GAJDOS Double Bass School: Book One: 1/2 position to 3rd position: Book One: 1/2 position to 3rd position - Couverture souple

Gajdos, Miloslav; Sasinková, Eva

Couverture souple

ISBN 13 : 9798256162399

Editeur : Bumblebee Notes Music Publishing, 2026

Synopsis

Miloslav Gajdo? has devoted his professional career, spanning several decades, to instrumental pedagogy and has worked with students across generations. His extensive expertise and 50 years of experience have enabled him to adapt his teaching methods effectively to diverse age groups. Gajdo? is internationally recognized as a distinctive figure in the field, and his didactic works and publications, which he continuously developed and refined throughout his career, represent a significant legacy for future generations of double bass players. The first edition of Gajdo? Double Bass School, published in 2025 in the Czech Republic in Czech, is based on the Selection of Double Bass Exercises and Etudes in the Primary Positions, which Gajdo? wrote in 2011 for beginner double bass instruction. While the original publication included several adopted exercises and etudes, the new edition replaces them with Gajdo?'s own compositions and arrangements. This English edition, published by BumbleBee Notes Music Publishing in 2026, is a faithful translation and copy of the original. The only differences are the organization of the introductory material, the placement of the table of contents (What's Inside), and the additional information at the back, highlighting the importance of the Czech double bass school that Gajdo?'s method so strongly represents. The first book contains: introductory information, parts of the double bass, standing with the instrument, holding the bow, open string exercises, preparatory and instructional exercises, etudes, and several performance pieces, including Suita Barocca by Miloslav Gajdo?.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Born in 1948 in Město Albrechtice, Czechoslovakia (now the Czech Republic), Gajdos received his primary education in Broumov. In 1963, he commenced studies at the Kroměříz Conservatory, where he also participated in the Moravian Madrigalists choir. Between 1968 and 1972, Gajdos studied under Professor Jiří Bortlíček at Janáček Academy of Music (JAMU) in Brno. Following orchestral experience in Brno, Zlín, and Olomouc, he began teaching at the Kroměříz Conservatory, where he founded and conducted the chamber orchestra Capella Barocca. He also served as choir director for church choirs in Zelechovice nad Dřevnicí and Kroměříz, and held the position of organist there for nearly a decade.Gajdos performed worldwide dazzling the audiences with his extensive and impressive concert repertoire. In addition to his own compositions, he performs Baroque, Classical, and Romantic works, as well as transcriptions. Notably, he performed a number of pieces from the Viennese classical period in their original form on an instrument tuned in thirds and fourths.Miloslav Gajdos has dedicated his career to pedagogy, working passionately with students across generations. He has been teaching at the Kroměříz Conservatory since 1971 and has regularly given master classes at international institutions since 1979. From 2008 to 2012, he also taught at the Elementary Art School (ZUS) in Uherské Hradistě, and since 2016, at the ZUS in Kyjov.He has composed numerous studies, solos, capriccios, solo and chamber works, cadenzas for concertos, transcriptions, and songs for double bass, many of which were dedicated to his students. Several of these works, including Toccata, Reflexe, Prelude and Fugue, Tarantella, and Invocation, have been selected for international competition repertoires. Furthermore, he wrote Modern Methodology of Double Bass Playing, now used at many institutions. He is also the author of Double Bassists' Dictionary, as well as several expert studies and articles. Many of his students, often laureates of international competitions, have established careers as soloists, orchestral musicians, and educators at conservatories and music academies.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Bumblebee Notes Music Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 13: 9798256162399
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 70
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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