Your first Bass Books...

[Nick Hart]

When I first started learning in school, my teacher created her own method for teaching the orchestra. It was very effective for a beginner.

Then I got my first teacher and started with Simandl as well as Sturm etudes. I must have worked on Simandl pg. 69 for about a year.

Once I went to Levinson, I worked out of his book and worked a lot on trying to get away from playing in positions. A lot scales.

Now that I'm with Mr. Laszlo I use his method called the Double Bass Workbook. It's not published but it's an excellent resource. He always says that the workbook is our toolbox, and he will show us how to use all the tools, and it is up to us to use them.