Progressive Repertoire for the Double Bass, Vol. 3  (German Edition)
"So, you have an excellent bass player who needs some extra challenges. But, the rest of your orchestra can't handle the bass literature that offers that challenge. TheProgressive Repertoireis an excellent resource of graded solos that one could compare to the Suzuki series for violin, viola, and cello. The benefit of these is that they were arranged by an excellent bass pedagogue using his fingering method that introduces the higher positions first, which I've been told helps the beginning bass player's comfort level since the arm and shoulder are at a more normal level for starters. The pieces are based on octaves, fifths and fourths in the first book, which is an excellent foundation for aural training. Each book comes with a CD of Francois Rabbath performing the pieces, which is helpful as well." --Nebraska Music Educator, April 2010