Right Hand Technique Lessons for Jazz and Contemporary Players

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Top 10 Intermediate Double Bass Lessons
Geoff Chalmers
Top 10 Intermediate Double Bass Lessons
Geoff Chalmers

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

Geoff Chalmers
The Two Feel: Making your bass lines dance!
Russell Hall
The Two Feel: Making your bass lines dance!
Russell Hall

In this preview lesson from ‘Bessie’s Bass Busters’, Russell Hall covers the two feel and how to make your bass lines dance!

Russell Hall
Gut Strings and The Point of Contact
Barry Bales
Gut Strings and The Point of Contact
Barry Bales

In this preview lesson from ‘My Approach to Bluegrass Bass’, Barry Bales covers how to adapt your right-hand technique when playing with different strings.

Barry Bales
Bird's Landing - 8th Anniversary Celebration!
Geoff Chalmers
Bird's Landing - 8th Anniversary Celebration!
Geoff Chalmers

Celebrate our 8th anniversary with us! Get a free transcription of this piece by Geoff Chalmers plus a thank you message from the founder.

Geoff Chalmers
The Lion's Roar + Our Top 5 SPOOKIEST Lessons
Jason Heath
The Lion's Roar + Our Top 5 SPOOKIEST Lessons
Jason Heath

Find out our top 5 spookiest lessons, including Jason Heath’s unusual sound effect for double bass.

Jason Heath
Right Hand Rhythm Exercise for Double Bass
Danny Ziemann
Right Hand Rhythm Exercise for Double Bass
Danny Ziemann

In this lesson, Danny Ziemann shares a right-hand technique exercise to develop your time and tone.

Danny Ziemann
Simple Concepts - Beginner's Double Bass Lesson
Katie Thiroux
Simple Concepts - Beginner's Double Bass Lesson
Katie Thiroux

In this lesson, Katie Thiroux shares some simple concepts to help you get started on the upright bass.

Katie Thiroux
Really Learning a Melody — The 10x Method
Katie Thiroux
Really Learning a Melody — The 10x Method
Katie Thiroux

In this preview lesson from her course, Katie Thiroux teaches a fail-safe method to memorise melodies. You will need 10 small items such as coins.

Katie Thiroux
Bowing Jazz Melodies on Double Bass - Ornithology
Olivier Babaz
Bowing Jazz Melodies on Double Bass - Ornithology
Olivier Babaz

In this lesson, Olivier Babaz teaches how to play jazz melodies with the bow. To demonstrate, Olivier uses the melody to Ornithology by Charlie Parker.

Olivier Babaz
G Minor Beginner's Bass Riff
Geoff Chalmers
G Minor Beginner's Bass Riff
Geoff Chalmers

In this lesson Geoff teaches a beginner’s bass riff in the key of G minor.

Geoff Chalmers
Broken Two Feel Walking Bass Lines
Danny Ziemann
Broken Two Feel Walking Bass Lines
Danny Ziemann

Danny Ziemann teaches how to use a broken two feel walking bass line in a jazz trio.

Danny Ziemann
Geoff Chalmers' Five Most Popular Lessons
Geoff Chalmers
Geoff Chalmers' Five Most Popular Lessons
Geoff Chalmers

Geoff Chalmers’ five most popular Discover Double Bass lessons.

Geoff Chalmers
Pinched Harmonics Lesson
Geoff Chalmers
Pinched Harmonics Lesson
Geoff Chalmers

Learn how to play pinched harmonics on the double bass.

Geoff Chalmers
Switching Between Pizzicato & Arco With German Bow
Geoff Chalmers
Switching Between Pizzicato & Arco With German Bow
Geoff Chalmers

In this lesson I teach you how to switch between pizzicato and arco when using the German pattern double bass bow. 

Geoff Chalmers
Right Hand Technique – Using Two Fingers To Play Fills
Geoff Chalmers
Right Hand Technique – Using Two Fingers To Play Fills
Geoff Chalmers

Learn how to use two fingers on your right hand when playing fills on the double bass. 

Geoff Chalmers
Playing Chords On The Double Bass
Geoff Chalmers
Playing Chords On The Double Bass
Geoff Chalmers

In this video I talk you though my approach to playing chords and teach you to my composition ‘Out of Focus’ which is featured at the start.

Geoff Chalmers
Ghost Notes And Slapped Notes To Make Your Bass Playing Groove!
Geoff Chalmers
Ghost Notes And Slapped Notes To Make Your Bass Playing Groove!
Geoff Chalmers

This double bass lesson teaches ‘ghost notes’ and ‘slapped notes’.

Geoff Chalmers
Double Bass Right Hand Technique Lesson
Geoff Chalmers
Double Bass Right Hand Technique Lesson
Geoff Chalmers

Right hand technique double bass lesson by Geoff Chalmers. 

Geoff Chalmers
Double Bass Right Hand Exercises. Improve Your Time And Tone
Geoff Chalmers
Double Bass Right Hand Exercises. Improve Your Time And Tone
Geoff Chalmers

Upright bass right hand technique lesson by Geoff Chalmers of Discover Double Bass.

Geoff Chalmers
Essential Right Hand Techniques for Jazz Bassists
Geoff Chalmers
Essential Right Hand Techniques for Jazz Bassists
Geoff Chalmers

In this video Lesson I teach you what I consider to be the most overlooked aspect of jazz pizzicato technique, the use of arm weight.

Geoff Chalmers
 

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