Reaching!for!the!target!note!without!considered!practice!is!unlikely! to!achieve!reliable!results.!The!purpose!of!the!following!exercises!is! to!memorise!the!distance!of!semiPtone!and!tone!shifts.!They!should! be!played!as!a!slow!glissando!with!the!finger!in!constant!contact!with! the!fingerboard.!As!you!improve!you!can!speed!up!the!shift.!In! normal!playing!it!is!desirable!to!disguise!shifts!with!speed.!However! to!help!you!better!learn!these!distances!I!recommend!practising!the! following!shifts!slowly!and!evenly.!! Watch!the!shifting!technique!lessons!at!discoverdoublebass.com! before!starting!the!following!exercises,!or!if!you!need!more! information!on!shifting.! ! Play!a!small!selection!of!following!‘Chromatic!Scale!Exercises’!and! ‘Intonation!and!Shifting!Exercises’!at!the!start!of!your!practice! routine!to!improve!your!tuning.! ! ! ! “With practice you will develop more accurate and consistent tuning so you can focus on creating music, without the distraction of technique” !
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