"An Introduction to Double Bass Playing" is the culmination of over 16 years of playing, teaching, studying, and practicing. It addresses many aspects of double bass playing and pedagogy... More > including exercises, examples, and fingerings that teachers have used over the years but never written down. It is a resource for teachers, students, education majors, music minors, parents and anyone interested in the double bass. It is a wonderful companion for studio classes and private lessons. The Double Bassist (now The Strad) says it is "...full of sound and useful advice."
It is also available as a multi-media experience for your iPad here: http://itunes.apple.com/us/book/introduction-to-double-bass/id499528596?mt=11&uo=4< Less
"An Introduction to Double Bass Playing" is the culmination of over 16 years of playing, teaching, studying, and practicing. It addresses many aspects of double bass playing and pedagogy... More > including exercises, examples, and fingerings that teachers have used over the years but never written down. It is a resource for teachers, students, education majors, music minors, parents and anyone interested in the double bass. It is a wonderful companion for studio classes and private lessons. The Double Bassist (now The Strad) says it is "...full of sound and useful advice."
It is also available as a multi-media experience for your iPad here: http://itunes.apple.com/us/book/introduction-to-double-bass/id499528596?mt=11&uo=4< Less
About Peter Tambroni
Peter Tambroni lives in suburban Chicago where he is an active double bassist and public school string teacher. He holds degrees from the Crane School of Music and the University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign. Peter currently teaches elementary and middle school strings for Mannheim School District 83. He is a former faculty member of the State University of New York at Plattsburgh and the Crane School of Music’s summer youth program.
Peter has performed in orchestra sections and as a soloist in both New York State and Illinois. In the fall of 2000 he appeared on national television with the Bozo Super Sunday Show. He continues to perform around Chicago and its suburbs.
He has been published several times in the journal American String Teacher and on EnergyAddict.com, the website of best-selling author, Jon Gordon. Peter has a private studio of select students in Oak Park, IL.
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