Reinke, G: Have Fun with the Double Bass

Contents

• A Note to Prents
• Some advice before you begin
• Getting to know the double bass -The bow
• Can you read music
• Notes and Symbols
• How should I hold my double bass
• The open strings and their names
• Pizzicato exercises -  Playing with the bow
• Exercise with whole notes and whole rests
• Exercise with half notes
• Exercise with quarter notes and quater rests
• The accidentals
• How to hold your left hand
• Exercises in the half position
• Scale exercise (B flat major)
• A Folk Song on the A and D strings
• A Folk Song on the G and D strings
• Nursery Rhyme
• A Nursery Rhyme
• R. Schumann: Song
• A well known Folk Song with 4 Var.
• The notes on the E string 1/2 position
• A Folk Song
• Adapted from an English Folk Song
• Allegro -A hobfoblin's dance
• An English Folk Song
• Saint Martin
• A Nursery Rhyme
• A Folk Song
• Kalinka
• An American Folk Song
• Little Melody
• Three chinesemen and a double bass
• Allegro 1,2,3,4 in C major
• Grande Etude for children
• Moderato, Allegretto, Turkish March
• There is a manikin in the forest
• A german Folk Song with variations
• A german Folk Song in 4 keys
• W.A. Mozart: Minuet
• Folk Song 1 in 2 keys
• Folk Song 2 in 2 keys
• A. Diabelli: Scherzo
• adapted from W.A. Mozart
• From "Orpheus in the Underworld"
• Etüde c major
• A Bird Comes Flying
• Dountry Dance
• Minuet
• German Folk Song
• Allemande in sic different keys
• Scherzo C major
• Rondo
• Minuet
• The Fypsy Boy
• March in G minor
• Moderao
• The sund does not stand still
• Grande Etüde for children
• From the Opera "Der Freischütz"
• Purcell: Gavotte
• Little Duet No. 1
• Little Duet No. 2
• Little Duet No. 3
• Little Duet No. 4
• Little Duet No. 5
• Little Duet No. 6
• Little Duet No. 7
• Little Duet No. 8