Free Online Resources - Portnoi's book

I'm sure this one has been floating around for a while, but I just found out about it this weekend, thanks to LHoward's post on the TalkBass Forums.

It's a pdf version of Henry Portnoi's "Creative Double Bass Method", which I heard about years ago, but have never before seen. He starts the book with a section on bowing practice and styles, then moves on to "the fingerboard". Oh, and just what we need: yet another position-numbering system. He starts the player in what he calls "V" position (which would correspond to Simandl's "III" position), relying on the "tuning" harmonics to get the student in the right position.

This seems to be a very well thought-out and thorough method, and Portnoi seems to have gone to great pains to explain the "how" and "why" of all the technique very thoroughly.

To find the book, follow this link, click on "technique books" at the bottom of the page, then you can select the Portnoi book to download in .pdf format. I've already printed the whole thing out and will certainly be giving it a closer look (I don't think I can stand another trip through the Simandl at this point . . . )

Links to Resources for Suzuki Bassists

These resources are being published as part of an informational series about the Suzuki Bass Program.

If you have any other links you'd like included here, please comment to this post by clicking the word "comment" below, or email me.

www.suzukiassociation.org
www.isbworldoffice.com
www.coloradosuzuki.org
www.uwsp.edu/cofac/suzuki
books, CDs, and accompaniment parts for Suzuki bass teachers and students
Shinichi Suzuki's Nurtured by Love
Article: Suzuki Violin vs. Traditional Violin
Great article about S. Suzuki. Includes 25 hours of video footage of his teaching!


For more about the Suzuki Bass Program and Virginia Dixon, follow these links:

About Virginia Dixon
Interview with Virginia Dixon
How I became involved with the Suzuki Bass Program
How to Become a Suzuki Bass Instructor
Materials for Beginning Suzuki Bass Students and Teachers

Early Book (1-3) Suzuki Bass Materials

Each of the first three volumes of the Suzuki Bass program consist of a bass part (containing the written solos), a CD (with all songs performed by Gary Karr and Harmon Lewis), and a piano accompaniment part (a must for studio teachers and recital performances).

All the materials listed here are the newest revised edition as of 2007, sold through Sheet Music Plus, which is where I bought them myself.

Book one materials are all available here:


Suzuki Bass School Bass Part, Volume 1 For String Bass. String - Bass (Suzuki). The Suzuki Method Core Materials. 0. Book. 24 pages. Published by Alfred Publishing. (0370S)
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Suzuki Bass School CD, Volume 1 Gary Karr. For String Bass. String - Bass (Suzuki). The Suzuki Method Core Materials. 0. CD. 1 pages. Published by Alfred Publishing. (0369)
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Suzuki Bass School Piano Acc., Volume 1 For String Bass. String - Bass (Suzuki). The Suzuki Method Core Materials. 0. Book. 24 pages. Published by Alfred Publishing. (0372S)
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Book 2 materials are available here:




Suzuki Bass School Bass Part, Volume 2 For String Bass. String - Bass (Suzuki). The Suzuki Method Core Materials. 0. Book. 20 pages. Published by Alfred Publishing. (0371S)
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Suzuki Bass School CD, Volume 2 Gary Karr. For String Bass. String - Bass (Suzuki). The Suzuki Method Core Materials. 0. CD. 1 pages. Published by Alfred Publishing. (0379)
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Suzuki Bass School Piano Acc., Volume 2 For String Bass. String - Bass (Suzuki). The Suzuki Method Core Materials. 0. Book. 20 pages. Published by Alfred Publishing. (0374S)
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Book 3 materials are here:

Suzuki Bass School Bass Part, Volume 3 For String Bass. String - Bass (Suzuki). The Suzuki Method Core Materials. 0. Book. 24 pages. Published by Alfred Publishing. (0376S)
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Suzuki Bass School CD, Volume 3 Gary Karr. For String Bass. String - Bass (Suzuki). The Suzuki Method Core Materials. 0. CD. 1 pages. Published by Alfred Publishing. (0380)
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Suzuki Bass School Piano Acc., Volume 3 For String Bass. String - Bass (Suzuki). The Suzuki Method Core Materials. 0. Book. Published by Alfred Publishing. (0377S)
See more info...


About Virginia Dixon
Interview with Virginia Dixon
How I became involved with the Suzuki Bass Program
Resources for Suzuki Bass Teachers and Students
How to Become a Suzuki Bass Instructor