{"product_id":"mastering-double-bass-shifting-alden-f-cohen-9798884475533","title":"Mastering Double Bass Shifting: How to Make Shifting Easy!","description":"\u003cp\u003eYou will feel confident about shifting.\u003cbr\u003eDetailed instructions on how to analyze shifting.\u003cbr\u003eYou will discover new ways to approach practicing shifts. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e42 scales to practice. 32 pages of content to focus on developing and enhancing your shifting technique.\u003cp\u003eThe 5 exercises will help you identify the shift distance and slowly ingrain the fundamental steps to achieving confidence in shifting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWhole ( W ) Step Shifting \u003c\/b\u003e- In this exercise, we work on the ability to control and understand the fundamentals of how our left-hand and arm shifts one whole step.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWhole + Half ( WH ) Step Shifting\u003c\/b\u003e - The \"pre-shift\" note is introduced to establish where the new finger is starting from before it shifts. We learn how our left arm can shift the same distance with different fingerings. A preparation technique (Letter \"H\") is also used to make sure the \"pre-shift\" finger is down and we say or think of the distance of the shift before we shift.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eNew-Note Finger Shifting\u003c\/b\u003e - \"New-note\" finger shifting helps identify from where the \"new\" finger will shift after the previous note is played.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eEnd-Note Finger Shifting\u003c\/b\u003e - We shift with the same ending fingered-note to the next position of the following note before changing to the \"new-note\" finger.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHoudini Finger Shifting\u003c\/b\u003e - Integrating the \"new-note\" and \"end-note\" shifting techniques within each shift will make a clean and almost undetected \"Houdini\" shift.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Alden's detailed and comprehensive plan to master shifting on the double bass is an essential resource of instruction for any teacher of the double bass.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e- Stephen Tramontozzi, \u003c\/i\u003eSan Francisco Conservatory of Music\u003ci\u003e (Faculty) and \u003c\/i\u003eSan Francisco Symphony\u003ci\u003e (Assistant Principal Double Bass).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alden F. Cohen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798884475533\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/28\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 40\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.34lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.10d","brand":"Alden F. Cohen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46489422889215,"sku":"9798884475533","price":19.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_020d305a-eb93-44b0-9aa0-a5e7799afd80.jpg?v=1736953511","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mastering-double-bass-shifting-alden-f-cohen-9798884475533","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}