Incredibly Useful Exercises, DOUBLE STOPS
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 ก.ค. 2024
- DOUBLE STOPS is a strength and finger independence builder for the left hand. It's absolutely terrific for tuning accuracy, left hand conditioning, and endurance.
We explore the 3 power levels of double stops, and the separation of powers between the right and left hands during double stops.
Brought to you with generous support by Houston Luthier and bass maker Joey Naeger. Visit him at joeynaegerbasses.com
Produced and Edited by David Means at "Design with Means": designwithmeans.wixsite.com
designwithmeans@gmail.com
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Such a great series of videos. Congrats, keep on!
Many thanks, LetFress. Hope you're well
Hi Dennis! Will you be making a video about the double stop exercise with fourths? Thanks so much for making these series of videos, I've been learning a ton and enjoying them greatly!!
TheBassPlayer thank you! That is next week’s episode. It’s such a different challenge. Thanks for the support, and I hope you’re well.
Amazing video! The effect at 6:47 made me laugh.
hahaha. Dave, my producer, was proud of that one.
I just love your videos!!! Keep going please 😍 greetings from Switzerland/Russia :-)
Thank you! I'm so glad you enjoy them. Greetings from Houston, and the happiest of new years to you and yours!
@@incrediblyusefulexercises thanks, a very Happy New Year for you as well !
This is nuts, but could you do a video on octave double stops on the double bass? Is that even possible? If it is, please show us!
Hi, Romin. Yes, it's absolutely possible. With my hand, I can do octaves in thumb position from (On D and G strings) from D up to D. I don't work on those much, unless I'm doing a solo recital. I start by playing a 1-octave D major scale on the D string with my thumb, then doing it again on the G string with my 3rd finger, then alternate between the 2 so I can work on the spacing. It's a very niche skill for my job (opera orchestra). I hope that helps - be well!
@@incrediblyusefulexercises Thanks for getting back after so long. So these octave double stops you say you can do are really only possible in the "higher" register of the instrument where the physical spacing between notes is closer, correct? I am confused by what you said about playing a one octave D Major scale on the D string. Since the second highest string on the instrument is the D string, wouldn't you just start on open D? How can you use your thumb there? And I don't get the part about the G string. I'm sorry but I would need to see. I won't ask you to make an entirely separate video on it, but maybe we can work through this more clearly and break it down. I'm actually not a double bass player (I am a violist with some experience on violin and cello as well) so I am really just curious about this, especially since I am working on octaves on cello. On cello, I can JUST stretch an octave in extended position (with some difficulty) but I can of course play them with my thumb and third finger. What opera orchestra do you play with? Btw, I love to play in opera pits myself. :)
Thanks for another great video! May I ask what are your strings height? I am not sure if strings height on my bass are too high for a solid press down, my fingers burn out after short while. especially around lower register area.
Hey Thomas - thanks for watching and writing. My strings are (high to low) 6mm, 7mm, 8mm and 9mm. I bump them up if I’m playing heavy orchestra rep, but those are my standard heights. My fingerboard is planed more toward the middle rather than the neck, as a lot of bass finger boards. My hand endurance is more dependent on correct fingerboard camber rather than string height. But yeah, I know what you mean. I hope that helps. Be well!
@@incrediblyusefulexercises Thank you Dennis for your reply. I understand what you mean. I am practicing your videos one by one these days. They are really incredibly useful indeed. The way you present the exercises makes it very clear. Thanks again for selfless sharing!
Why are double-stops called "double" "stops"?
What is a stop?
It's just a simple way of saying "two strings at once". I think the name is from when I "stop" two strings with two different fingers. Hope you're well, meow!