How NOT to Press the String - Mr. Karr would you teach me How to Drive a Double Bass - Lesson No. 3

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@raveniskcrow 11 лет назад

Thank you for the very informative lesson. As a former public school teacher can assure you that 90% of the school basses are maladjusted. Lewis and Glaesel and Roth all send the basses with the strings set much too high; they just get worse from there. I bring this up because there will be a fair number of people watching the lesson and not being able to achieve the results that you demonstrate and not knowing why. What is the string height on you bass at the octave position? Great lesson

@TheSoundSearching 11 лет назад

i love your philosophy "playing the upright bass is either easy or impossible" for me sometimes it seems impossible haha

@duoboccherini2335 8 лет назад

תודה רבה מיכאל ! שיעור מאלף.לא נפגשנו הרבה שנים, אבל אני יושב פה ונפעם מהגישה ההוליסטית שלך לטכניקות הבסיסיות ביותר. תמיד חשבתי שאלו הם היסודות שעליהם כדאי לבנות. דייקת לי הרבה תובנות שצברתי עם השנים ושאני מנסה להעביר גם לתלמידים שלי ולקולגות שמנגנים על כלים שונים. בעיקר כלים מאתגרים פיזית כמו תופים , טרומבון , קרן יער , אבוב ... למרות שלפי גישתי האישית לכל כלי יש את הקשיים שלו ואת ה"קלויות" שלו. זילברברג

@EggbornHatchedrotten 11 лет назад

Wow. That is encouraging to a 5 foot tall woman who wants to try bass again after trying a bit 30 years ago. The more I see and try, the more I think it's not impossible, even for me.

@EhudEttun 13 лет назад

Excellent! I wish all of the bass players in the world saw that...

@michaelklinghoffer4047 8 лет назад

Thank you for your comment, no you do not need more weight in the bow arm when you use your large muscles to help your left hand. I use the large muscles for the right hand as well.

@antonio.beirao 11 лет назад

Very useful, simple exercises like this are very helpful. One of my biggest problems is my waste of energy while playing

@Prof.ArnonPalty 13 лет назад

Thanks for these incredible lessons!

@koipondmusic 11 лет назад

thank you for this lesson! i have a pinched ulnar nerve in my left arm so my pinky is pretty weak. this will help me change my approach to playing.

@coralsand 12 лет назад

Thanks for the lessons! I'm looking for some more info on the usage of the bigger muscles (chest, back, etc,,) Any suggestions, further readings ? I play the guitar, and using these muscles instead of the forearms muscles makes a world of difference!

@MrDanilop45 2 года назад

Everyone will hate me for doing the seagull, but I think it’s a great exercise 👍🏻

@michaherman8722 10 лет назад

Great video. I really appreciate, that you share the knowledge. I have one question though: At the end you show how bass weight is pressing strings into your fingers, so you do not have to use thumb force. Do you use this technique for play, or is it just for exercise to rise awareness of big muscles in body? I tried to use it in playing, but I have troubles with open strings. I am playing mainly pizzicato and with open string I have no bow to stabilize instrument. Is this technique only handy with bow playing or can it be adapted to pizzicato playing?

@driveadoublebass 10 лет назад

Helo Thank you for your comment. Yes the main purpose is to draw attention to the large muscles and to how little it really takes to press the string. from my experience, working with many jazz players, who mostly play pizz, they tend to press even harder because pizz requires a bit more than the bow. Further more, it is very important to keep the thumb on the neck also for more indication and information while shifting. I also recommend that you do the left hand Pizz exercises from video 4 especially with the thumb... i think they will help you relax your left hand. best regards Michael

@KriZeZZ 8 лет назад

Thank you for your video's! My my bass has to go on surgery because he had an accident, so i can't try it out at the moment.. But i do have a question: If you press the string (with your bigger muscle groups), do you know if you need more force when you play louder with the bow? I think it is needed, but i am not sure. Could you please help me out? Christian

@michaelklinghoffer4047 8 лет назад

Thank you! תודה

@driveadoublebass 12 лет назад

Thank you! I really do not mean to advertise my book but there is more information about it and about other subjects that might be of interest to any musicians. I just heard that it was mentioned in a site for trombone players as someone found it helpful. I have worked with guitar players and I found that my ideas about coordination were well received. I would also try the left hand pizzicato for relaxation. I am always happy to discuss things: klinghoffer@jamd.ac.il

@POsomething 12 лет назад

That's a double bass? Wow, mine looks a bit different. There are two designs, if I remember correctly..

@jamesstark5491 12 лет назад

5000 viewer

@hisaii 8 лет назад

I'm wasting time watching this video! XD jk

@Shyuum 10 лет назад

"People are wasteful creatures" though he has an expensive bass and clothing, way to contradict himself eh? Most European teachers are not humble at all, just because you have a talent in music does not mean you're the next Nelson Mandela or a humble philanthropist, I know the message he was trying to give but, seriously stick to the lesson.

@GeckoBass Год назад

It’s not that deep. If you listened a few more seconds, you would hear that he said after that, “they(people) waste energy,” and it relates to the lesson as many people will try really hard to press the strings but could just use their large muscles as he demonstrated on the lesson. what a way to be racist toward Europeans and take things way out of proportion. I know it’s been 10 years and people change, but you were a real bitch with this comment.