DOUBLE BASS: INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE
Technique, harmony and groove for double bass
with Ares Tavolazzi
Dive into the world of double bass with Ares Tavolazzi: technique, harmony, and groove to improve your sound and phrasing. A practical course to explore the instrument and approach musical pieces—from jazz standards to your personal favorites.
Attention to every detail allows us to offer an almost live learning experience with the teacher, directly in your home .
A true master who offers you a unique educational path , enriched by what he himself has developed over years of experience.
Once you purchase the course it will be yours forever and we will always be ready to offer you assistance to allow you to use it freely whenever you want.
COURSE DETAILS
The video course "Double bass: instructions for use" , edited by Ares Tavolazzi , is an in-depth journey into the technique and expressiveness of an essential instrument in music.
Through clear and direct teaching by a true music legend, the course addresses fundamental aspects such as posture , management of the right and left hand , sound control and the importance of body relaxation for better performance.
The study of the major scale , developed over several octaves, becomes the starting point for exploring fingerings and the construction of more fluid musical phrases. Arpeggios on triads and quadriads are analyzed to understand harmony and improve the ability to move agilely along the keyboard.
The course then enters into the heart of ensemble music with the analysis of jazz standards , the construction of the walking bass , the use of fifths and flat fifths to connect notes with greater fluidity. Finally, the harmonic progression II-VI , a central element of jazz language, and the concept of internal time , fundamental for a conscious performance, are addressed.
The course includes a booklet with all the transcriptions of the exercises and parts played by the maestro.
An ideal course for those who want to develop a solid technical base and broaden their expressiveness on the double bass .
START NOWThe importance of posture in double bass: finding a comfortable position for the body and the sound. Techniques for the use of the right hand, types of pizzicato and body relaxation to improve the execution. Exercises for breathing and use of the left hand.
In-depth study of the major scale, its importance and role in musical standards. Fingering strategies, exploration of different positions and approach to note alternation to improve knowledge of the instrument.
Development of the major scale over two octaves. Exercises to connect the different sections of the keyboard and deal with moving between octaves.
Study of arpeggios on triads and quadriads to extend harmonic knowledge. Analysis of symmetrical fingerings to improve agility on the keyboard and in-depth study of the use of the four fingers.
Analysis of the harmonic structure of a jazz standard to understand the relationships between chords. Techniques for memorizing the initials, identifying the dominants and building walking bass lines with scales and chromatics.
Exercises on using fifths and flat fifths to create connections between different areas of the fingerboard. In-depth study of intonation and movement in walking bass, with exercises to make the performance more fluid.
Reflection on time and the perception of rhythm in the double bass. Approach to the division of internal time through music and the importance of freedom in the interpretation of ballads.
Study of the II-VI harmonic progression, its variations and the use of patterns to build musical phrases. In-depth study of the importance of personal research in phrasing and in the development of one's own musical language.
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An educational video path in 4K and HD audio , the complete booklet with all the transcriptions of the musical parts analyzed and played by Ares Tavolazzi .
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Attention to every detail allows us to offer an almost live learning experience with the teacher, directly in your home .
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A true master who offers you a unique educational path , enriched by what he himself has developed over decades of career.
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For maximum learning , our team has carefully transcribed all the teaching material proposed by the teacher.
ARES TABLES
As a young man, double bass player and bassist Ares Tavolazzi attended cello and double bass courses at the Ferrara Conservatory.
Having moved to Milan, he worked as a session musician in the recording studios of the city together with the drummer Ellade Bandini and the keyboardist Vince Tempera.
With the two musicians he formed the proto-prog group The Pleasure Machine in 1969.
As a session musician he collaborates with Francesco Guccini, Paolo Conte, Mina and Eugenio Finardi.
Following the group's dissolution, the bassist from Ferrara joins Area , replacing Patrick Djivas.
The band formed by Demetrio Stratos, Patrizio Fariselli, Paolo Tofani, Giulio Capiozzo will be the protagonist of the Italian jazz rock scene of the seventies.
With Area, Ares Tavolazzi recorded ten albums , including Caution Radiation Area of 1974, and participates in various national and international events and festivals.
In 1983, after finishing his experience with Area, Ares Tavolazzi approached jazz playing at the Capolinea in Milan, before leaving for New York . In the American city he immersed himself in the local jazz scene, contemplating the choice of dedicating himself professionally to this musical genre.
Back in Italy, he joined the orchestra of the Canadian composer and pianist Gil Evans , whose ranks included saxophonists Steve Lacy and Pietro Tonolo .
Among the most appreciated double bass players at international level, with numerous awards from specialized magazines, Ares Tavolazzi over the years has collaborated and recorded works with numerous Italian and international musicians, including Kenny Wheeler, Marco Tamburini, Stefano Bollani, Franco D'Andrea, Massimo Urbani, Enrico Rava, Gianni Basso, Gianluca Petrella, Claudio Fasoli, Enrico Pieranunzi, Lee Konitz, Max Roach, Sal Nistico, Danilo Rea, Phil Woods, Roberto Gatto, Tino Tracanna, Barbara Casini
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