Habits of a Successful String Musician, for bass; Christopher Selby, et al. (GIA Publications, Inc.)

Habits of a Successful String Musician for bass is a comprehensive fundamentals book by Christopher Selby, Scott Rush, Rich Moon, and Margaret Selby, published by GIA Publications. Designed for middle school, high school, and advancing bass students, this method provides a structured collection of sequenced exercises for building technique and musicianship during daily fundamentals time. The book includes warm-ups, sight-reading etudes, rhythm vocabulary studies, chorales, tuning canons, and other materials that support tone production, intonation, rhythm, bow control, fingerboard awareness, ensemble listening, and performance readiness. Useful for full string orchestra, sectionals, private lessons, or individual practice, this bass method helps students transfer technical skills into stronger, more confident orchestral playing.