Playing Double Bass (Upright Bass) for Beginners

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Learn how to play double bass with tips and techniques on bass lessons in these free videos on upright bass.

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Summary: The guitar has been around for nearly 5,000 years, developed from even more ancient instruments akin to the sitar, it has been inspiring audiences since its first chord was strummed. It is the primary instrument involved with many genres of music including country, blues, flamenco, rock, and pop, and has been celebrated as one of the most expressive instruments in the world. Whether blending acoustic harmonies on a classical guitar or shredding solos on an electric guitar, the importance of the guitar to 20th century music cannot be ignored.

In this free video series, our expert Casey Cormier will give you an introduction to the double or upright bass, show you how to handle it, and tell you all about the different parts of the instrument. He will also show you how to pluck notes on both the major and minor movable patterns before teaching you a bass line and the pattern of the 12 bar blues.

About the Expert

Expert: Casey Cormier has been playing both the guitar and bass for ten years, performing in rock and roll clubs along the New Jersey Coast as well as in New York City. He studied jazz at the Hartt School of music and now teaches dozens of students daily through the Lasalle Music instrument store in West Hartford, Connecticut, and performs with fellow musicians in the Greater Hartford area.

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