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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This is a guided 30 minute technique warm-up routine, similar to what I would do in a group bass class. It starts out with some larger motions and long tones, moves on to focus on left and right hand challenges, and then finishes with long tones again. This specific warm-up is good for bassists who know their 2-octave scales, and have some experience with both legato and spiccato bowing.
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This is the second video in a series of 30-minute warmups. It covers long tones, exercises using 2-octave scales, and some bowing variations.
This is the third video in a series of 30-minute warmups for double bass players. It covers bow divisions with long tones, 2-octave scales, diatonic exercises, and rhythm exercises.
An informal series of videos going through the scale routine in Francois Rabbath's "New Technique for the Double Bass, Volume 3"
A discussion about learning to "play the hall", and a look at my colleague Aaron Blick's compact, portable setup that allows him to hear how his sound is coming across in real time as the audience or an audition committee would hear him
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