC week of bass! – 2023 ISB Photo Report Jun 15, 2023
- May 24, 2023 Celebrating 10 years of DDB May 24, 2023
- Dec 29, 2022 2022 End of Year Review Dec 29, 2022
- May 12, 2022 Top 10 Beginner Double Bass Lessons May 12, 2022
- Dec 30, 2021 2021, a Year in Review Dec 30, 2021
- Nov 18, 2021 Major Scales for Double Bass (free PDF) Nov 18, 2021
- Oct 21, 2021 Beginner's Double Bass Riff in 1st Position Oct 21, 2021
- Aug 12, 2021 Bird's Landing - 8th Anniversary Celebration! Aug 12, 2021
- Jul 1, 2021 Tune Up! A simple scale exercise Jul 1, 2021
- Jun 24, 2021 Simple Scales & Arpeggios Exercise to Master the Fingerboard Jun 24, 2021
- Dec 30, 2020 2020, a Year in Review Dec 30, 2020
- Dec 30, 2019 2019 End of Year Review Dec 30, 2019
- Mar 7, 2019 Bass Riff - 1st Position to Tuning Position Mar 7, 2019
- Dec 31, 2018 2018 End of Year Review Dec 31, 2018
- Oct 26, 2018 G Minor Beginner's Bass Riff Oct 26, 2018
- Oct 19, 2018 How to Play 4ths on the Double Bass Oct 19, 2018
- Jun 1, 2018 Geoff Chalmers' Five Most Popular Lessons Jun 1, 2018
- Jun 1, 2018 Quick Riff in Thumb Position Jun 1, 2018
- May 25, 2018 Introducing Walking Bass Lines in 5/4 May 25, 2018
- May 17, 2018 What Size Double Bass for Playing in Thumb Position? May 17, 2018
- May 4, 2018 Nine Tips to Improve Your Timing May 4, 2018
- May 4, 2018 How to be a Good Stand Partner May 4, 2018
- Mar 9, 2018 How to Play Your Best, Right from the 1st Tune! Mar 9, 2018
- Dec 14, 2017 Bossa Nova Bass Lines for Beginners Dec 14, 2017
- Nov 15, 2017 Top Tips to Learn Arpeggios on the Double Bass Nov 15, 2017
- Nov 10, 2017 Circle of 5ths to Learn Arpeggios on the Double Bass Nov 10, 2017
- Nov 3, 2017 Groove Tune - Short Study Piece for Double Bass Nov 3, 2017
- Oct 26, 2017 Eastman VB200 Double Bass Review Oct 26, 2017
- Oct 9, 2017 Pros & Cons of Playing Seated with Both Feet on the Floor Oct 9, 2017
- Sep 21, 2017 How do you know when your intonation is good enough? Sep 21, 2017
- Sep 5, 2017 Geoff's Favourite YouTube Double Bassists: Pt.3 - Pop (& everything else!) Sep 5, 2017
- Aug 25, 2017 Left Hand Shape: Technique Tip for Beginner Double Bassists Aug 25, 2017
- Aug 22, 2017 Should Professional Bassists Play French & German Bow? Aug 22, 2017
- Aug 16, 2017 What is the Optimum Setup for Thumb Position? Aug 16, 2017
- Aug 8, 2017 Should I Do a Jazz or Classical Major? Aug 8, 2017
- Aug 3, 2017 Old vs New Double Bass Strings - Can you tell the difference? Aug 3, 2017
- Aug 1, 2017 Doing It All - Ask Geoff & Lauren Aug 1, 2017
- Jul 18, 2017 How Do I Treat a Wolf Tone on My Double Bass? Jul 18, 2017
- Jul 11, 2017 Neck Heel Navigation Jul 11, 2017
- Jul 2, 2017 Phrasing Tips - Quick Ideas to Make Your Solos More Melodic Jul 2, 2017
- Jul 2, 2017 Rhythmical Development for Your Bass Solos Jul 2, 2017
