Re: Why do you play the bass? My friend who plays the drums wanted to play the double bass because it was big. She ended up playing the drums because they're noisy.
--- Breathing is important! If you don't breathe, your sound will deteriorate, your phrasing will suffer, and you will die.
Re: Why do you play the bass? I'd never be able to play bass - it's so low I'd never be able to tune it! When it's being tuned in string orchestra it always amuses me that I can't actually tell the difference between an in-tune and an out-of-tune bass!
--- The difference between an amateur and a professional: the amateur practises until it's right; the professional practises until it never goes wrong.
Re: Why do you play the bass? Tis quite occupying for the mind trying to figure out if the player has actually changed the note at all!
--- The difference between an amateur and a professional: the amateur practises until it's right; the professional practises until it never goes wrong.
Re: Why do you play the bass? The trick is listening to the overtones. Unlike the viola or violin, the fundamental is a bit tricky to hear, but the harmonics are easier to hear ( though they are still fairly soft ).
I like the double bass. It "warms" up the 'cello sound quite a bit. Like I do when playing in unison or octaves with the Seconds.
Re: Why do you play the bass? Thing is the only time I hear a bass is in string group (not enough of us to be a string orchestra!) which is acoustically dead, and I usually hear the overtones of most things, but not the bass in the context. Interestingly enough, I found when I put my viola to my ear (ie press the scroll against my skull) I can hear the harmonics down an octave for the notes on the C string
--- The difference between an amateur and a professional: the amateur practises until it's right; the professional practises until it never goes wrong.
