This is the first in a series of 4 books that will give you a thorough technical training in the Scandinavian double bass technique. Learn how to use all 4 fingers in the left hand no matter the size of your hand. The exercises develop systematically - beginning simply and developing rapidly in their complexity. As such the booklets are beneficial for both beginning and advanced bassists who want to change their technique or just wish to widen their horizons.

The author's own technique as a bass player (and also the content of these booklets) is built upon his technical foundation acquired at the new Rytmisk Musikkonservatorium in Copenhagen/Frederiksberg while he was under the tutelage of the world famous Danish bassist, Niels Henning Ørsted Pedersen.

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The book is not meant to be the “be all, end all” bass method. Their purpose is to be a supplement to other excellent schools of bass playing. You can be sure that the technique you will learn here will not be suitable to all musical situations. However Mr Pedersen believes that it is important to know many different methods of playing in order to honour the various musical styles that one may encounter.

If you are finding that you do not have the technical ability to express your musical ideas on double bass, then this series is for you. The technique focus on all possible solutions without telling the answers.

Book, 32 pages