The celebrated Principal Bassist of the New York Philharmonic offers a bass-fingering methodology that reflects a lifetime of experience as both a teacher and a performer in this comprehensive book. His teaching approach in The School of Agility focuses on developing fingerings that will improve rhythm, intonation and ease of fingerboard movement. Highlights include: A variety of fingerings that allow individual players to find those most suitable for their level and style of playing. - Fingerings that are appropriate to specific playing situations - Techniques for producing a clean, clear low frequency sound. Simply put, The School of Agility will provide the modern string bass player with an innovative and effective approach to mastering the instrument.

Contents

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgements

Biography

How to Use This Book

Key to Symbols

E Major

E Harmonic Minor

E Melodic Minor

E Natural Minor

E Arpeggios

F Major

F Harmonic Minor

F Melodic Minor

F Natural Minor

F Arpeggios

F-sharp Major

F-sharp Harmonic Minor

F-sharp Melodic Minor

F-sharp Natural Minor

F-sharp Arpeggios

G Major

G Harmonic Minor

G Melodic Minor

G Natural Minor

G Arpeggios

A-flat Major

G-sharp Harmonic Minor

G-sharp Melodic Minor

G-sharp Natural Minor

A-flat Arpeggios

A Major

A Harmonic Minor

A Melodic Minor

A Natural Minor

A Arpeggios

B-flat Major

B-flat Harmonic Minor

B-flat Melodic Minor

B-flat Natural Minor

B-flat Arpeggios I

B-flat Arpeggios II

B Major

B Harmonic Minor

B Melodic Minor

B Natural Minor

B Arpeggio I

B Arpeggios II

C Major

C Harmonic Minor

C Melodic Minor

C Natural Minor

C Arpeggios

D-flat Major

C-sharp Harmonic Minor

C-sharp Melodic Minor

C-sharp Natural Minor

D-flat Arpeggios

D Major

D Harmonic Minor

D Melodic Minor

D Natural Minor

D Arpeggios

E-flat Major

E-flat Harmonic Minor

E-flat Melodic Minor

E-flat Natural Minor

E-flat Arpeggios

Sequence of Arpeggios for Daily Practice

Score Pages: 244

Language: English

Publisher: Carl Fischer