Stringtastic Book 1: Double Bass

Stringtastic Book 1: Double Bass is a fun and engaging way to teach musical styles to young students. It is part of the fully integrated Stringtastic series, which allows violin, viola, cello, and double bass to learn and play together in any combination. The book includes 57 imaginative pieces that are specifically designed to establish a secure playing technique and build confidence. Each piece is supported by an exciting backing track and a piano-only track for practice, and the accompanying teachers accompaniment book provides the complete piano score. The Stringtastic integrated approach gives proper deference to the social aspect of music-making by allowing violinists, violists, cellists, and bassists to play together from the start.

Format: Sheet music
Length: 40 pages
Publication date: 01 September 2022
Publisher: Faber Music Ltd

The Stringtastic Book 1: Double Bass is an engaging and comprehensive teaching resource designed to help students learn and play the double bass. Part of the fully integrated Stringtastic series, which allows violin, viola, cello, and double bass players to learn and play together in any combination, this book teaches through playing and explores a wide range of musical styles.

With 57 imaginative pieces specifically designed to establish a secure playing technique and build confidence step by step, the book takes students from playing the notes of the D major scale to Grade 1 (Early Elementary). Each piece is accompanied by an exciting backing track and a piano-only track for practice, all available for download.

The Stringtastic Book 1: Teachers Accompaniment book provides the complete piano score, which works with any combination of the instrumental parts. Developed by Mark Wilson and Paul Wood, the series is designed to appeal to young learners and thrill their teachers with its careful, well-conceived pedagogy. The Stringtastic integrated approach gives proper deference to the social aspect of music-making by allowing violinists, violists, cellists, and bassists to play together from the start.

Dr. Mark Elliot Bergman, Director of Strings and Orchestral Studies at Sheridan College, expresses his excitement about sharing this method with his young students and colleagues in early music education. The Stringtastic series is a valuable resource for anyone looking to learn and play the double bass in a fun and engaging way.

Weight: 156g
Dimension: 305 x 229 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780571542581