Acoustic Bass Bowing Tips: Exercise 5

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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.

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By Shane Allesio
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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

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"In this video I'll be demonstrating double string crossing. So what we're going to do with the bow start on the G string cross all the way over the D and A string to the E string. Cross back to the G string. And you also need to do this from a low tie. Cross over. Now as always it's important to practice with a metronome. Forty beats per minute, two beats per bow."

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