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Playing Bass and Singing at the Same Time - Katie Thiroux Lesson

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In this video, Katie Thiroux shares her top tips for singing and playing bass at the same time.

Based in L.A, Katie continues the hard-swinging bass tradition of double bassists such as Ray Brown, Israel Crosby or John Clayton. She is also a superb singer, so the perfect person to teach a lesson on playing the upright bass and singing at the same time.

This is Katie's first lesson for Discover Double Bass, so please make her welcome in the comments. :-)

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20 Comments

@jamessandeman7548 7 years ago

Just when i think Discover Double Bass can 't get any better...

@volodyanikolaev 7 years ago (edited)

We all know that It's impossible to sing and play the bass. Just ask Jay Leonhart :)

@sef4610 7 years ago

What a beautiful voice! ... made for this style of music, the perfect compliment to the bass. Wonderful performance.

@cnrbsmth 7 years ago

Her singing articulates like a trumpet

@nemo227 7 years ago

I'm 80 and I still can't sing and play the bass. I'm such a bad singer that my bass refuses to play if I try to sing. Fair's fair.

@vergeben 7 months ago (edited)

1:56 is the spring popping off... beautiful interpretation. Thank you for this contribution and generosity offering the musicsheets...

@annebooker4130 7 years ago

Very inspiring. I played Double Bass in high school. I finally bought one 4 months ago. I'm 55 now. Love watching you guys.

@richardsorice4509 7 years ago

I have never seen a performance of a solo jazz bassist, who sings standards. You do it very well. Would love to see you perform. Excellent!

@MrHestichs 7 years ago

The most challenging part I can imagine is the two radically different time feels. The swinging, on the beat, almost ahead of the beat that the walking bass requires. And the rubato swing singing, dragging notes etc.

@Aaron-Qman 7 years ago

This is very awesome! I know Esperanza Spalding does this very well too. Incredible and unique!

@vincentm614 7 years ago

Ive played electric fretless bass and sang at the same time and just sort of fell into it. But it is harder than singing and playing guitar or piano.

@letiziapessoa 7 years ago

Hi I'm from Brazil. I like to sing and I'm learning bass so I loved your video. Thank you very much!

@PianoWithJonny 7 years ago

Katie and I played together in our college days at Cal State Long Beach. You sound great girl!

@nemo227 7 years ago

The analysis and explanation is VERY good. It's not an impossible task: we can run and talk or sing, wash dishes and sing, take a shower and sing, tie our shoe laces and sing, etc. Our brains are capable of directing our hands and voices at the same time (or what seems like the same time). Our brains can allow us to do amazing things when we step aside and let our brains do the work.