Carl Fischer

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This best-selling instruction book along with CD is the perfect start for an Absolute Beginner to Intermediate Student of any age on the Bass. The many melodies plus short warm-up exercises and study pieces advance students technically in an easy and enjoyable way. Simple duets, scales, a note-reading worksheet, glossary and practice chart are also included along with many graphs to show left-hand finger placement. The included CD consists of three components: 49 performance pieces of bass with piano accompaniments, piano accompaniment tracks by themselves for play-along, and a printable pdf file of the piano accompaniments. This book covers first, second, third, and half positions.
Carl Fischer The ABC's of Bass for the Absolute Beginner to the Intermediate Student Book with CD

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Contents
  • Mary Had a Little Lamb
  • Skipping and Walking Fingers
  • Jingle Bells
  • My Dreydl
  • Au Clair De La Lune
  • "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star"
  • Go Tell Aunt Rhody
  • Ode To Joy
  • Frere Jacques
  • Aloutte
  • "Long, Long Ago"
  • Hot Cross Buns
  • The Lumberjack
  • London Bridge
  • Lightly Row
  • Over the Ocean
  • The Kangaroo
  • The Lioness
  • Rock N'Roll Bass
  • Merry-Go-Round
  • Playing Soccer
  • Pop! Goes The Weasel
  • For He's a Jolly Good Fellow
  • Oats and Beans
  • Up on The House Top
  • This Old Man
  • The Hope
  • China Sea
  • Oh Susanna
  • Violin Concerto Theme
  • Reuben and Rachel
  • Over the River and Through the Woods
  • School is Out
  • Hop Scotch
  • Row Your Boat
  • Joy To The World
  • Swinging High
  • Good King Wencelas
  • The King's Jester
  • The Windmill
  • Yankee Doodle
  • Aure Lee
  • Scarborough Fair
  • Lullaby
  • Skip to My Lou
  • Hush, Little Baby
  • El Capotin
  • Home on the Range
  • Scales
  • Easy Duets
  • Worksheet
  • Glossary
  • Practice Chart

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  • The ABCs Of Bass for The Absolute Beginner To The Intermediate Student
  • Janice Tucker Rhoda
  • Text by Janice Tucker Rhoda
  • Score and Audio CD
  • Instrumentation: Contrabass
  • Item Number: ABC25X
  • Number of Pages: 48
  • Publisher: Carl Fischer LLC