Incredibly Useful Exercises for Double Bass: Volume 17 - All Exercises Paperback – April 15, 2020

I teach a bass studio of 15 university-level music majors here at Fredonia Western New York. For the past several weeks, we have enjoyed getting to know Dennis Whittaker's "Incredibly Useful Exercises", Volume 17 (All Exercises).I highly recommend this book. It is incredible to have a collection of the world's great players and pedagogues' exercises in one handy volume. The provided instructions make a huge difference in interpreting the written notes. For our studio, I have the student tell me the areas of their playing where they feel they need some fortification. I add my thoughts and perceptions, and then make recommendations for the exercises that would help with those specific issues. It works out really well!

I'm always looking for new exercises and collections to help my students (and myself) master concepts, and Whittaker's Incredibly Useful Exercises is the best collection to come out in recent memory. Rather than a sequential method, this is a collection of, well, Incredibly Useful Exercises, each focusing on a specific skill or narrow and related set of skills, that can be used to focus on various aspects of double bass technique. The instructions for each exercise are wonderfully clear, concise, and wholistic. I am loving digging into this collection, and excited to incorporate the exercises with my students. A wonderful resource for the modern double bass player and teacher!

My favorite part of all is Whittaker's attention to mindfulness throughout these exercises. He addresses ideas like WHY you are working on this particular exercise, HOW to develop the technique correctly, and HOW to recover when you slip up. He includes fun facts that give life to these seemingly mundane etude type workouts which is great! This is the first of this kind of method book that has my brain and my body working so simultaneously.It's like fun musical puzzles that you don't want to stop working on until you get it! It hurts, but in all the good ways. I definitely feel like my musical mind is getting stronger after working on these techniques. I'm excited for school to start back up so that my kids can experience this kind of learning. I originally bought this for teaching my bass class (I'm a violinist). But after going through the exercises on my own, I am excited to apply this to all of my orchestra classes.

No two ways about it, this is one of the best resources for essential and foundational aspects of bow control and playing the bass in a general sense. The book is clear and concise and when paired with Dennis Whittaker’s videos on YouTube, presents invaluable information. Love it and use it daily. Thank you, Dennis for such well thought out tool.

keeps what it promises and will help you improve your dexterity, strenght and not the least, intonation. Great resource for Fingerboard skills

Great book, beginner and advanced performers will enjoy this collection of technical exercises for the double bass.

Dennis is the best in the business as a teacher, and these exercises nourish the technique and mindset of double bass players at any level. They are designed to be used in a variety of ways, and they target specific elements of bass playing. They’re simple yet deep, elegant and well-conceived.Highly recommended!

A great group of exercises for all levels , went right into my weekly practice routine. A variety of skills taught and problems solved. Very useful distillation for teachers including well-known drills from famous sources.The standard paperback binding is a real hinderance though, stiff enough that margins end up in the gutter and pages don't stay open without a sheet of plexiglass or a substantial force on the spine to break the glue. I like the book enough to get it spiral-bound but the next edition would be even more incredibly useful if it came with a spiral binding for a few more bucks.

Many simple excersises that remind bassist about fundamentals. Great for everyday practice, no matter how long is the session you can find something interesting

Libros para estudiar técnica del contrabajo, entregados según pedido

Muito bom! Muito bem organizado.Recomendo para estudantes e profissionais, para todos aqueles que estão sempre procurando manter suas habilidades com o contrabaixo em dia!A única ressalva é que a encadernação não é espiral, dificultando um pouco o manuseio.

Consiglio di guardare i video e poi di fare gli esercizi, un ottimo metodo, un insegnante straordinario nella chiarezza

Sehr gute Schule für kleines Geld. In Verbindung mit des YouTube-Videos ist sie kaum zu toppen. Für Anfänger ist sie allerdings meiner Meinung nach nicht direkt geeignet. Aber mit etwas Spielerfahrung als „fortgeschrittene/r“ Bassist/in unbedingt empfehlenswert.