Double Bass

• 4th Grade:

  • Audition requirements: 1 solo piece, 1 scale

  • Sample repertoire: Vance Progressive Repertoire Book 1 (1st half)

  • Scale requirements: Scales as appropriate

• 5th Grade:

  • Audition requirements: 1 solo piece, 1 scale

  • Sample repertoire: Vance Progressive Repertoire Book 1 (2nd half)

  • Scale requirements: Scales as appropriate

• 6th Grade:

  • Audition requirements: 1 solo piece, 2 scales

  • Sample repertoire: Vance Progressive Repertoire Book 2 (1st half)

  • Scale requirements: All major scales up to two sharps and two flats (2 octaves)

• 7th Grade:

  • Audition requirements: 1 solo piece, 2 scales

  • Sample repertoire: Vance Progressive Repertoire Book 2 (2nd half)

  • Scale requirements: All major scales up to three sharps and three flats (2 octaves)

• 8th Grade:

  • Audition requirements: 2 contrasting solo pieces, 2 scales

  • Sample repertoire: Vance Progressive Repertoire Book 3 (1st half)

  • Scale requirements: All major scales (2 octaves)

• 9th Grade:

  • Audition requirements: 2 contrasting solo pieces, 2 scales

  • Sample repertoire: Vance Progressive Repertoire Book 3 (2nd half)

  • Scale requirements: All major scales (2 octaves)

• 10th Grade:

  • Audition requirements: 2 contrasting solo pieces, 2 scales

  • Sample repertoire: Koussevitsky Concerto for Double Bass, Op. 3; Anderson 4 Short Pieces; Bach Cello Suites 1 and 3

  • Scale requirements: All major and minor scales (3 octaves)

• 11th Grade:

  • Audition requirements: 2 contrasting solo pieces, 2 scales

  • Sample repertoire: Bottesini Concerto No. 2 in B minor; Shostakovich Cello Sonata in D minor, Op. 40; Schubert Arpeggione Sonata in A minor; Bach Suites 2, 4, and 5

  • Scale requirements: All major and minor scales (3 octaves)