Hal Leonard

We have uncovered a true delight for double bass players: a collection of twelve stylized waltzes by Beethoven's contemporary Domenico Dragonetti. The “Paganini of the double bass” grew...

This collection contains 12 selections (from the Notebook of Anna Magdalena Bach, French Suites Nos. 2 & 4, and Six Little Preludes), transcribed by Frederick Zimmermann for double...

If you are learning arco - either self-taught or with an instructor's guidance - this is a wonderful guide to help you in your journey. Through many helpful exercises and patterns, this book teaches...

This comprehensive volume contains well-known original works and transcriptions from the Baroque, Classical and Romantic periods by Bottesini, Capuzzi, Dragonetti, Eccles, Fauré, Koussevitzky,...

10 great tracks with a play-along CD that lets instrumentalists play as part of a big band. Titles include: Bags' Groove Blue 'N Boogie Blue Train (Blue Trane) Doxy Four Moten Swing Oleo Song for My...

Here are 50 easy-to-intermediate short pieces for double bass and piano, with five additional bonus pieces for two double basses and piano. These musically satisfying little pieces function as etudes...

The Hal Leonard Jazz Bass Method is your complete guide to learning jazz bass. Author Matthew Rybicki guides you through the essential knowledge you need to create your own walking bass lines...

For the advanced bassist, this set of eight solo bass pieces provides a curated collection of the most beautiful Russian pieces for double bass and piano. Including pieces by Tchaikovsky,...

A Play-Along book/CD set can be a great way to practice and learn the popular songs of your favorite genre. This set features the songs of Count Basie, and features 10 arrangements that you'll be...

Bluegrass Jamming (DVD)A Guide for Newcomers and Closet PickersThis unique "video jam session" provides you with the opportunity to prepare yourself for "the real thing" - by playing along with this...

Bass StandardsNote-for-Note Transcriptions of Jazz Bass Classic PerformancesWhat more can you say? Accurate, note-for-note transcriptions of 17 of the finest improvised jazz bass performances ever...

If you ask, I will always suggest that you start your upright bass adventures by studying with an experienced and schooled teacher. The "Simandl Method" is a very common and well-respected...

Ron Carter is a master at the jazz bass, and has played and recorded with many of the all-time greats of jazz. He's also an in-demand session player and an author of several books on bass technique...

The Jazz Bass BookTechnique and TraditionBy John Goldsby (Foreword by Ron Carter)8.5" x 11", 242 pages, with photos and audio files (software for playback included)Goldsby is a respected bass player...

Ok, tutorials and lesson books are fine, but sometimes you just want to play with the band! This book helps you to learn the tunes, and the Downloadable CD gives you the musicians to play with!...

If you ask, I will always suggest that you start your upright bass adventures by studying with an experienced and schooled teacher. However, I recognize that both geography and cost can get in the...

This 104 page book is very comprehensive; Authors John Kember and David Stark have put together a huge collection of pieces to engage the player to develop one's sight-reading skills. The book...

Twenty-One Studies: Stories for Solo Double Bass[Etiudowe oczko: Opowiesci na kontrabas solo]This book - in both English and Polish - features 21 Etudes for double bass, by Ryszard Kusek. The...