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Welcome to the tonebase Bass Community!
Hey everyone - this is Martin from tonebase! As the Head of Live and Community here on tonebase, it's such a pleasure to welcome you to the tonebase community.…
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30Oct
Double Bass Warm Ups with Susan Hagen
Wed Oct 30 at 2 PM - 3:15 PM EDThttps://app.tonebase.co/bass/live/player/dbs-warm-ups-with-susan-hagen3 going -
2Oct
Level-Up Your Scales!
Wed Oct 2 at 2 PM - 3:30 PM EDThttps://app.tonebase.co/bass/live/player/dbs-level-up-your-scales3 going -
Share your favourite recordings!
This week, we want to hear all about your favourite recordings! Please simply share a link or text desription of your favourite recordings that inspire you, had an effect on your musical life,…
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Bow Strokes: Building Legato into Spiccato
Description: Taking inspiration from the many approaches to sound creation that our artists on the double bass platform have shared, this Two-Week-Intensive (TWI) will surely present some new ideas…
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11Sep
Basic Warmups and Every Day Exercises for the Bass
Wed Sep 11 at 2 PM - 3 PM EDThttps://app.tonebase.co/bass/live/player/dbs-basic-warmups-and-every-day-exercises-for-bass4 going -
Back to School - what are you practicing?
For many of us, September is one of the busiest times of the year! Students typically head back to school around now; the audition circuit is heating up as orchestras return to work;…
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TWI #1 - Video 3
This is the third video in the TWI #1 "Building Legato into Spiccato" series - it focuses on isolating the wrist and finger motion in variations 20 - 25 of the TWI PDF,…
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TWI #1 - Video 2
This is the second video in the TWI #1 "Building Legato into Spiccato" series - it focuses on a topic a few folks have asked about, which is the mechanics of the wrist flexibility in particular as…
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Tuning Systems - Which do you use?
The double bass is by far the least-standardized member of the string family! Our instruments come in all shapes, sizes, and even tuning systems. On the tonebase platform alone,…
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30Sep
How to be Consistent in Performance with Stephen Clark
Mon Sep 30 at 8 PM CESThttps://app.tonebase.co/bass/live/player/how-to-be-consistent-in-performance1 going -
26Sep
Effective Practicing!
Thu Sep 26 at 8 PM CESThttps://app.tonebase.co/bass/live/player/dbs-effective-practicing1 going -
Who or what inspires you to keep improving at the bass?
Happy Monday bassists! What better way to start the week than to think about someone or something that inspires you? Is there someone or something that inspires you to pick up your bass and practice?…
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28Aug
Welcome to tonebase Double Bass!
Wed Aug 28 at 8 PM - 9 PM CESThttps://app.tonebase.co/bass/live/player/dbs-welcome-to-tonebase-double-bass2 going -
INTRODUCING: Your Personal Practice Diary
Hello and welcome to our brand new Practice Diary! We want to offer you a place where you can share your progress on a piece you are currently working on! 📕🌟 Just follow these simple steps:…