- May 26, 2017 How Do Professionals Structure Their Practice Routine? May 26, 2017
- May 26, 2017 Geoff's Favourite YouTube Double Bassists - Pt.2: Classical May 26, 2017
- May 19, 2017 Pinched Harmonics Lesson May 19, 2017
- May 5, 2017 How to Eliminate Feedback on the Double Bass May 5, 2017
- Apr 13, 2017 Sister Sadie on Bass - Playing the Tune! Apr 13, 2017
- Apr 7, 2017 Geoff's Favourite YouTube Double Bassists - Pt.1: Jazz Apr 7, 2017
- Mar 21, 2017 What are the Best Hybrid Strings for Double Bass? Mar 21, 2017
- Mar 13, 2017 Two Octave D Major Scale Mar 13, 2017
- Mar 7, 2017 How to Break Though a Plateau? Mar 7, 2017
- Mar 1, 2017 How to Memorise Music Mar 1, 2017
- Feb 22, 2017 Do Brands of Bass Rosin Sound Different? Feb 22, 2017
- Feb 17, 2017 Essential Walking Bass Line Patterns Feb 17, 2017
- Feb 17, 2017 Flying with a Double Bass Feb 17, 2017
- Feb 7, 2017 How to Use Arm/Hand Weight with the French Bow Feb 7, 2017
- Feb 1, 2017 Acoustic Image Clarus SL Review Feb 1, 2017
- Jan 31, 2017 What Size Double Bass Should I Get? Jan 31, 2017
- Jan 27, 2017 'Chamber Mates' by Paul Chambers Jan 27, 2017
- Jan 24, 2017 Keeping in Shape for Double Bass Playing Jan 24, 2017
- Jan 17, 2017 How Should Older Students Approach Learning the Double Bass? Jan 17, 2017
- Jan 11, 2017 Should we play cello pieces on the double bass? Jan 11, 2017
- Jan 4, 2017 When should I throw in the towel & when should I push through? Jan 4, 2017
- Dec 22, 2016 Merry Christmas! - Double Bass Duet Dec 22, 2016
- Dec 22, 2016 How to Choose a Double Bass Bow - Ask Geoff & Lauren Dec 22, 2016
- Dec 15, 2016 Sight Reading on Gigs: My Top Tips for Electric & Upright Bassists! Dec 15, 2016
- Dec 13, 2016 Sight Reading Tips for Beginner Double Bassists Dec 13, 2016
- Dec 6, 2016 How do You Clean Your Double Bass? Dec 6, 2016
- Nov 29, 2016 What's the Future of Double Bass? Nov 29, 2016
- Nov 23, 2016 How to Practice Double Bass with Drone Notes Nov 23, 2016
- Nov 17, 2016 Quick Riff for Double Bass - C Minor Nov 17, 2016
- Nov 15, 2016 How do I choose the bow strokes when playing in an orchestra? Nov 15, 2016
- Nov 9, 2016 ‘Blues For Double Bass’ – Funky Blues Composition By G Chalmers Nov 9, 2016
- Nov 8, 2016 How to Choose a New Double Bass Nov 8, 2016
- Oct 25, 2016 How to Play Tricky Shifts on the Double Bass Oct 25, 2016
- Oct 25, 2016 Triplet Fills Deep Dive Oct 25, 2016
- Oct 25, 2016 Short Double Bass Study Oct 25, 2016
- Oct 12, 2016 What Can I Work On Whilst I'm Away From My Bass? Oct 12, 2016
- Oct 12, 2016 Double Bass Strings Buyers Guide Oct 12, 2016
- Sep 13, 2016 How Do You Prepare For An Orchestral Audition? Sep 13, 2016
- Sep 13, 2016 Double Bass String Height + Bridge Adjusters Sep 13, 2016
- Sep 13, 2016 How Do You Have A Positive Audition Experience? Sep 13, 2016
- Sep 13, 2016 When Is It Time To Move On To The Next Piece/Exercise? Sep 13, 2016
