Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: Not for Independent Learning

While this book may be good for teachers or people who want to review previously mastered skills and techniques, it is not good for the independent learner who has no knowledge of the double bass. I purchased this book after taking up the string bass as a second instrument. I am learning on my own, since I already have a private instructor for my main instrument, piano. I was disappointed in this book, because there were not enough pictures indicating basic positions. The one page of visual clues contained in the book were poor, and the few photographs were barely discernable because of their poor resolution. If you want to learn the double bass, look for a bassist or find a better book.