Have Fun with the Double Bass is a unique new publication that adds joy and diversity to learning the instrument. It includes many songs that children will be familiar with thus making it both easier and fun to practice.Gerd Reinke has paid great attention to detail as he covers the essential basic skills for a budding bassist such as rhythmic exercises, posture and technical terms.The short exercises can be accompanied by the teacher on the piano.
A Note to Parents
Some advice before you begin
Getting to know the double bass -The bow
Can you read music
Notes and Symbols
How should I hold my double bass
The open strings and their names
Pizzicato exercises
Playing with the bow
Exercise with whole notes and whole rests
Exercise with half notes
Exercise with quarter notes and quater rests
The accidentals
How to hold your left hand
Exercises in the half position
Scale exercise (B flat major)
A Folk Song on the A and D strings
A Folk Song on the G and D strings
Nursery Rhyme
A Nursery Rhyme
R. Schumann: Song
A well known Folk Song with 4 Var.
The notes on the E string 1/2 position
A Folk Song
Adapted from an English Folk Song
Allegro -A hobfoblin's dance
An English Folk Song
Saint Martin
A Nursery Rhyme
A Folk Song
Kalinka
An American Folk Song
Little Melody
Three chinesemen and a double bass
Allegro 1,2,3,4 in C major
Grande Etude for children
Moderato, Allegretto, Turkish March
There is a manikin in the forest
A german Folk Song with variations
A german Folk Song in 4 keys
W.A. Mozart: Minuet
Folk Song 1 in 2 keys
Folk Song 2 in 2 keys
A. Diabelli: Scherzo
adapted from W.A. Mozart
From Orpheus in the Underworld
Etüde c major
A Bird Comes Flying
Dountry Dance
Minuet
German Folk Song
Allemande in sic different keys
Scherzo C major
Rondo
Minuet
The Fypsy Boy
March in G minor
Moderao
The sund does not stand still
Grande Etüde for children
From the Opera Der Freischütz
Purcell: Gavotte
Little Duet No. 1
Little Duet No. 2
Little Duet No. 3
Little Duet No. 4
Little Duet No. 5
Little Duet No. 6
Little Duet No. 7
Little Duet No. 8
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