BOOKS by BARRY GREEN
The Inner Game of Music
The Mastery of Music
Bringing Music to Life
The Popular Bass Method
- Jazz/Popular/Folk/Classical. I am glad to see the focus here on the mastery of the instrument-on becoming the most proficient bassist we can, regardless of idiom
- Repertoire- Yes…. give us some beautiful music and nice tunes to practice so we can enjoy the aesthetic nature of what we are producing. Bravo!
- Defeats the upper register “taboos.” I love the way you get us into upper positions pronto- thus demystifying them and not setting up the usual mental block of “we’ll get to that later…it’s really the hard stuff.” I am excited by these works, they are a much needed and long overdue addition to the pedagogical literature, and I take my hat off to you.
Advanced Techniques of Double Bass Playing
About Barry Green’s Advanced Techniques of Double Bass Playing….”It is very important that the bassist, composer, or conductor completely understand the scope of this book. Advanced Techniques does not preclude many of the fine established methods of study. It must be assumed that the bassist already has a disciplined technical knowledge of the instrument before undertaking the present study.”…..Barry Green
This is a very thorough method book that covers all aspects of playing the bass.
Chapters:
1. Sound Production
2. Off the String Technique
3. Bow Directions
4. Principles of Movement
5. Analytical Practicing
6. Notation
7. Harmonics
8. Contemporary Techniques
9. Non- Playing Information
10. Old Basses and their Makers
Inner Game of Music Workbook Series
Inner Game of Music Workbook Series by Barry Green with collaborating colleagues published by GIA @ https://www.giamusic.com/products/P-innergame.cfm
Solo Workbooks for individuals for VOICE, KEYBOARD, Individual INSTRMENTS in C, F, Bb or Eb.
Ensemble Workbooks for Band, Small Ensembles, Orchestra