In this project, I have used material gathered by transcribing two meaningful drummers in the history of jazz, Elvin Jones and Eric Harland, in order to create original compositions. The transcription process is discussed, as well as how I took inspiration from a few of the phrases I found interesting, and tried to create new material based on those ideas. Towards the end of this thesis, I draw the conclusion that to create new music with this method, I need external inspiration such as harmony or melody in addition to the drum part to create a composition that I’m satisfied with.

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This thesis is about playing duo with double bass and voice and how I as a double bass player should play to make the music as interesting as possible but also to make the singer the most comfortable. As a bass player, I don’t have the luxury of playing several intricate chords in the same extent as for example a piano player and learning to be clear and precise in my playing is a skill that takes many years to master.  The methods I’ve chosen to explore this is composing short examples of songs for voice and double bass where I first play around with harmony and different bass notes on specific chords to make the harmonic progression clearer. I’ve also composed a short example where I play the same bassline in three different octaves. The purpose of this was to explore which of these registers was the most comfortable and what feeling the different registers gave.  In the next part of the project, I analyze my results and write music inspired by my findings to be performed at my exam concert which took place the 21st of February in Nathan Milsteinsalen at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm. The band consisted of six singers and double bass.   Concludingly, I state that the results are varied. The results for the harmonic experiment had individual aspects amongst the singers and could not specify a general rule of thumb. As for the register experiment, I found that the two lower registers we’re the most comfortable although the highest gave an interesting feeling. / <p>Devil May Care (Bob Dorough), The Way You Look Tonight (Jerome Kern &amp; Dorothy Fields), Weathered (August Eriksson), The Lovers (August Eriksson), Clouds (August Eriksson), Se Mig (August Eriksson).</p><p></p><p>Medverkande:</p><p>August Eriksson - kontrabas</p><p>Emma Jansson - sång</p><p>Emmalisa Hallander - sång</p><p>Amanda Sandorov - sång</p><p>Selma Pinton - sång</p><p>Ella Cronberg - sång</p><p>Jenny Hedman - sång</p><p></p><p>bifogade ljudbilagor är:</p><p>- examenskonserten</p><p>- utdrag ur "Se Mig"</p>