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    DOUBLE BASS

    This online course will provide you with a practical approach to understanding the mechanics of contemporary harmony and our double bass course with our department head and Larry Coryell's favorite double bassist, Joe Porter. You can take your time to learn at your pace. Your studies will include scales, chords, chord progressions, melodic studies, and music analysis; all at a level within your comprehension. Your musical life will change as you begin to understand what harmony is, how to apply this knowledge to your instrument and how necessary it is to your growth as a bassist.

    Instructor: Joe Porter, Department Head

    Joe received his bachelor’s degree in Jazz performance and double bass from the University of South Florida. Joe toured with Maynard Ferguson’s band until he returned to Tampa in 2003. Joe is one of the area’s busiest bass players and brings academics and musical experience to his students.

    What you'll get:

    • Welcome by Instructor
    • What you already know
    • Using the exercise file
    • Setting the Instrument
    • Setting the Sound
    • Tuning the Bass
    • Holding the Bass
    • Right and Left Hand Technique
    • Left Hand Technique
    • Fingering Basic Exercises
    • Understanding the Fingerboard
    • Unitar
    • Chromatic Scale Horizontal Motion
    • Chromatic Scale Vertical Motion
    • Intervals Unison and 2nd
    • Intervals 3rd
    • Intervals 4th
    • Intervals 5th
    • Intervals 6th
    • Intervals 7th
    • Major Triads
    • Minor Triads
    • Major Triads 1st Inversion
    • Major Triads 2nd Inversion
    • Minor Triads 2nd Inversion
    • Major Scales 
    • Natural Minor Scale
    • Core training
    • Bonus Videos

    This online course also includes:

    • Certificate of completion valid for an accredited full course at The PLAYERS School of Music
    • FREE 1:1 Meeting after completion with one of our Faculty Members

    What People Are Saying:

    I remember looking at many schools before I committed to the PLAYERS School of Music. In fact the only reason that I chose it was because it claimed that I didn’t need “to qualify to learn there,” (through an audition) that the faculty could take me where I was and help me grow. I walked into the school in 2002 barely reading bass clef and chord symbols and with nothing more than bad playing/practicing habits that none of my previous teachers cared to address. Well, 12 years after the fact, I can honestly say that choosing PLAYERS School of Music was the best choice that I made, not only for my musical education, but for my personal growth as well. I originally committed for the 40 week program but by the end of the first month I knew that I needed to be there for the 80 week program. I am eternally grateful to everybody that I met and studied with while I was there; faculty and students alike. There is simply no better learning environment around.

    Vito Caricati BASS USA