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I know the bow is very exciting.  Please, WATCH THIS VIDEO before you touch the bow!!

Key Points:
- Don't touch the bow hair!
- Your hand oil will ruin the hair of the bow.

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Ten Commandments of Bow Care-#1 Thou shalt not touch the Bow Hair

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Watch this video to learn how to tighten the bow.

Key Points:
- Whenever you play you need to tighten the bow (but not too much). - Tighten the bow so that a pencil will slide through the middle. Do not tighten more than that.
- When you put your bass away, you need to loosen the bow hair.

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Watch this video to learn how to rosin your bow.

Key Points:
- Apply the rosin with heavy hand.
- Apply from frog to tip.
- 2 to 3 strokes of the whole bow.

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How to Apply Rosin to the Double Bass Bow - Lesson with Jason Heath

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Step 2 - How To Hold The Bow (French Bow)

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Step 2 - How To Hold The Bow (French Bow)

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Learn how to hold the bow with your RIGHT HAND in "French Bow" Style

Key Points:
- Relax your hand
- Keep your thumb bent under
- Wrist above fingers
- Let fingers hang down over frog
- Pinky is NOT on top

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How To Hold The Bow (German Bow - unusual for beginner)

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How To Hold The Bow (German Bow - unusual for beginner)

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Learn how to hold the bow with your RIGHT HAND in "German Bow" Style

Key Points:
- You should have a GERMAN BOW for this hold.
- Frog in the palm
- Thumb on top of the stick
- Fingers bent
- Thumb and pinky hold sides
- Fingers flex when bowing

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Key Points:
- Body
- Bridge
- Tailpiece
- Endpin
- 'F' Holes
- Neck
- Fingerboard
- Nut
- Pegbox
- Tuning Keys
- Scroll
- Back
- Sides
- Ribs

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Upright Bass for Beginners : Upright Bass Parts

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Kep Points:
STANDING -
- Set the endpin length (you may not have to pull it out)
- The bridge should be in line with your knuckles when standing
- Feet shoulder-width apart
- Lower right back of the bass against your LEFT leg
- Bass should balance, with weight going slightly FORWARD

SITTING -
- Use a stool
- Endpin in line with left leg of stool. Body rests on you LEFT LEG.
- Left back of bass makes contact with your upper body.
- You should not be slumping over the instrument. Sit up straight.
- Bass is turned slightly inward.

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Double Bass Posture and Instrument Position

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Key Points:
- Thumb of RIGHT HAND goes on the side of the fingerboard.
- Use finger tips of first and second fingers
- Use side of fingers
- Be careful about blisters!!!

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Key Points:
- Thumb is in line with your middle finger.
- Thumb is on the back of the bass neck but does not squeeze.
- 'C' shape-- like you are holding a grapefruit.
- Use the weight of your arm to press the string. Do not squeeze.
- Use the weight of the bass pushing forward to make your sound.
- Relax your shoulder and float your elbow naturally.

SKI JUMP GAME:
- Take your first finger and slide it down the string, then pluck
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- Bassists do not use the 3rd finger alone.
BASS FACE:
- Put your fingers on your face where the video says.
- Use the spacing on the strings.
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Follow directions:
- Start with all fingers down
- Lift fingers 3 & 4 (pinky and right)
- Lift 2nd finger
- Lift 1st finger
- Don't lift too far
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Follow directions:
FINGER LIFT-UPS
- All 4 fingers down.
- Lift and tap fingers 3&4
- Lift and tap finger 2
- Left and tap finger 1

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Fingering Patterns for all strings:
4
1
Open

4
1
Open

Open 4 times
1 - 4 times

4
1
Open

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3rd grade bass - Hot Cross Buns on Each String AND Burnt Buns

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Key Points:
- Use a clean and dry cloth to wipe off the dusty rosin.
- DO NOT clean the bow hair EVER.  You can dust off the stick, but NEVER the hair.
- Do not use cleaning products on the cello.

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This tool is called a METRONOME. Musicians use it when they practice in order to improve their time.  You can buy one like the one in the picture from a music store. OR you can look up a free metronome.
Google: metronome
It comes up right at the top.

This one is also good: https://www.imusic-school.com/en/tools/online-metronome/

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Use this video to hear if your strings are in tune.

Does the sound of your string match the sound in the video?

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Double Bass Tuner : Easy to use - "plucking" real Double Bass sound

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PLEASE WATCH THIS WITH A PARENT.

Key Points:
- Tune every day.
- "Righty tighty, Lefty loosey"
- Turn right to make sound higher.
- Turn left to make sound lower.
- Use a tuner.  Either use the DRONE or use the NEEDLE.
- If note is #(sharp), then lefty loosey.
- If note is b(flat), then righty tighty.

- Strings are
E (lowest)
A (second lowest)
D (second highest)
G (highest)

Face the bass and look at the tuner. Pluck while you turn the tuning keys.