Download or read book A Double Bassist's Guide to Refining Performance Practices written by Murray Grodner and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2013-08-23 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Murray Grodner draws on his distinguished career as a double bass musician and teacher in this compendium of performance philosophy, bowing and phrasing recommendations, tutorials on fingerings and scales, and exercises for bowing and string crossing. Grodner addresses technical obstacles in musical performance, offers advice on instrument and bow purchase, and provides a detailed approach to the fundamentals of bass playing. This guide is an invaluable resource for any bassist seeking to improve performance practices.