Advanced Technique for Strings | Level 4 Essential Elements Series for Orchestral Training | Double Bass Sheet Music for Advanced Students | String Method Book for Double Bassists

Gillespie, Robert; Tellejohn Hayes, Pamela; Allen, Michael

ISBN 10: 0634010557 / ISBN 13: 9780634010552

Published by Hal Leonard, 2000

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Advanced Technique for Strings | Level 4 Essential Elements Series for Orchestral Training | Double Bass Sheet Music for Advanced Students | String Method Book for Double Bassists
• Publisher: Hal Leonard
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0634010557
• ISBN 13: 9780634010552
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: As New

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Synopsis

Advance Your Double Bass Mastery with a Proven Method * The Advanced Technique for Strings for Double Bass is the Level 4 installment of the acclaimed Essential Elements series. Developed by master educators Michael Allen, Robert Gillespie, and Pamela Tellejohn Hayes, this method book is designed to challenge and develop advanced orchestral bassists through a structured and progressive curriculum. * * Full-Scale Development for Advanced Players * This book includes a comprehensive practice routine featuring three-octave major and minor scales, arpeggios, and a systematic fingering approach. Extensive shifting exercises help students explore advanced positions with confidence, while rhythm and bowing studies enhance musical phrasing, articulation, and timing. * * Train in a Musical Context with Real Orchestral Passages * To reinforce technical progress in context, this method integrates unison orchestra excerpts, allowing students to apply new skills musically and collaboratively. The material supports both solo development and ensemble precision. * * Perfect for Private Lessons, Studio Programs, and String Ensembles * Whether used in a classroom or private setting, this method book equips bassists with the skills needed to reach new technical heights. It also serves as a music teacher resource for structured, long-term instruction in double bass technique.