Learn Roots Music

This lesson is a useful primer for the upright bass player who wants to get into jazz, or a great refresher for the player who is already steeped in the jazz traditions and techniques. It is a great addition to the Learn Roots Catalogue of Instructional DVDs for Bass players!

Topics covered include:
. The Basics of Upright Bass
. Right and Left Hand Damping
. Bow Techniques
. Playing with Straight vs Swing feels
. Triads and Arpeggios
. Playing Melodies on the Bass
. Working with a metronome
. Minor blues
. Latin grooves
. Shifting Left Hand Positions
. Triplet Rhythms
. Walking down to the vi chord
. Walking from the ii up to the V chord
. and more....