30-Minute Bass Warm-up #4: Harmonics, "Reverse" Scales, and Compound Meters

This double bass warm-up (actually 35 minutes) starts out with an easy left-hand exercise courtesy of Hagai Bilitizky and a bow range-of-motion exercise from David Allen Moore (via Aaron Blick), moves on to long tones on harmonics, and continues with a run of two-octave flat scales, starting at the top of each rather than the bottom.
Then we get into compound meters and experiment with 6/8 time for scales as well as the "Arroyo Special" diatonic exercise. To make it even more interesting, we then dive into a fun 12/8 excerpt from a trumpet concerto by composer Gabriela Ortiz.
0:00 Left Hand Pizz warm-up
1:56 Bow Range-of-Motion exercise
3:29 Long Tones and Harmonics
9:46 Reverse Scales (Flat Keys) in Quarter notes
14:21 Reverse Scales in 8th notes
16:43 6/8 time signature exercise in Bb
19:59 "Arroyo Special" Diatonic Exercise in 6/8
26:37 Excerpt from Gabriela Ortiz in 12/8
33:40 Cool Down exercise
If you want more opportunities to work on two-octave scales, check out these previous SDSU Bass Class videos:
Scale intro and play-along in quarters: • SDSU Bass Class #5: Tw...
Scale play-along in 8th notes: • SDSU Bass Class #6: Tw...
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[@roblegg3983]

Nice....really like this. I play DB tuned in 5ths like a cello and this gets me shifting all over the place. Appreciating you posting this.

[@charliegordan6354]

What kind of warm up would you use if you had 10 to 15 minutes instead of half and hour

[@SDSUBassStudio]

When I have less time, I generally combine things, such as long tones on closed notes with vibrato (warming up both hands simultaneously), followed by a few scales and diatonic patterns--all played with good contact in the right hand. But I suppose it would be more helpful to make a video about it then try to explain it :)

[@charliegordan6354]

@@SDSUBassStudio we'd love to see it!