The second, bilingual (German/English) volume Früher "Anfang auf dem Kontrabass" (Early Beginning on the Double Bass) deals with early playing up to the 3rd register. Through recurring melodies in the various registers, new learning content is combined with already existing technical playing skills.
Content:
Preface / Foreword
6/8 Time / 6/8 Clock
Dotted Quarter Notes / Dotted Quarter Notes
Scales / scales
Pieces in One Position / Pieces in One Layer
Sixteenth Notes / Sixteenth Notes
Dotted Eighth Notes / dotted eighth notes
Early Start with Positions / Early pleg game
Climbing Game Songs / Songs for climbing
The Second Position (II) / The II. state
Shifting Between the First (I) and Second (II) Positions / change of position between I. and II. state
Pieces in the Positions I and II / Pieces in I. and II. state
Half Position with Position II / Half Position and II. state
Half Position with Position I / Half Position and I. Position
Half Position with Positions I and II / Half, I. and II. state
The Third Position (III) / The III. position
Pieces from Half Position to Position III / Pieces up to the III. position
The Position Two-and-a-Half (Intermediate Position) / Layer II one and a half (Intermediate Layer)
More Pieces up to Position III / Further Pieces up to Position III