Acoustic and Electric Bass Applied Music Guidelines
Classical Technique:
Technical Skills:
(Freshman Year) First semester: All major and minor scales: one octave up to F on the G string, open and closed position with thumb roll. Second semester: All major and minor scales: one octave to the C above harmonic G on the G string.
(Sophomore Year) All major and minor scales: two octaves.
Exercises/Studies:
(Freshman Year) Simandl, Method for Double Bass, Book I, pp. 1-67. Rabbath: Studies for Double Bass, Book I, pp. 1-100. Sevcik: School of Bowing #4, examples 1-60.
(Sophomore Year) First semester: Simandl, Method for Double Bass, Book I, pp. 68-129; 30 Studies, #1-15. Sevcik: School of Bowing #5.
Repertoire:
(Freshman Year) Vivaldi, Six Sonatas for Double Bass, slow and fast movement from one sonata. Simandl, Method Book, p. 32, #8. Giovannino, one Sonata either in F or a minor. Simandl: p. 61, example #1; pp. 64-67.
(Sophomore Year) Telemann, Sonatas in f minor or a minor. Corelli, Sonata in d minor. Eccles, Sonata in g minor.
Jazz Technique:
Technical Skills:
(Freshman Year) All major and minor, pentatonic and blues scales: one octave minimum.
(Sophomore Year) All modal scales, two octaves.
Exercises/Studies:
(Freshman Year) Friedland, Building Walking Bass Lines, Book I.
(Sophomore Year) Friedland, Building Walking Bass Lines, Book II. Reid, The Evolving Bassist, pp. 45-100.
Repertoire:
(Freshman Year) All Blues, Blue Bossa, A Night in Tunisia, or equivalent; Gershwin, Porter, Ellington; Bass lines: My Girl, What's Goin' On, Same Old Song, or equivalent; Led Zeppelin, Cream, Clapton.
(Sophomore Year) Some Day My Prince Will Come, The Girl From Ipanema, Wave, or equivalent; Gershwin, Porter, Ellington; Bass lines: Stevie Wonder songs, or equivalent; Zeppelin, Rush, Motown.
Classical Technique:
Technical Skills:
(Freshman Year) First semester: All major and minor scales: one octave up to F on the G string, open and closed position with thumb roll. Second semester: All major and minor scales: one octave to the C above harmonic G on the G string.
(Sophomore Year) All major and minor scales: two octaves.
Exercises/Studies:
(Freshman Year) Simandl, Method for Double Bass, Book I, pp. 1-67. Rabbath: Studies for Double Bass, Book I, pp. 1-100. Sevcik: School of Bowing #4, examples 1-60.
(Sophomore Year) First semester: Simandl, Method for Double Bass, Book I, pp. 68-129; 30 Studies, #1-15. Sevcik: School of Bowing #5.
Repertoire:
(Freshman Year) Vivaldi, Six Sonatas for Double Bass, slow and fast movement from one sonata. Simandl, Method Book, p. 32, #8. Giovannino, one Sonata either in F or a minor. Simandl: p. 61, example #1; pp. 64-67.
(Sophomore Year) Telemann, Sonatas in f minor or a minor. Corelli, Sonata in d minor. Eccles, Sonata in g minor.
Jazz Technique:
Technical Skills:
(Freshman Year) All major and minor, pentatonic and blues scales: one octave minimum.
(Sophomore Year) All modal scales, two octaves.
Exercises/Studies:
(Freshman Year) Friedland, Building Walking Bass Lines, Book I.
(Sophomore Year) Friedland, Building Walking Bass Lines, Book II. Reid, The Evolving Bassist, pp. 45-100.
Repertoire:
(Freshman Year) All Blues, Blue Bossa, A Night in Tunisia, or equivalent; Gershwin, Porter, Ellington; Bass lines: My Girl, What's Goin' On, Same Old Song, or equivalent; Led Zeppelin, Cream, Clapton.
(Sophomore Year) Some Day My Prince Will Come, The Girl From Ipanema, Wave, or equivalent; Gershwin, Porter, Ellington; Bass lines: Stevie Wonder songs, or equivalent; Zeppelin, Rush, Motown.