Summary: Bowing an acoustic bass is very different from plucking it and has specific techniques to get the best possible tones from the instrument. learn this free bowing exercise from a bass expert in this free video clip.
Shane Allessio lives in Boston, where he studies classical/jazz music, and gigs at night with local jazz, R&B, and rock groups. He has been musical since childhood. At the age of...read more
"In this video we'll be demonstrating string crossing exercise number one. This is very similar to the first two bowing exercises except you'll be crossing a string. So you start on the A string, stop cross the D string over to the G string. Cross back. It's very important to practice with a metronome. Set it at forty beats per minute, two beats per bow. Now the E string."