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 Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 1:38 pm
My band director would like me to play string bass in our jazz band. My first instrument is flute, but I play cello on my own and have been doing so for a year. To be entirely honest, I'm not good. At all. But, my instructor has beginner's books and has a bass I can use.
So my question is this: what are the differences between cello and string bass? Is it just a size matter?
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Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 3:39 pm
Well, ya see. Cello and flute are in trebel Cleff, and Bass is in bass Cleff. That would be the most difficult thing you would have to put up with. Reading the music differently. I play Bass Cleff, So its different for me. But once you get past the whole bass Cleff thing. Youll do fine. Trust me. Bass aint that hard. I picked it up right away last year with absolutly no string experience and got good really fast. Its probably one of the funnest and easiest instruments youll ever play(except for trombone that is)Hehe. Just start with some basic songs and youll pick it up quick. Its easier than cello, ill tell you that meuch.
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Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 10:14 pm
cello and bass both reads bass cleft.
once the cello has to shift, tenor cleft.
the bass doesn't usually have that much fun parts to play though because they almost never get the melody.
from personal experience, if you know how to play the cello, you'll be able to play the bass quite easily, if you know the instrument well enough.
the strings are also different.
you have to shift a lot though if you play the bass.
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Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2008 6:35 pm
Size is probably very important if you are considering... such as *ouch* big.
Especially if you go up to a double bass (even better (and bigger) than bass bass...)
IT'S TOTALLY WORTH IT!!! Bass is awesome!
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Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2009 11:50 am
A friend of mine asked if i played bass and I accidentally said yes and he asked me to join jazz band, so rather than tell him i accidentally lied, i asked my strings teacher to help me learn bass. She agreed, mostly because I was the only person in the class *Sad, i know but great free one-on-one time teaching* I absolutly love it and play both instruments in most of my concerts now.
The largest thing you have to remember when switching between the two is that fourth finger on D for cello is an open string on bass.
Also, when playing bass you don't have to worry so much about being in tune as you do with being in time.
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Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2009 8:48 am
p o c k y x p e n g u i n My band director would like me to play string bass in our jazz band. My first instrument is flute, but I play cello on my own and have been doing so for a year. To be entirely honest, I'm not good. At all. But, my instructor has beginner's books and has a bass I can use. So my question is this: what are the differences between cello and string bass? Is it just a size matter? You aren't a bunny
Oh well this is like the situation I was in earlier in the year, I am a violin, but i played the horizantal bass at home, and the jazz band needed a bass. I thought they had a horizantal bass and some tablature, but they didn't XO. I had a hard time learning it, but its actually really easy once you learn the fingerings and crap.
Unless you're me. Unless you're me. Unless you're me.
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Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 6:29 pm
walking bass lines are so damn fun in jazz
bass is for ftw
I just love the groove
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