Educational Downloads

Transcriptions (PDF) - Found on Jason Heath Bass page

Transcriptions by Kirsten Paige: Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 5 in F Major, op. 24 (the “Spring Sonata”) – PDF

spring-sonata-mv-1.pdf

spring-sonata-mv-2.pdf

spring-sonata-mv-3.pdf

spring-sonata-mv-4.pdf

Schubert Violin Sonata, D. 384

schubert-sonata-mv-1.pdf

Transcriptions by Jason Heath

Eccles Sonata in A Minor (solo tuning version) for Double Bass and Piano – PDF

eccles-sonata-solo-tuning-for-bass.pdf

from Miloslav Gajdos

Max Dimoff Warm-Up Packet

max_dimoff___warmups.pdf

Cleveland Orchestra principal bass Max Dimoff has a rigorous technical routine that he has developed for double bass players. You can check it out by clicking the link above. This five page packet introduces more advanced techniques, including double stop and thumb position exercises, shiftless scales in thumb position with different fingerings, 3 note progressive scales in thumb position, advanced fingering string crossing exercises and more. Miloslav Gajdos Bowing Packet

Gajdos Sevcik Booklet single-page.pdf

Gajdos single string bowing variations – cleaner copy

Czech bass virtuoso and master teacher Miloslav Gajdos has adapted the Sevcik School of Bowing for the double bass in this concise packet. The exercises are organized into ten groups for daily practice.

Scales (PDF)

Here are fingering charts for one and two octave scales with no fingerings at all. That way, you can add your own without a lot of unnecessary scribbling.

one octave major and minor scales – no fingerings (PDF)

two octave major and minor scales – no fingerings (PDF)

Three octave scales:

three octave major scales – no fingerings (PDF)

My fingerings

one octave major and minor scales with fingerings (PDF)

two octave major and minor scales with fingerings (PDF)

Jazz Practice Tracks from PlayJazzNow.com

Bill Harrison from PlayJazzNow.com has made some sample tracks available to Bass Blog readers. Just click the downloads tab to check out these tracks for yourself. At PlayJazzNow.com there are tracks available for all instruments. These particular tracks allow the jazz bassist to practice walking bass lines and solos.

Put them on your iPod or other portable MP3 player, practice from your computer, or burn them to CD. Very useful–definitely the next generation of jazz pedagogical tools!

Check out these tracks here (or under the downloads tab):

Bb Blues with piano and drums

Click to listen or download

Major Turnaround in C with piano and drums

Click to listen or download