Listen Up! is an online course presented by the legendary bassist and renowned educator John Goldsby.
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.
Artist
John Goldsby, a member of the WDR big band for 30 years, is a renowned bassist, educator, author and featured columnist for BassMagazine.com and Bass Player Magazine. His hugely popular 'The Jazz Bass Book' has become required reading for any serious student of jazz bass.
Bassists often neglect to practice ear training and play with poor intonation. Don't be one of them!
What will I learn?
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!
Contents
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Start02. Intervals: Hear Them, Play Them! (2:43)
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Start03. Intervals: Hear Them, Play Them! – Performance and Play-Along (5:01)
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Start04. Intervals in the Major Scale – Sing It, Play It! (6:54)
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Start05. Intervals in the Chromatic Scale (6:46)
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Start06. Let's Play a Game! – Intervals in One Position: Pt. 1 (5:18)
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Start07. Let's Play a Game! – Intervals in One Position: Pt. 2 (3:40)
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Start08. The Blues Scale – Why Is It Bluesy? (10:27)
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Start09. The Blues Game (2:31)
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Start10. The Blues Game – Performance and Play-Along (2:31)
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Start11. Blues in the Closet: Hearing the Changes (2:15)
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Start12. Blues in the Closet: Hearing the Changes – Performance and Play-Along (3:19)
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Start13. Blues in the Closet: Three-Part Harmony (5:18)
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Start14. Blues in the Closet: Three-Part Harmony – Performance and Play-Along (2:38)
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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.
Here's what's being said about John's teachings:
"You can’t learn from a better teacher."
- Peter Erskine, legendary jazz drummer.
"John Goldsby is a marvelous player and educator. His teaching methods have been tried and proven effective around the world"
- Jamey Aebersold, NEA Jazz Master, renowned educator & author.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Our courses are only available on DiscoverDoubleBass.com and include a 30 day, no questions asked, full refund policy.
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