DEVELOPING A GREAT SOUND

Working With Open Strings

Practice slowly with a metronome at all times. from string to string, listen for an evenly balanced
Remember, these can be played with or without the sound. Some strings may automatically have a
bow, and/or with the electric bass. Concentrate on quicker response than others. Every bass is differ-
your sound quality. When playing across the bass ent, so make the adjustments when necessary.
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Watch your right arm motion to create the correöt
pulse while pulling the string. When reading, move
your eye to the next measure as quickly as possible
to be able to react to the proper rhythm before you
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string etudes as they will increase your sound and
reading abillty. When you add the left hand, you will
be able to get into the music much sooner.

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o Two eighth notes played in the time given for one quarter note. Do not continue until you can
honestly play the rhythms perfectly. Start slow and be precise.

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Play slowly and concentrate on your sound. Be very accurate when counting time.

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Be as precise as possible crossing over two strings. This can only be achieved by watching very
closely what the right hand or the bow has to do.

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o You must now play four sixteenth notes in the same amount of time as one quafter note or two
eighth notes.

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Count out loud to yourself if you are having problems staying in time with the different rhythms.

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Count out loud to yourself ií you are having problems staying in time with the difÍ erent rhythms.

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Eighth note triplets: Three notes played in the space of one quaner note. Quailer note triplets
are to be played in the space of two quarter notes or a half note.

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Concentrate and be very deliberate and precise. Don't be afraid to play in different signatures.
However, you must keep your concentration level high at al! times and count.

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These two measures sound the same, but are just written differently.

This measure shows syncopated rhythm. The symbol "&" illustrates the second half of the
main beat pattern where these notes are to be played.

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Practice slowly with rhythm at all times. Remember, these can be played with or without the bow
and on the electric bass.

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Count out loud to yourself if you are having problems staying in time with the different rhythms.

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