Double Bass Drumming in The Blues In the new and revised edition of the Encyclopedia of Double Bass Drumming, Bobby includes nine new double bass drumming chapters. The new and expanded edition covers contemporary techniques such as bass drum double strokes, feet-only exercises, binary and ternary rhythms, “skiplets”, beat turnarounds, the “ladder”, and playing doubles with the hands while playing singles with the feet. These concepts will challenge your playing while expanding your double bass vocabulary. If practiced with intention and diligence, this material will help to prepare you for the demands of today’s music. This material is advanced, but completely attainable for anyone who has completed the previous chapters in the book. This month’s column will help you develop creative ways to play double bass in the Blues style, the chapter is difficult but worth the effort. -Practice in 12 measure phrases, the form of traditional Blues. Swing all […]

July 2024 Issue