Jeremy Kurtz-Harris is passionate about sharing the art and skills of music with bassists of all ages and levels. He has been on the faculty of San Diego State University's School of Music and Dance since 2006, and is in-demand as a guest teacher throughout the U.S. and internationally.
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Private lessons are available in-person, as well as remotely by Facetime and Zoom
These videos are interactive practice routines, ranging from 10-30 minutes. Instead of just watching to learn, you play along in these guided warm-up sessions, which cover scales, bowings, a variety of other exercises, and thoughts about how to first approach the bass when you pick it up each day.
An informal series of videos going through the scale routine in Francois Rabbath's "New Technique for the Double Bass, Volume 3"
Mindfulness Warmup
A review of how to apply rosin so it works best
An introduction to the progressive scale routine
Finding the center of harmonics
Two Octave Scales: Introduction and Play-Along
Two Octave Scales Major Scales in 8th notes
Scale Rhythms: introduction and play-along
Scale Rhythms with syncopated 16th note patterns
Using reference points on the bass
Overview of scales from Rabbath "New Technique for the Double Bass" Vol. 3
Play-along piano track for 3 octave scales, Quarter = 60
Play-along piano track for 3 octave scales, Quarter = 60
Here are several drum loops you can use to help test and strengthen your pulse