- Sep 13, 2016 How Do You Practice Fast Pieces On The Double Bass? Sep 13, 2016
- Sep 13, 2016 What Bowing Skills Should A Jazz Bassist Practice? Sep 13, 2016
- Sep 13, 2016 Which Double Bass Strings Are Best For Classical Music? Sep 13, 2016
- Sep 13, 2016 How To Deal With Blisters & Calluses Sep 13, 2016
- Sep 13, 2016 Favourite Double Bass Method Books Sep 13, 2016
- Sep 13, 2016 Electronic Tuner For Double Bass Practice? Sep 13, 2016
- Sep 13, 2016 What Double Bass Accessories Do You Use? Sep 13, 2016
- Sep 13, 2016 How Does Humidity Affect Rosin and Set Up? Sep 13, 2016
- Sep 13, 2016 When Should I Change My Double Bass Strings, Rosin & Bow Hair? Sep 13, 2016
- Sep 13, 2016 Double Bass, Seated Vs Standing Sep 13, 2016
- Sep 13, 2016 How Do I Play In Tune On The Double Bass? Sep 13, 2016
- Sep 13, 2016 5 String Double Bass Vs C Extension Sep 13, 2016
- Sep 13, 2016 EUB Vs Double Bass For Beginners Sep 13, 2016
- Sep 13, 2016 What Qualities Do The Best Bass Students Have? Sep 13, 2016
- Sep 13, 2016 Should I Keep Both Feet On The Floor When Playing Seated? Sep 13, 2016
Heather Miller Lardin
- Jan 19, 2023 Air on the G String - Bass Line Reduction Jan 19, 2023
Jason Heath
- Dec 29, 2023 Introducing Spiccato - Double Bass Technique Lesson Dec 29, 2023
- Jun 15, 2022 Shifting In and Out of Thumb Position Jun 15, 2022
- May 5, 2022 How to stop flying fingers! (Left-hand technique) May 5, 2022
- Feb 17, 2022 What a Good Sound Looks Like Feb 17, 2022
- Sep 30, 2021 A Guide to Thumb Position Technique Sep 30, 2021
- Jul 22, 2021 Bow Lifts Jul 22, 2021
- Oct 29, 2020 The Lion's Roar + Our Top 5 SPOOKIEST Lessons Oct 29, 2020
- Sep 17, 2020 How to Trill on the Double Bass Sep 17, 2020
- Sep 10, 2020 My Double Bass Bow Hold (Not Grip) Sep 10, 2020
- Sep 3, 2020 How to Apply Rosin to the Double Bass Bow Sep 3, 2020
John Goldsby
- Oct 26, 2023 I Got Rhythm in the style of Hampton Hawes Trio Oct 26, 2023
- Oct 19, 2023 Hey You, Remember Me? Lesson and Play-Along Performance Oct 19, 2023
- Jun 1, 2022 Paul Chambers Transcription - 'Blue Spring' Bass Solo Jun 1, 2022
- Apr 1, 2022 Performance and Transcription of Fungii Mama by Blue Mitchell Apr 1, 2022
- Nov 11, 2021 Elements of Walking Bass Lines – Blues Etude Nov 11, 2021
- Nov 4, 2021 Building Bass Lines with Lower Leading Tones Nov 4, 2021
- Jan 28, 2021 No Greater Love - Scott LaFaro Solo Jan 28, 2021
- Jan 21, 2021 Guide Tones for Creating Jazz Bass Solos Jan 21, 2021
- Nov 25, 2020 Con Alma Etude - 12/8 to 4/4 bass lines Nov 25, 2020
- Apr 2, 2020 John Goldsby Q&A and PDF - 60 Things to Improve Your Bass Playing Apr 2, 2020
- Sep 26, 2019 Brazilian Hat Trick by John Goldsby - Analysis and Performance Sep 26, 2019
- Sep 20, 2019 More Than Something - John Goldsby Trio Performance Spotlight Sep 20, 2019
