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My initial plan was to do research and catalogue the available existing method books for Jazz bass education. But during the process I realized that matters were more complex than I had foreseen. Jazz (bass) methods were often based on classical music methods but Jazz education demands a different skillset and approach. I reexamined the fundamental building blocks necessary to successfully teach Jazz double bass. For this I designed a graphic theoretical framework that helped me analyze the existing methods. With this information I built a data base and webpage that offers analytical information about the available methods. Methods not limited to the traditional books but also on line learning programs and other methodical teaching material. Furthermore I examined the influence of the technological developments that the computer, smartphones, tablets and the internet have to offer. Teaching Jazz in the 21st century has proven to be much more of a modulair approach than the traditional linear approach.

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    • Entry Page
    • Title Page
    • Introduction
    • Historical perspective on Jazz bass education
    • Defining a method
    • Types of Students
    • Teaching Topics
    • Historic Overview of Jazz double bass methods
    • About Jazz Data Bass
    • Jazz Data Bass Website
    • Review of Selected Methods
    • Jazz Bass Facing
    • Comprehensive Bass Method
    • Jazz Bass Lines
    • Jazz Bass with John Patitucci
    • New method of rhythmic improvisation for the Jazz bassist
    • New Developments
    • Influence on my own teaching and playing
    • Interviews
    • Interview John Clayton
    • Interview Hein van de Geyn
    • 21 Resources
    • 22 Bibliography
    • Tony Overwater
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    My initial plan was to do research and catalogue the available existing method books for Jazz bass education. But during the process I realized that matters were more complex than I had foreseen. Jazz (bass) methods were often based on classical music methods but Jazz education demands a different skillset and approach. I reexamined the fundamental building blocks necessary to successfully teach Jazz double bass. For this I designed a graphic theoretical framework that helped me analyze the existing methods. With this information I built a data base and webpage that offers analytical information about the available methods. Methods not limited to the traditional books but also on line learning programs and other methodical teaching material. Furthermore I examined the influence of the technological developments that the computer, smartphones, tablets and the internet have to offer. Teaching Jazz in the 21st century has proven to be much more of a modulair approach than the traditional linear approach.
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Teaching

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By Tony Overwater

Table of contents:

- Introduction

- Historical perspective on Jazz bass education

- Defining a method

- Different types of students

- Topics of Jazz double bass education

- Historic overview of Jazz double bass methods

- About Jazz Data Bass

- Jazz Data Bass Website

- Review of selected methods

- Jazz Bass Facing

- Comprehensive Bass Method

- Jazz Bass Lines

- Jazz Bass with John Patitucci

- New method of rhythmic improvisation for the Jazz bassist

- New developments

- Influence on my own teaching and playing

- Interviews

- Interview John Clayton

- Interview Hein van de Geyn

- Resources

- Bibliography