UC San Diego

This paper examines harmonics as they appear on the double bass through looking at their use in western classical and contemporary repertoire, recorded examples of improvising musicians, how they have been taught through double bass method books, and ultimately seeks to expand the possibilities for their application on the instrument. I have codified the various different types of harmonic generative techniques possible on the instrument and in the latter part of this paper I have created etudes for the development of these techniques. The final section of the paper I have arranged two Duke Ellington jazz standards to be played using some of the techniques in the paper