Scales and Arpeggios for Bass: Reflections on Some Printed Sources

ABRSM. 2011. Double Bass Scales and Arpeggios, ABRSM Grades 1-5 from 2012. London: Oxford University Press. 32 pp. $10.25

ABRSM. 2011. Double Bass Scales and Arpeggios, ABRSM Grades 6-8 from 2012. London: Oxford University Press. 40 pp. $11.75

Anderson Gerald . 1985. Essentials for Strings. San Diego; Kjos. 56 pp. $6.50

Brown Susan C . 2009. Two Octave Scales & Bowings. Madison Heights, MI: Tempo. 38 pp. $9.95

Grodner Murray . 2013. A Double Bassist's Guide to Refining Performance Practices. Bloomington: Indiana University Press. 156 pp. $40 (from Amazon.com)

Hellouin Pierre . 1985. Traité des Gammes a la Contrebasse à 4 et 5 cordes. 1er Cycle. Paris: Leduc. 62 pp. $71.10

Hellouin Pierre . 1979. Les Coups d'Archet a la Contrebass. Paris: Leduc. 18 pp. $28.60

Hoag Charles . 1991. The New Scale Book. Bryn Mawr, PA: Theodore Presser. 34 pp. $9.95

Klinghoffer Michael . 2011. Mr. Karr, Would You Teach Me How to Drive a Double Bass? Jerusalem: Self-published. 93 pp. $21.50 (from International Society of Bassists online store)

Latham Lynne . 2010. Bass: Simply Scales (And Arpeggios). n.p.: Latham. 18 pp. $6.95

Levinson Eugene . 2002. The School of Agility. New York: Carl Fischer. 243 pp. $26.95

McClure Theron , Andrew Kohn . 2010. The Collected Writings of Theron McClure. Self-published. 468 pp. $45 (from International Society of Bassists online store)

Morton Mark . 1995. Dr. Morton's Primer Scale Fingerings for the Double Bass. Lubbock: Basso Profondo. 52 pp. $14.95 (from International Society of Bassists online store). N.b.: Morton's books are hand-written.

Morton Mark . 1991. Dr. Morton's Miraculous! Scale Fingerings for the Double Bass. Lubbock: Basso Profondo. 206 pp. $24.95 (from International Society of Bassists online store)

Morton Mark . 1991. Dr. Morton's Miraculous! Arpeggio Fingerings for the Double Bass. Lubbock: Basso Profondo. 141 pp. $20.95 (from International Society of Bassists online store)

Patitucci John . 2005. Sixty Melodic Etudes for Acoustic and Electric Bass. New York: Carl Fischer. 128 pp. $22.99

Rabbath Francois . 1984. Nouvelle Technique de la Contrebasse: Méthode complète et progressive en trois cahiers, Vol. 3. Paris: Leduc. 133 pp. $89.40

Reid Rufus . 2000. The Evolving Bassist. Millennium Edition. Teaneck, NJ: Myriad. 192 pp. $29.95

Reinke Gerd . 1994. Carl Flesch Scale System: Scale Exercises in All Major and Minor Keys for Daily Study. Berlin: Ries und Erler and New York: Carl Fischer. 92 pp. $29.99

Robinson Hal . 1996. Boardwalkin’. Philadelphia: Bass Is. 27 pp. $20 (from Robertson and Son's Violin Shop)

Robinson Hal . 1996. Strokin’. Philadelphia: Bass Is. 74 pp. $28.50 (from Robertson and Son's Violin Shop)

Rollez Jean Marc . 1980. Méthode de Contrebasse, Cahier 2 (Cours moyen) and 3 (Cours supérior). Paris: Leduc. $32.99

Rollez Jean Marc . ibid., Vol. 3 (idem). 51 pp. $42.99

Salles Bernard . 1999. Technique de la Contrebasse. Cahier no. 4: Doigtés des gammes/Technique of Double-Bass, Book no. 4: Fingering of the scales. Paris: Billaudot. 41 pp. $36.99

Schwabe Oswald . 1948. Scale Studies. New York: IMC. 23 pp. $12.00

Simandl Franz , rev. Frederick Zimmermann, ed. Lucas Drew. 1984. New Method for the Double Bass, Vol. 1. New York: Carl Fischer. 149 pp. $24.99

Simandl Franz . ibid., Vol. 2 (idem, 1987). 88 pp. $21.99

Trinity College, London. 2007. Double Bass Scales, Arpeggios & Studies. Initial-Grade 8. London: Trinity College London. 50 pp. $18.95

Vance George . 2000. Vade Mecum. New York: Carl Fischer. 70 pp. $18.99

Whistler Harvey , and Herman Hummel . 1955. Elementary Scales and Bowings, String Bass. Chicago: Rubank. 16 pp. $5.99

Whistler Harvey , and Herman Hummel . 1957. Intermediate Scales and Bowings, String Bass. Chicago: Rubank. 16 pp. $5.99