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Double Bass
First Year:
Technique:
Scales in major and minor - one octave
Repertoire:
Simandl Double Bass Book I, Pts. II, III, IV, & V
Departmental Examination:
Based on the above material.
Second Year:
Technique:
- Scales in major and minor - two octaves
- Arpeggios in major and minor
- Chromatic scales
- Simandl Thirty Etudes
- Simandl Double Bass Book II, Part VI
Repertoire:
- J.S. Bach Air on the G String
- Saint-Saens Elephant Dance
Departmental Examination:
Based on the above material.
Third Year:
Technique:
- Scales in major and minor - three octaves
- Arpeggios in major and minor
- Simandl Book II, Part VII
- Kruetzer Etudes (arranged by Simandl)
Repertoire:
R. Strauss: Don Juan, Till Eulenspiegel, Symphony in F minor
Recital:
Half-recital including Corelli Sonata in D minor
Departmental Examination:
Based on the above material.
Fourth Year:
Technique:
- Scales in major and minor
- Simandl Double Bass Book II, Parts VIII and IX.
- Boosey and Hawkes Orchestral Passages Book I.
Repertoire:
R. Strauss: Aus Italien, Neapolitanisches Volkleben, Macbeth
Departmental Examination:
- Recital, 50-60 minutes (playing time).
- 15 minute jury of excerpts selected by the faculty from the recital program.
