From the author of the popular ABCs of Strings method, Janice Tucker Rhoda’s Complete Technique for Double Bass suits the advanced beginner to upper level student wishing to learn or improve left hand and right bow-arm skills. Starting in first position, and proceeding carefully through the higher positions, this method book uses studies and exercises to demonstrate specific technical ideas.

The book starts with solidifying the combination of note reading, rhythm, and bow distribution, then quickly progresses to a variety of bowing techniques and use of positions I - V, explaining the physicality of the left and right hands, arms, elbows, and shoulders. Using a mixture of more melodic studies with purely technical exercises, this book quickly gives players information and confidence
to improve their playing.

Preface
FIRST POSITION
Memorize the Notes
Key of D Major
Study in D Minor No. 1
Study in D Minor No. 2
THIRD POSITION
Détaché Study in C Major
Slur Study in D Major No. 1
Slur Study in D Major No. 2
Slur and Détaché Study in C Major
Slur Study in G Major
Study in G Major
Straight Bow Exercise
Staccato and Legato Slur Study
Duplets and Triplets Study
Improvisational Mary Had A Little Lamb
Improvisational Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
Improvisational Go Tell Aunt Rhody
HALF POSITION
Key of A Major
Slur Study in A Major
Key of G Major
Détaché Study in G Major
Slur and Détaché Study in G Major
Chromatic Fingering on all strings
4th Finger Strengthening Exercises
Arm Swing Technique for Left Arm and Bow Arm
Quick Fingers Exercise
Slow Bow Control Exercise
Advanced Straight Bow
Balancing Exercise
Study in G Major
Study in A Major
Advanced Arm Swing Technique
SECOND POSITION
Study in G Minor
Key of C Major
Concerto Study in C Major
Chromatic Fingerings
Double-Stops
Double-Stop Study in D Major
Fiddle Study in D Major
March Study in G Major
Double-Stop Study in Bb Major
Chords
HALF POSITION
Slur Study in D Minor
Détaché Study in Eb Major
Chromatic Fingerings
Study in Bb Major
Slur Study in F Major
Détaché Study in Bb Major
THIRD POSITION
Study in C Major
Broken Thirds
Pizzicato Study in D Major
SECOND POSITION
TWO AND A HALF POSITION
Martelé Study in C Major
Concerto Study in G Major
Sonata Study in D Major
Trill Exercises
Quick Shift and Spiccato
Study in G Major
Spiccato Study in G Minor
THREE AND A HALF POSITION
Concerto Study in Bb Major
Jig Study in D Major
FOURTH POSITION
Study in D Major
Study in Bb Major
Study in F Major
Broken Thirds Study in D Major
Study in G Major
Study in C Major
FIFTH POSITION
Study in F Major
Study in Bb Major
Concerto Study in D Minor
Study in A Minor
FIVE AND A HALF POSITION
Study in G Major
Study in C Major
SIXTH POSITION
Scale, Arpeggio and Broken Thirds
Study in G Major
Octaves Study in D Major
Concerto Study in G Major No. 1
Concerto Study in G Major No. 2
Concerto Study in C Major
Harmonic Study in G Major
Syncopation Study in D Major
Concerto Study in G Minor No. 1
Concerto Study in G Minor No. 2
Appassionata Study in D Minor
Quick Fingers Exercise
Chromatic Scale
SIX AND A HALF POSITION
SEVENTH POSITION
THUMB POSITION
Arpeggio Study in G Major