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Introductory Double Bass Method for Children (v2) (2019)

Adriana Gutierrez Saldana
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Last version of my Research. Name: Adriana Gutierrez Saldaña Main Subject: Classical Double Bass Research Supervisor: Maggie Urquhart Title of Research: Enjoy with Your Bass – Introductory Double Bass method for children Research Question: Is it possible to create an enjoyable introductory Double Bass method for children, which they can use by themselves? Most of the existing double bass methods are not orientated towards children. One of the pioneering methods, written 30 years ago, 'Bass is Best' by Caroline Emery relies on parental help for the children’s practice. My aim was to develop a method that children could use by themselves. Building on my practical experience of teaching children in Spain, using 'El Sistema', I developed and applied a teaching system over the last two years that incorporated this principal. Two of my pupils, using my system, within only three years of playing the double bass were able to play professional level orchestral excerpts. Therefore it is possible to combine technical discipline with creativity and enjoyment playing the instrument. This method is simultaneously a guide for teachers to promote a healthy attitude when creating a musical career both with and without the instrument. However, the role of the double bass teacher is fundamental. The teacher has to have passion, be able to explain the concepts of playing clearly and be able to help the child understand technique without creating pressure. One of the examples in my case study is when the child opens the book to practice after the lesson and he/she cannot remember the theory of the new concepts. My method helps to the student how to overcome a problem by themselves. I created a warm up programme to be used before playing the instrument, which helps to prevent strain and injuries. This also helps body awareness when playing the bass. Practicing these exercises before and after playing ensures that the muscle tissue is warm and elastic, the nerve impulses are faster and the joint fluid flows faster. This means that there is less chance of suffering an injury when playing the instrument. Biography: Adriana Gutierrez Saldaña was born in Salamanca (Spain) in 1994 and began playing the double bass at the age of eight. Five years later, she joined the bass section in youth orchestras making international tours to the present day. She started her bachelor focusing on classical double bass at the Conservatory of Castilla y Leon (Spain) with Joaquin Clemente. She was the first student to receive an Erasmus scholarship from Salamanca to study at the Guildhall School Music and Drama (UK) with Colin Paris and Luis Cabrera. During her bachelor she started teaching beginners on the double bass, was one of the coaches at the Youth Orchestra of Cantabria (Spain), was a volunteer at a “minor centre” and in an orphanage as a teacher in integration programmes.
typeresearch exposition
keywordsdouble bass, Teaching, problem solving, children
date30/05/2018
published21/10/2019
last modified21/10/2019
statuslimited publication
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copyrightAdriana Gutierrez Saldaña
licenseAll rights reserved
urlhttps://www.researchcatalogue.net/view/475977/475978
published inKC Research Portal
portal issue3. Internal publication


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