Contrabass Conversations

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We’re featuring something a bit unusual for this week’s Contrabass Conversations episode. Ball State University bass professor and International Society of Bassists president Hans Sturm has been featured several times on the podcast in video episodes, and this week we’re featuring Hans discussing the fundamentals of the Rabbath technique left hand positioning system.This dialogue was featured in some of our previous video episodes, but it was broken up into bite-sized chunks, so I think you’ll enjoy the opportunity to hear the entire segment uninterrupted!After the segment, we feature some bass news and listener feedback. Enjoy! (more…)

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International Society of Bassists President and Ball State University Bass Professor Hans Sturm and I got together recently and filmed a chat about the Rabbath left hand position technique. This final segment of our chat covers more general mental approaches to practicing the double bass.

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International Society of Bassists President and Ball State University Bass Professor Hans Sturm discusses left hand pivot and position concepts involved in the Rabbath technique.

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International Society of Bassists President and Ball State University Bass Professor Hans Sturm discusses left hand pivot and position concepts involved in the Rabbath technique.