Mastering the Bow Part 2 (Spiccato)
by Gaelen McCormick
Continuing her masterful series, Carl Fischer Music is proud to present Gaelen McCormick's Mastering the Bow (Part 2) Studies for Bass: Spiccato. Beginning with quotes from famous pedagogues Ivan Galamian and Simon Fischer, spiccato strokes are defined and each variety of bow-stroke is examined and elaborated upon in detail. Collections of etudes have been carefully selected and presented from the methods of Dotzauer, Kreutzer, Lee, Popper, Bille, Slama, Simandl, Bottesini, Palschko and Milde. Guidelines are provided for studies, as well as extensive instruction on all aspects of spiccato playing.
Contents:
- Foreword by Orin O'Brien
- About Gaelen McCormick
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Simple Spiccato (Etudes Nos. 1–8)
- Chapter 2: Restarting Spiccato (Etudes Nos. 9–18)
- Chapter 3: Spiccato Combined with Slurs (Etudes Nos. 19–25)
- Chapter 4: Triplets (Etudes Nos. 26–33)
- Chapter 5: Brush Stroke (Etudes Nos. 34–38)
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Mastering the Bow Part 2 (Spiccato)
Mastering the Bow Part 2 (Spiccato)
by Gaelen McCormick
Continuing her masterful series, Carl Fischer Music is proud to present Gaelen McCormick's Mastering the Bow (Part 2) Studies for Bass: Spiccato. Beginning with quotes from famous pedagogues Ivan Galamian and Simon Fischer, spiccato strokes are defined and each variety of bow-stroke is examined and elaborated upon in detail. Collections of etudes have been carefully selected and presented from the methods of Dotzauer, Kreutzer, Lee, Popper, Bille, Slama, Simandl, Bottesini, Palschko and Milde. Guidelines are provided for studies, as well as extensive instruction on all aspects of spiccato playing.
Contents:
- Foreword by Orin O'Brien
- About Gaelen McCormick
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Simple Spiccato (Etudes Nos. 1–8)
- Chapter 2: Restarting Spiccato (Etudes Nos. 9–18)
- Chapter 3: Spiccato Combined with Slurs (Etudes Nos. 19–25)
- Chapter 4: Triplets (Etudes Nos. 26–33)
- Chapter 5: Brush Stroke (Etudes Nos. 34–38)
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by Gaelen McCormick
Continuing her masterful series, Carl Fischer Music is proud to present Gaelen McCormick's Mastering the Bow (Part 2) Studies for Bass: Spiccato. Beginning with quotes from famous pedagogues Ivan Galamian and Simon Fischer, spiccato strokes are defined and each variety of bow-stroke is examined and elaborated upon in detail. Collections of etudes have been carefully selected and presented from the methods of Dotzauer, Kreutzer, Lee, Popper, Bille, Slama, Simandl, Bottesini, Palschko and Milde. Guidelines are provided for studies, as well as extensive instruction on all aspects of spiccato playing.
Contents:
- Foreword by Orin O'Brien
- About Gaelen McCormick
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Simple Spiccato (Etudes Nos. 1–8)
- Chapter 2: Restarting Spiccato (Etudes Nos. 9–18)
- Chapter 3: Spiccato Combined with Slurs (Etudes Nos. 19–25)
- Chapter 4: Triplets (Etudes Nos. 26–33)
- Chapter 5: Brush Stroke (Etudes Nos. 34–38)














