Applied Double Bass for Majors and Non-Majors, Spring – 2006

Professor Heath, CA 2003

Phone: 773-612-3597 / E-mail: jsh177@yahoo.com

SCHEDULING: All lesson times can be arranged with me during the first week of

each semester. If you have a conflict with your lesson time, you can switch with

someone else in the studio for that week.

STUDIO CLASS: Please see “Studio Class” handout for more details.

Studio Class is required for all majors and is part of your applied lessons

if you are a performance or education major. Studio class makes up 20% of the final semester grade. Performance in one class per semester is required. Guests are welcome and encouraged to attend. Feel free to bring friends and colleagues.

ACCOMPANIST: If you are performing a work with piano for your lesson or the

seminar class, you must arrange for an accompanist yourself. Accompaniment is expected for all juries and public performances.

RECITALS:

-Sharing a recital is recommended for lower-level majors.

Full recital encouraged at junior level.

Full recital expected at senior level.

JURIES: Juries are required for all majors and encouraged for all minors. Juries make up 25% of a major’s grade. For minors an in-lesson jury may be substituted. The following materials are required for each level:

Freshman level:

Fall Semester: -all one octave major and natural, harmonic, and melodic minor scales

-one octave A major shifting drill

-one octave A major progressive drill

-one movement from a baroque sonata

Spring Semester: -all one octave major, natural, harmonic, and melodic minor scales plus a two octave G major scale

-one octave A, & Bb shifting drill

-one octave A & Bb progressive drill

-two movements from a baroque sonata

Sophomore level:

Fall Semester: -all two octave major, natural, harmonic, and melodic minor scales

-all one octave shifting drills

-all one octave progressive drills

-Capuzzi Concerto mvt 1

Spring Semester: – all two octave major, natural, harmonic, and melodic minor scales plus a three octave G major scale

-all one octave shifting drills plus A major two octave

-all one octave progressive drills plus A major two octave

-Capuzzi Concerto mvt 2 & 3

Junior Level:

Fall Semester: – all three octave major, natural, harmonic, and melodic minor scales

-A & Bb two octave shifting drills

-A & Bb two octave progressive drills

mvt 1 of the Dittersdorf or Dragonetti Concerto

Spring Semester: – all three octave major, natural, harmonic, and melodic minor scales

-all two octave shifting drills

-all two octave progressive drills

-mvt 2 & 3 of the Dittersdorf or Dragonetti Concerto

Senior Level:

Fall Semester: – all three octave major, natural, harmonic, and melodic minor scales

-all two octave shifting drills with variations

-all two octave progressive drills with variations

-mvt 1 of Koussevitzky Concerto or piece agreed upon by instructor

Spring Semester: – all three octave major, natural, harmonic, and melodic minor scales

-all two octave shifting drills with variations

-all two octave progressive drills with variations

-mvt 2 & 3 of Koussevitzky Concerto or piece agreed upon by instructor

REQUIRED TEXTS: The following materials must be purchased by the students for each grade level. Lemur Music (1-800-246-BASS or www.lemur-music.com) is a good place to order these. These texts must be purchased and brought to every lesson within the first two weeks of class. Failure to do so will result in a 5% drop in grade.

Freshman Level: Simandl New Method Book 1, one Sonata by Marcello or Vivaldi

Sophomore Level: all of the above plus Capuzzi Concerto and Sturm 110 Studies Vol. 1

Junior Level: all of the above plus Simandl Book 2, Dragonetti or Dittersdorf Concerto, Sturm 110 Studies Vol. 2, Zimmerman Contemporary Concept of Bowing Technique (spring semester only), Complete Double Bass Parts of Beethoven (Zimmerman)

Senior Level: all of the above plus Koussevitzky Concerto (or piece agreed upon by instructor), Complete Double Bass Parts of Mozart (Zimmerman)

JAZZ TEXTS: Students with a jazz emphasis should purchase and bring to each lesson the following texts:

The Evolving Bassist by Rufus Reid

The New Real Book vol. 1 Bass Clef Edition

II-V-I book vol. 2 by Jamey Aebersold

These texts must be purchased and brought to every lesson within the first two weeks of class. Failure to do so will result in a 5% drop in grade.

GRADING:

Lessons: 50% (attendance, preparation of assigned materials and quality of this preparation each make up one third of this)

Jury: 25% (average of all string faculty grades)

Studio Class: 20% (attendance and preparation each make up half of this)

Required Texts: 5%

ATTENDANCE AND PUNCTUALITY: Lesson attendance and preparation make up 50% of your grade. If you are ill, or have a conflict with your lesson time that is unavoidable, please contact me at least 24 hours in advance prior to your scheduled lesson time. As long as I have time in my schedule, I will give you a make-up lesson time. If for some reason I must cancel a lesson, you will be given a make-up lesson at your earliest convenience. Unexcused absences will affect your grade for the semester. As we will determine your lesson time at the beginning of the semester, I expect you to be punctual to each lesson.

LESSON PREPARATION: Lesson attendance and preparation make up 50% of your grade. It is expected that you come to all lessons prepared. This means you have practiced sufficiently, are prepared with questions and comments, and bring all materials needed (music, metronome, MD, etc.) If I believe that you are insufficiently prepared, I reserve the right to dismiss you from the lesson. I don’t anticipate this would happen, as I am sure you will be always prepared.

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