Our top 10 lesson suggestions for intermediate and advancing, including thumb position, intonation, bowing technique and scales!

In a preview lesson from her course, Phoebe teaches how to excel at the orchestral excerpt Beethoven 5, Scherzo.

Jason teaches how to correctly shift in and out of thumb position on the double bass.

A quick lesson where Jason explains how to maintain the correct left-hand shape with the fingers that aren’t doing anything.

Jason Heath teaches how to get a clean, good-sounding trill on the double bass.

This is a preview lesson from Joseph Conyer’s course ‘Orchestra Chops Vol. 1’. The lesson covers the exposition melody from Mozart Symphony 39.

In this lesson, Marcos Machado teaches us how to practise controlling finger pressure through a series of exercises and extracts.

In this lesson, David Allen Moore explains how to effectively use left-hand and arm weight when playing the double bass.

In this double bass lesson, David Allen Moore teaches the Phantom Hand exercise.

In this lesson, Marcos Machado describes the different hand positions of the pivot.

In this thumb position technique lesson, Marcos Machado explains the position of the thumb.

This lesson is about using non-playing fingers to help you develop the consistency of your hand shape.

In this lesson David Allen Moore teaches us the thumb scale progression to help you master thumb position.

In this double bass lesson Lauren Pierce teaches the Dry Heave exercise.

Lauren Pierces teaches how to play trills on the double bass.

Should you ever play the double bass with collapsed fingers? Find out when it might help your playing!

Lauren Pierce teaches the double bass solo from the 3rd movement of Mahler's 1st Symphony. 

Lauren Pierce teaches the Vomit Exercise for double bass.

The ultimate articulations and markings guide for double bass with 20 video examples.

Learn the technique you need to play double stops with the bow.

Learn how to hide the sound of a shift on the double bass.