Abstract
In recent years music educators have become increasingly aware of problems relative to the pedagogical soundness of teaching methods books (tutors) available for the string bass. Numerous articles have been written in music periodicals and professional journals citing the need for more research in this area. It is the purpose of this study (1) to review the historical development of the string bass, (2) to define important relationships between musical usage and the evolution of string bass teaching methods (3) to analyze ten string bass tutors according to selected criteria, (4) to report these findings and summarize them.