Carl Fischer Vade Mecum For The Double Bass - Vance - Double Bass - Book

Author: George Vance
Format: Book
Instrumentation: Double Bass

Wonderful compendium of scales, arpeggios and bowing variations, Vade Mecum, is a manual that will help to greatly enhance the technical dexterity of string bass players. It is a terrific resource of materials for daily practice and pre-performance warm-up exercises.

Contents:

• Exercises for the Left Hand Alone
• One-Octave Scales
• Variations for One-Octave Scales
• One-Octave Minor Scales
• Exercises on the Pivot Movement
• Exercises in 4th Position
• C Major
• Position Survey
• Reading Exercise
• Exercises for Developng Left-Hand Stamina
• G Major
• Position Survey
• Reading Exercise
• F Major
• Position Survey
• Reading Exercise
• Bb Major
• Position Survey
• Reading Exercise
• B Minor
• E Minor
• G Minor
• E Major
• Reading Exercise
• C Minor
• D Major
• Position Survey
• Reading Exercise
• D Minor
• F Minor
• A Minor
• A Major
• Reading Exercise
• F# Minor
• Eb Major
• Reading Exercise
• Ab Major
• Reading Exercise
• The Melodic Minor Scale Cycle
• Exercises for the Left Hand
• Double Stops:
  • 1. Fifths
  • 2. Thirds
  • 3. Fourths
• Chromatic Exercises:
  • 1. Two-Octave Chromatic Scales
  • 2. Chromatic Study No. 1
  • 3. Chromatic Study No. 2
• Cyclic Exercises:
  • 1. Dominant-Seventh Arpeggios
  • 2. Major Scales
  • 3. Minor-Seventh & Diminshed-Seventh Arpeggios
  • 4. Cycle with Augmented Triads
  • 5. Arpeggio Cycle
• Exercises for Learning the Curvature of the Bridge:
  • 1. On Four Strings
  • 2. On Three Strings
  • 3. On Two Strings
• 6th Position Harmonics
• Study of String Crossing
• Variations for Two-Octave Scales
• Bianco Variation