Awesome Shifting Tips for Double Bassists with Jason Heath

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Our classical double bass specialist, Jason Heath gives his easy practical tips for shifting, which will be sure to improve your left-hand technique!
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[@SimonWojcik1]

The advice about setting up your body alignment before the shift is brilliant. Thanks for another great video, DDB.

[@santicruz4012]

Jason rocks!

[@Pensivata]

Never lose contact with the string - even if it's only 'aqua-planing' over the surface. Sound advice. I kind of figured that out from various clues 'along the way', but its great to have it confirmed unequivocally.

[@StephaniePatterson359]

Shared with my students. Excellent shifting explanation.

[@sb5838]

Perfect practices, makes perfect. Noted, Jason. And I concur with sloppiness.

[@Patrick_Bruno]

Thanks Geoff and Jason. That's very insightful.
Any suggestions on how to deal with shitfing across strings on the the same finger (when this cannot be avoided)?

[@DiscoverDoubleBass]

The main thing is to keep in contact with the string. You can do that with another finger which you replace with the one you play the note with if required.

[@obeythehomeless]

this little online subgroup of double bassists is wholesome af

[@jamesfitzgeraldpatricksain9471]

Ikr!

[@s0.diviine]

fr bassists are so rare like bruh my school needs me 💀

[@olsenj62]

"If we wanna do anything more than a whole step, we have to shift"
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[@DiscoverDoubleBass]

😂 love it!

[@jazzman1954]

Thanks for this. Are you supposed to look at your hand? Or do you do it all by ear and muscle memory?

[@aria.vega5]

After a while it's ear and memory.

[@williamclark9973]

Geoff Chalmers says if your look it disturbs your handshake, and effects your intonation - st least in lower positions. But I confess to looking.

[@jazzman1954]

@@williamclark9973 Interesting. I’ve noticed that if I am looking the listening gets pushed to the back of the queue. But I don’t trust my muscle memory! Result- crap playing.

[@jazznw]

wpnderful!