I found a new way to learn double stops!

[@kamikan22]

what happened on 3:05 is a perfect thing to practice, because there is an specific travel that the finger needs to do to go from the harmonic to the stopped and be in tune. When you get that is amazing because you can just play harmonics everywhre when practicing and even to check notes before starting to play, since the "in tune" spot is more like a feeling on the harmonic because they have a "zone" that dont get out of tune like the stopped note (when you left the "zone" it just stops making sound xd) When beeing on the perfect spot you realize how free the string and the finger (and the bow) feels, and somehow that then can be perceived on the stopped note

[@doublebasshq]

Agreed--thanks for sharing!

[@AndresMartin]

This is a fantastic approach and accesible for everybody. I like you insisting in how important is a good tone! Students seems to focus on the left hand when it is the right what’s gonna make those double stops doable. Bravo for putting up this amazing quality content!!!

[@doublebasshq]

Thanks, Andres!!!

[@KevinJohnson-tw9ip]

i'm just about to watch, but the topic totally lit a bulb off, remembering a breakthrough that i had that might help others. I found that the secret for me(I'm not a master yet), but the secret for me, is to judge the bow speed needed for the thickest string. Then from there, the thinner string comes along for the ride. I find that once you get a good sound on the thickest string, most of the work is finished. I will watch the video now, but i thought i'd share this. Just to add. If you are playing double stop, where the thicker string is sounding a harmonic, then i treat that string like its the thinner string, even though it is not, but in terms of bow speed, it is now the thinner string, as harmonics take less weight in the bow to sound.

[@doublebasshq]

That’s a great tip, Kevin-thanks!

[@KevinJohnson-tw9ip]

@@doublebasshq i hope so.., Thanks. I was talking to myself for an hour after i wrote it, hoping someone can take something away from it. Thanks....I have suite 2 on my stand, and it's peppered with fun double stops. Right before the Preludes ends, there'a a quite gnarly sixth i have to grab, so....I understand the apprehension behind double, triple, even quad stops. Have fun!!

[@Bigbadbassman]

Another awesome video!

[@doublebasshq]

Thanks!

[@lindasegerious9248]

Hi, everyone. My first comment ever on any contrabass topic. Perhaps someone could give me a hint on the following: if you start learning contrabass from scratch in your 40s, would it be reasonable to expect to be able to play standard classic repertoire? How many years would it take?

[@lindasegerious9248]

By "standard classic repertoire" I mean e.g. Haydn rather than e.g. Shostakovich.

[@doublebasshq]

Hi Linda-thanks for watching! I think it all depends on the time you invest. Most people can make a great deal of progress quickly on the bass if they are consistent in practicing, taking lessons, etc.

[@JacqueHarper]

I have heard that Dave Holland has an etude of some sort using double stops ... maybe mentioned by Alexis Cuadrado on an episode of Contrabass Conversations? ... but I haven't been able to find the etude. Anyone know of it?

[@epeirce]

'Inception' off of Life Cycle has some good double stops. not sure if that's the one mentioned but really nice regardless.