- Sep 19, 2019 Double-Stop Blues Etude by John Goldsby Sep 19, 2019
- Sep 5, 2019 John Goldsby - Solo Performance of "Sweet and Lovely" Sep 5, 2019
- Feb 21, 2019 All the Notes - The Chromatic Scale Feb 21, 2019
- Feb 15, 2019 Killer Joe - Walking Bass Line Etude Feb 15, 2019
Joseph Conyers
- Apr 22, 2021 'It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a Mozart' - Mozart 40 Excerpt Apr 22, 2021
- May 21, 2020 Scooping - Bowing Technique Lesson May 21, 2020
- May 14, 2020 Playing the Melody from Mozart #39, Exposition May 14, 2020
Katie Thiroux
- Mar 7, 2024 Building Melodic Bass Lines Mar 7, 2024
- Oct 5, 2023 Creating Melodic Bass Solos Oct 5, 2023
- Apr 13, 2023 KT's Killer Phrasing Exercise - Break out of that rut! Apr 13, 2023
- Apr 6, 2023 Ear Training Essentials for Jazz Bassists Apr 6, 2023
- Nov 19, 2020 Scrapple from the Apple - Solo by Katie Thiroux Nov 19, 2020
- Feb 20, 2020 Love You Madly for Solo Bass - Transcription Feb 20, 2020
- Dec 6, 2019 Simple Concepts - Beginner's Double Bass Lesson Dec 6, 2019
- Jul 12, 2019 Bass Solo by Katie Thiroux Jul 12, 2019
- Jul 10, 2019 From Beginner to Bandstand - New Course by Katie Thiroux Jul 10, 2019
- Jul 9, 2019 Really Learning a Melody — The 10x Method Jul 9, 2019
- Jul 3, 2019 Singing and Playing Bass at the Same Time Jul 3, 2019
Lauren Pierce
- Nov 15, 2018 The Dry Heave Exercise Nov 15, 2018
- Jul 5, 2018 Glowing Tones Strategy Jul 5, 2018
- Jun 28, 2018 Warm Up Guide for Double Bassists Jun 28, 2018
- Jun 22, 2018 Why Practicing is Frustrating Jun 22, 2018
- May 25, 2018 Lauren Pierce's Five Most Popular Lessons May 25, 2018
- May 17, 2018 Intonation Tip for Thumb Position May 17, 2018
- Jan 26, 2018 Finger Spacing Differences Between Positions Jan 26, 2018
- Jan 19, 2018 Solidifying Finger Spaces Jan 19, 2018
- Jan 11, 2018 How to Play Trills Jan 11, 2018
- Dec 20, 2017 Should you Ever Play Double Bass with Collapsed Fingers? Dec 20, 2017
- Nov 30, 2017 My Top 5 Tips to Make Playing in Thumb Position Easier! Nov 30, 2017
- Oct 10, 2017 Choosing Fingerings - Prelude from Bach Cello Suite No.1 Oct 10, 2017
- Oct 4, 2017 Feeling the Pulse in Solo Music - Schubert Arpeggione Sonata Oct 4, 2017
- Sep 28, 2017 Double Bass Solo from Mahler Symphony #1 Sep 28, 2017
- Sep 21, 2017 How to Tune a Double Bass Sep 21, 2017
- Sep 15, 2017 The Vomit Exercise for Double Bass Sep 15, 2017
- Sep 5, 2017 Lauren's Favourite YouTube Double Bassists - Pt.3 Pop (& everything else!) Sep 5, 2017
- Jul 14, 2017 Double Bass Articulations & Markings Guide Jul 14, 2017
- May 26, 2017 Lauren's Favourite YouTube Videos: Pt.2 Jazz May 26, 2017
- May 11, 2017 Up 10, Down 5 - Slow Practice Method (L#103) May 11, 2017
- Apr 28, 2017 Four Bad Habits That Make You Play out of Tune in Thumb Position Apr 28, 2017
