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Who are the bassists you love to hear playing? Top 3, any style!
Is there someone who plays the bass that just resonates with you on another level? Share that person's name here - and even some favorite recording of theirs you might like.…
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14Nov
The Ear Training Survival Guide for Bassists with Danny Ziemann
Thu Nov 14 2024 at 2 PM - 3 PM ESThttps://app.tonebase.co/bass/live/player/dbs-the-ear-training-survival-guide-for-bassists1 going -
16Oct
Build Your Shifting Vocabulary
Wed Oct 16 2024 at 2 PM - 3 PM EDThttps://app.tonebase.co/bass/live/player/dbs-building-your-shifting-vocabulary3 going -
Show us your Bass!
The double bass community on tonebase has grown a whole lot already in the short time since we launched, so I thought I'd circle back to this great Discussion of the Week we shared back at launch in…
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Tell us your favorite double bass albums of all time - any style!
It's all in the title folks - what's your favorite double bass album of all-time? Or even album that features some really great bass playing? Tell us below and inspire some of your peers to listen to…
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Why did you pick the bass?
This week, we want to hear about your double bass "origin story"! How did you choose the bass, or did the bass choose you? Is if because of the big vibrations it makes,…
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24Oct
Score Study Made Simple - cross-stream from the flute platform
Thu Oct 24 2024 at 2 PM - 3 PM EDThttps://app.tonebase.co/bass/live/player/score-study-made-simple2 going -
Week 1
Description: The fact is, there’s really no way around the necessity of shifting when it comes to playing the double bass. Left to only one hand position,…
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Level-Up Your Scales: Week 2 video
In week 2 of this TWI, we're looking at applying some of your new-found scale fingerings by adding some bowing variations into the mix; working through a scale progression exercise;…
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SIGN-UP: Level-Up Your Scales!
FOLLOW THE LINK TO SIGN-UP: https://forms.gle/iqyHLncSavn5fuyi6 Description: The fact is, there’s really no way around the necessity of shifting when it comes to playing the double bass.…
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Share a piece of music that you think is perfect – why is it perfect to you?
We all love music - but isn’t there some music that you can’t get enough of? Perfection may seem like an abstract idea, but there’s some music that just resonates with us differently,…
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What are the Two Week Intensives?
Have you ever wondered what would happen if you sat down and concentrated on one specific aspect of your playing? Dedicating two weeks to one thing? Improving your sound quality,…
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What is your daily practice routine and how has it evolved over time?
Hey there tonebassists! This week, coinciding with our next livestream on “How to Practice Effectively” (September 26), we want to hear about your practice routine, and how it has evolved over time?…
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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 2024 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 2024 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 2024 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 2024 at 8 PM CESThttps://app.tonebase.co/bass/live/player/how-to-be-consistent-in-performance1 going -
26Sep
Effective Practicing!
Thu Sep 26 2024 at 8 PM CESThttps://app.tonebase.co/bass/live/player/dbs-effective-practicing1 going