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Solo Techniques For Unaccompanied Pizzicato Jazz Double Bass, Larry James Ousley, Jr. Apr 2008

Solo Techniques For Unaccompanied Pizzicato Jazz Double Bass, Larry James Ousley, Jr.

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The purpose of this study was to research and demonstrate various techniques that a double bassist may utilize when performing an unaccompanied solo in a jazz setting. This study primarily focused on pizzicato (plucked) styles and sought to maximize the polyphonic potential of the double bass, which has traditionally been considered a homophonic instrument. This study provides a written, organized approach that illustrates recorded examples and augments private instruction for the double bass. This study offers a vocabulary of techniques comprising chords and intervals that allow the double bassist to accompany oneself. It uses an intervallic approach to determining practical …