- Apr 7, 2017 Lauren's Favourite YouTube Videos: Pt.1 - Classical Apr 7, 2017
- Mar 24, 2017 Planting Fingers - Double Bass Shifting Technique + Drill Mar 24, 2017
- Mar 2, 2017 Bowing Technique for Playing Double Stops Mar 2, 2017
- Feb 23, 2017 Crossing Strings in a Slur Feb 23, 2017
- Feb 10, 2017 How to Hide the Sound of a Shift on the Double Bass Feb 10, 2017
- Jan 6, 2017 Which Part of the Thumb do You Use in Thumb Position? Jan 6, 2017
- Dec 8, 2016 5 Things That Are Hurting Your Playing Dec 8, 2016
- Nov 24, 2016 How to Stop Pain in Your Bow Hand Nov 24, 2016
- Nov 11, 2016 Shifting Sounds Nov 11, 2016
- Sep 13, 2016 Vibrato Masterclass For Double Bass By Lauren Pierce Sep 13, 2016
- Sep 13, 2016 Lauren’s Rhythm Exercise To Learn Hard Pieces Sep 13, 2016
- Sep 13, 2016 Switching Between Pizzicato & Arco With A French Pattern Double Bass Bow Sep 13, 2016
- Sep 13, 2016 Phrasing With The Bow – Lauren Pierce Bowing Lesson Sep 13, 2016
- Sep 13, 2016 Beginner’s Bowing Lesson – The Arm Angle Sep 13, 2016
Marcos Machado
- Mar 20, 2020 Finger Pressure Mar 20, 2020
- Nov 1, 2019 Pivot Hand Positions Nov 1, 2019
- Oct 17, 2019 Thumb Position Lesson - The Position of the Thumb Oct 17, 2019
- Oct 11, 2019 Marcos Machado Performance — Giovanni Bottesini - Cadenza from Concerto No 2 in B minor Oct 11, 2019
Olivier Babaz
- Jul 8, 2021 The Role of a Jazz Bass Player - Stick to the basics or stretch out? Jul 8, 2021
- May 13, 2021 'Playing Out' in Your Jazz Solos May 13, 2021
- Oct 8, 2020 Reharmonisation with Pedal Tones – Darn That Dream Oct 8, 2020
- Jul 16, 2020 Jazz Bowing Performance and Transcription Jul 16, 2020
- Jun 26, 2020 Top Tips for Gypsy Jazz Bass Lines Jun 26, 2020
- Apr 17, 2020 Left Hand Technique for Fast Walking Bass Lines Apr 17, 2020
- May 16, 2019 Bowing Jazz Melodies on Double Bass - Ornithology May 16, 2019
- May 9, 2019 Olivier Babaz - Performance Spotlight May 9, 2019
- May 2, 2019 Pizzicato Phrases Played with the Bow May 2, 2019
- Apr 25, 2019 Slapping with the bow! Double Bass Lesson Apr 25, 2019
Petros Klampanis
- Feb 22, 2024 Solo Bass Arrangement of Just Friends Feb 22, 2024
Phoebe Russell
- Apr 12, 2024 Shifting in Thumb Position Apr 12, 2024
- Apr 4, 2024 Tips for Expressive Vibrato Apr 4, 2024
- Aug 2, 2023 Beethoven 5, Scherzo Orchestral Excerpt Lesson Aug 2, 2023
- Jul 26, 2023 Working with an Accompanist - Introducing Phoebe Russell Jul 26, 2023
Russell Hall
- Aug 24, 2023 Russell Hall Performs Black Bart Aug 24, 2023
- Sep 22, 2022 The Two Feel: Making your bass lines dance! Sep 22, 2022
- Sep 18, 2022 Russell Hall Performs Black Caesar Sep 18, 2022
Slick Joe Fick
- Mar 21, 2024 Slap That Bass! Course Clips Compilation Mar 21, 2024
- Mar 10, 2022 Beginner's Slap Bass Lesson: The Single Slap Mar 10, 2022
- Mar 1, 2022 Most people play the bass, I like to SLAP the bass! Mar 1, 2022