a Habits of a Successful String Musician - Double Bass V Scales, Arpeggios, and Thirds Students should focus on the skills and octaves that are appropriate for theis level of ability and experience. Begin learning 2 scale by playing each note withouta pulse; listen and adjust fingertips to fine tune exch pitch before moving to the next note. Then, add a pulse and learn half and quarter notes, the printed chythm, and finally add slurs, as shown below. Aw aad B Anan Use the following checklist to guide your practice: ‘Sound projects well with an excelent rone quality. ‘Contact point is the correct distance between bridge and fingerboard. ‘The bow angle is perpendicular to the string and rotated correctly. Part of the bow is correct. Bow weight and speed are balanced and produce an excellent tone that projects wel. ‘Notes are consistently correct and in tune, especially fourth and seventh scale degrees. ‘Hand placement is correct on fingerboard, not sharp or fat. ‘Finger pattern (half-step placement) is correct; half-and whole-step distances are correct. Shifts are clean and well-executed; fingerings are correct. Fingertips adjust quickly, refining the pitch after finger placement. “Tempos are consistent; no stopping, stumbling, rushing, or dragging. Rhythm is correct. Exercise is memorized when appropriate. ooo} oooso} coooo Students of different levels can learn and perform scales at the same time. Those performing more octaves should begin their scale first, as shown below. 3-OctaveV_ Scales, Arpeggios, and Thirds Major Scales, Arpeggios, and Thirds 15 C Major 65. Tuning Canon 66. Tuning Chords ee 5 Aa Aa a oS 67. Scales and Arpeggios - One Octave “0 A pivot (abbreviated as piv, in this book) isa temporary shift used by double bas players to reduce the number of larger shifts and move around the bass more efficiently. It consists usually of only a half-step shift and after playing the pivot not, the player immediately returns tothe original position. 69. Thirds - Lower OctaveHabits of a Successful String Musician - Double Bass G Major 71. Tuning Chords De lo>~ pas a Aa 9 72, Seales and Arpeggios ~ One Octave 74. Thirds - Lower Octave Upper Octave ag :V_ Scales, Arpeggios, and Thirds 7 D Major 75. Tuning Canon. 76. Tuning Chords a . . = pos a ana 79. Thirds - Lower Octave i ¢18 Habits of a Successful String Musician - Double Bass A Major 80. Tuning Canon 81. Tuning Chords ie oa oS S 82. Scales and Arpeggios - One Octave Gann Ae 222138 in Whe ‘Three Octaves . vo tes fed Te ive 83. Dominant Arpeggio Bit. 2 6 ao Ada eee om fia PW 84. Thirds - Lower Octave Upper Octave es ™ © wv Vv. OW ta ta 1 i-V_ Scales, Arpeggios, and Thirds 19 E Major 85. Tuning Canon 86. Tuning Chords lo-o AAA Teen cae 7 te ha20 Hobits of a Successful String Musician - Double Bass B Major 90. Tuning Canon 91. Tuning Chords Lok RL 4 Aha 2 4 A A A A A A Ao 8 > 2 T 92, Scales and Arpeggios - One Octave ae ese Pi 93. Dominant Arpeggio has § 2 94. Thirds - Lower Octave D. 4 tae > Upper Octave gV. Scales, Arpeggios, and Thirds 21 97. Scales and Arpeggios - One Octave ‘Two Octaves a42 2a 2432 i ” te WV Bm ha mia pis. Pao ‘Three Octaves2 Habits of a Successful String Musician - Double Bass F Major 100. Tuning Canon 101. Tuning Chords eo 4 pio 20 Ipeo aa a low 102. Scales and Arpeggios - One Octave ‘Two Octaves 2 ee 103. Dominant Arpeggio 104. Thirds - Lower Octave i” Upper Octave ao| V_ Scales, Arpeggios, and Thirds B | B> Major 105. Tuning Canon 106. Tuning Chords ee e a oo. | he 108. Dominant Arpeggio oraz rs gel24 Habits of a Successful String Musician - Double Bass Eb Major 111. Tuning Chords ACA leno lero a AA : cS Y ihe 112. Scales and Arpeggios - One Octave oe eae eas rept ge aS se Tv rae tia 113. Dominant Arpeggio G4 $V_ Scales, Arpeggios, and Thirds 25 115. Tuning Canon 116. Tuning Chords ire 4 Boe a $ 2 a Y the 117. Scales and Arpeggios - One Octave Tm Two Octaves sana: : : beng, 2, 4 ee a te Vv me 0 ie26 Habits of a Successful String Musician - Double Bass D> Major 120. Tuning Canon 121. Tuning Chords > Po eo peo Loo} 4 5B 122. Scales and Arpeggios - One Octave 4aag aa Suna gs tng eae Des ote. 2 g4rai4 2 ead e219 123. Dominant Arpeggio eieeee! eo 20 -0 0 = 1