Listen Up! is an online course that John Goldsby has designed to help you improve your intonation on the double bass, as well as your ear training in general. It comprises 42 jazz-focused lessons over four hours, covering basic to advanced topics. Learning to hear what’s happening around you and playing with great intonation will make a huge difference to your musicianship and set you apart from your peers. 

Many of the videos feature piano accompaniment. It also provides play-along tracks with three mixes of each recording:

Detailed transcriptions of his original, useful exercises, bass lines and solos are included in the course. There are 175 pages of sheet music, so you will have everything you need to practice at home.This course is designed to improve your intonation on the double bass, as well as your ear training in general. It comprises 42 jazz-focused lessons over four hours, covering basic to advanced topics. Learning to hear what’s happening around you and playing with great intonation will make a huge difference to your musicianship and set you apart from your peers. 

Many of the videos feature piano accompaniment. We also provide play-along tracks with three mixes of each recording:

• Duo
• Piano only
• Bass only

Detailed transcriptions of John Goldsby’s original exercises, bass lines and solos are included in the course. There are 175 pages of sheet music, so you will have everything you need to practice at home.

This course is available to stream online, exclusively at Discover Double Bass.

The 42 video lessons cover a wide range of topics on intonation and ear training for bassists. These include:

• Understanding intervals
• Hearing the blues
• Recognizing scales and chords
• Transposition
• Playing in a double bass ensemble
• Listening games
• …and much more!

Many of the topics are demonstrated using chord progressions to commonly played jazz standards such as All The Things You Are, Mood Indigo, Israel, blues, rhythm changes and more. There’s even a four-part Bach chorale!

Transcriptions

Detailed transcriptions of John Goldsby’s bass lines, solos and exercises are included. These PDFs are displayed on the lesson pages and can be downloaded if required. There are 175 pages of sheet music in this course, so you won’t run out of new music to learn!

Play-Along Tracks:

We have provided play-along tracks performed by John Goldsby and acclaimed pianist Fergus McCreadie. These MP3s can be played directly from the lesson pages or downloaded.

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