Wonderful compendium of scales, arpeggios and bowing variations, Vade Mecum, is a manual that will help to greatly enhance the technical dexterity of string bass players. It is a terrific resource of materials for daily practice and pre-performance warm-up exercises.   Contents Exercises for the Left Hand Alone One-Octave Scales Variations for One-Octave Scales One-Octave Minor Scales Exercises on the Pivot Movement Exercises in 4th Position C Major Position Survey Reading Exercise Exercises for Developng Left-Hand Stamina G Major Position Survey Reading Exercise F Major Position Survey Reading Exercise Bb Major Position Survey Reading Exercise B Minor E Minor G Minor E Major Reading Exercise C Minor D Major Position Survey Reading Exercise D Minor F Minor A Minor A Major Reading Exercise F# Minor Eb Major Reading Exercise Ab Major Reading Exercise The Melodic Minor Scale Cycle Exercises for the Left Hand Double Stops: 1. Fifths 2. Thirds 3. Fourths Chromatic Exercises: 1. Two-Octave Chromatic Scales 2. Chromatic Study No. 1 3. Chromatic Study No. 2 Cyclic Exercises: 1. Dominant-Seventh Arpeggios 2. Major Scales 3. Minor-Seventh & Diminshed-Seventh Arpeggios 4. Cycle with Augmented Triads 5. Arpeggio Cycle Exercises for Learning the Curvature of the Bridge: 1. On Four Strings 2. On Three Strings 3. On Two Strings 6th Position Harmonics Study of String Crossing Variations for Two-Octave Scales Bianco Variation       Score Pages: 71 Language: English Publisher: Carl Fischer