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Learning the doublebass

a multilevel approach to the acquisition of motor performance skill

Authors

  • Florian Pertzborn Instituto Politécnico do Porto

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35699/2317-6377.2002.57609

Keywords:

doublebass, learning, motor control, pendulum motion, perception, sensory training, skill acquisition, simple and complex movements

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to elaborate on the multiple processes that are involved in the practice and performance of the doublebass. The analysis of movements and skills indispensable to performance will hopefully provide a valuable approach to solving problems that have been related to playing this instrument. By considering some of the basic needs of the physical nature of the instrument and the performer, this work explores playing the doublebass with a maximum of technical ease and economy in order to allow the greatest possible focus on musical expression.

Author Biography

  • Florian Pertzborn , Instituto Politécnico do Porto

    is a solo double bass player in the National Orchestra of Porto, a double bass professor, and the coordinator of the strings department at the Higher School of Music at the Polytechnic Institute of Porto, Portugal. He is originally from Germany, where he completed his undergraduate and postgraduate studies in solo performance at the Wuerzburg University of Music. At the University of Sheffield, England, he completed his performance and research studies with a Master's degree. He was awarded scholarships from the Ministry of Education and Praxis XXI. His articles have been published in the IPP Internal Forum, Orpheus London, and have appeared in recent publications in Germany, France, and the United States.

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“Learning the Doublebass: A Multilevel Approach to the Acquisition of Motor Performance Skill”. 2002. Per Musi, no. 05 e 06 (January): 120-30. https://doi.org/10.35699/2317-6377.2002.57609.

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