Mateo M.🇨🇴
Double bassist and music theory teacher 🎻✨ A specialist in explaining harmony with absurd examples and saying, 'relax, mistakes can sound musical too' 😂🎼
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Double bass lessons in Bogotá, at home and online
The double bass is the lowest-pitched bowed string instrument and the foundation of many ensembles. Played with a bow, it supports orchestral harmony; plucked in pizzicato, it marks the beat in jazz, bolero and salsa. You play standing or on a tall stool, and its tuning in fourths (E, A, D, G) matches the electric bass. Learning it means listening to the whole group and providing rhythmic stability.
- Starting ageFrom age 10
- Lesson formatVirtual and at home
- Home lessons inBogotá and surrounding areas
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What you'll learn in double bass lessons
- Stand or high bench posture and balance of instrument so that it doesn't depend on the force of his hands.
- Fingerside pizzicate for a serious, round and with good projection.
- A technique of arch, French or German according to the school, for the orchestral and chamber repertoire.
- Left hand: digitation of first positions, place changes and tuning without anything.
- Fa key reading and low line construction from chords and cipher.
- Walking bases and Seville: the midget's language in jazz and Latin music.
When can you start?
From age 10
To be oriented, the contraband usually starts at about 10 or more years old, when the child has height and strength in his or her hands to step on thick ropes. There are contraband of 1 / 4 and 1 / 2 that allow them to start earlier, especially to high children for his or her age. Some come to contraband from electrical bass or celloIt's up to every child and adults can start at any age.
What do you need to start with?
- A matching with an appropriate size (most adults wear 3 / 4) with good-tuning strings.
- A French or German arch and a colophenia specific to a contraband, more sticky than that of violin.
- A high bench or stool, a tuner and a atrial.
- For virtual classes: a stable connection, a remote camera that shows the complete instrument and, ideally, hearing aids that reproduce serious ones well.
Why learn double bass
It develops a very solid sense of pulse, because the group relies on your line.
He teaches you harmony from practice: to walk a bass you have to understand chords.
It opens doors to you in many styles: orchestra, jazz, bolero, salsa, camera music and fusion.
To feel the vibration of his long strings throughout his body makes his touch a very physical and gratifying experience.
How to start double bass lessons
Virtual classes from anywhere or at home in Bogotá and surroundings for children, youth and adults.
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Questions about double bass lessons
Can I get from an electrical bass to a counterbottom?
Yes, and you have advanced path: tuning is the same and you know the role of bale in a group. The new will be posture, the left hand in a dapason without anything else, a pizzicate with more weight and, if you are interested, the arch.
Do you have to learn how to play with an arch?
It's up to your goals. For jazz and popular music, pizzicato is the main thing and for orchestra or classical repertoire, the arch is vital. Nevertheless, working some arch greatly helps tuning and sound, and so the teachers usually includes it.
What are home class with such a big instrument?
They are a great advantage: the teacher goes to your house in and around Bogotá and you have to transport the counterbottom. Just have a clear space, a suitable bench or chair and good light. If you prefer the virtual modality, place the camera far so that the complete instrument can be seen.
Is the backend very tipsy for his hands?
He wants strength and endurance, especially at first, because the ropes are thick and the distances are great. That's why we work with good technique, allowing the arm's weight to be part of the work, and with study sessions that are gradually prolonged. If you feel discomfort, discuss with your teacher to adjust the posture or height of the instrument.
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