This page is actually the first “post” ever for the blog! I used to use the blog solely to maintain a log of lesson summaries/assignments for my private students  I keep this post up for sentimental reasons.  This list is from 2005:

Libertyville Studio

Scott Ba.:

Scott’s action list: Vanhal 1&2, Eccles 1&4, B5 mvt 3, Br 1 E, Br 2 mvt 4 recap, Mozart 40 mvt 4 exc. 1, Mozart 39 mvt 1 pg. 1 (Allegro), all 3 octave scales – slur 4 notes, and 3 octave arpeggios – slur 3 notes, 1 Sturm etude, 1 Storch-Hrabe etude, Bach II prelude, III gigue, Ein Held #9 Don Jaun pg 1, B9 recit

2/20 worked on: talk about Zimmerman books to get: Bach, Tchaik, Romantic Symphonies, Mahler, Schubert/Mendl/Schumann, Overtures, Bach Bourree I, Gajdos II
assignments: Gajdos II, B ach Bourree I
2/28 worked on: Passione Amorosa, Gajdos II and III
assignments Gajdos II & III, Ein Held #9, M40 mvt 4 exc. 1
3/15 came up with meta battle plan, will focus on Bach II prelude and Bott 1&2 for next time
3/20 is going college pre-audition lessons over spring break, will be playing Eccles 1&4, Gigue, M40 mvt 1, Br 1 mvt 1 E, worked all of it today
4/5 worked Bach II prelude, Ein Held #9, DJ pg 1, M30 pg 1, Scott will order Petracchi, Vanhal, Sturm, Storch-Hrabe

4/12 worked B5,B9,Bch prelude, Ein Held #9, DJ, talked through Petracchi

5/3 video camera work, Storch-Hrabe, Bach prelude

5/10 Anderson, need to get him missing lines

5/24 worked Anderson, talk about teaching

9/11 Schools SF Cons, Colberg, USC, NU, Oberlin CIM, Juilliard, Curtis, Mannes?, Manhattan?, Peabody?, excerpts for school auditions – B5 mvt 3, Br 1 mvt 1 E,, Ein Held Aspen battle scene & #9, Mozart 40 mvt 1 lick, M39 mvt 1 pg 1, played Br 1 mvt 1 E today

9/12 work Brahms Academic Festival – record licks, work B5 with Finale (mvt 3)

9/19 work Brahms Ac. Fest. – will do at qtr=138, Brahms 2 mvt 4 recap, Brahms 1 E – will do Sturm 25, Storch-Hrabe either 7 or 10 (probably 10)

9/26 start today with S Arpp—Moses

10/16 needs Storch-Hrabe, will work on Vanhal for Curtis and other schools, Don Juan, Bach Suite 2 mvt 1, Bach Gamba Sonatas – 2 mvts from 2nd

11/7 Storch-Hrabe etude will be #5 in book 2

Tyler J.:

check out bass rentals/purchase at Classic Contrabass or Sonksen Strings or Guarneri House (LHS delivery)
2/8 worked on: G minor blues walking patterns and blues scales, Capuzzi, 1 octave scales
assignments: finish all one octaves, Capuzzi from #1 to halfway to #3 at qtr=50
2/15 worked on: 1 octaves (finish up), will print out scale syllabus (1 page!), free Jazz Handbook or Aebersold book and order Real Book and The Evolving Bassist, work Capuzzi mvt 1 1st three lines
assignments: get jazz materials (above), 2 octave C,G,D,A major and all minor forms, Capuzzi learned perfectly (1st chunk)
2/22 worked on: talk about ordering above materials, various 2 octave scales, Capuzzi 1st 4 1/2 lines, came up with practice method for Capuzzi
assignments: get scale syllabus (above) at least, Capuzzi with method
2/27 will check out Christian McBride, Edgar Meyer, Victor Wooten
worked on: G major 2 octave w/ efficient fingerings, talk through scale syllabus, modes
assignments: E,B,Gb,Db 2 octave, Scale Syllabus category 1 1st 3 groups in C & F
4/5 work 1,2,3 scenarios scale/arpp C major, will work pizz Capuzzi & Tre Giorni, jazz next time

4/12 worked 1,2,3 scenarios scale/arpp C major, pizz Capuzzi, next time pg 1 Capuzzi 1st half arco 2nd half pizz, a little Tre Giorni

4/26 worked 1,2,3 scenarios scale/arpp C major, pizz Capuzzi, next time pg 1 Capuzzi 1st half arco 2nd half pizz, a little Tre Giorni, will have Capuzzi up for next time, check out this ear training program

5/3 worked C major 1st scenario with video camera, worked Capuzzi with bow

5/10 worked Tre Giorni–will be recital piece, D 1,2,3 scenarios, Ab & Bb 1,2,3 scenarios for next time

5/24 worked Song of the Volga Boatman, will do either this or Tre Giorni for recital, work Ab and Bb scenarios with iPod

9/11 work on tuning a little – speed tuning 60 seconds right now, gave Simandl etude 1 sight reading w/ Finale, work on using 2 instead of 4, mostly in 1st position, work on hooked and portato, work on B-C-D intonation, whole etude at qtr=100 for next time, A 2 octave slow scale, 1 octave A shifting drill repeat each note and go back down

9/25 speed tuning 90 seconds – then 2 min 2 seconds – work on speed tuning method- work Simandl Etude No. 1 together – practice dotted 8th – 16th – will play this at qtr=100 with vibrato next time – Bloody Thumbs 5 sec./day for next time – A major finger substitution exercise –

10/16 will look into IYSM camp this summer in Champaign—work on A major slow scale—next time will slur 2 and 3—will get staff paper for jazz lessons with me—work Bb boogie woogie—will work on that for next time—Bb blues review

10/23 has D major/B minor scale and arpeggio test this Wed.work these and record—buy drone tuner, such as $20-30 Korg chromatic tuner—make sure it plays all pitches

11/6 gave Vance C major 2 octave and worked the 8 variations for next time—wrote out boogie woogie line—both for next time—will start looking at Russian Sailor’s Dance

11/13 work and record D major scales—will work D major 3rds for next time—will get page 1 (mostly) down at qtr=76

11/20 work and record B arpeggio and D thirds—worked C Vance scale and position study more next time

11/27 Orch music + C Vance

12/4 record scales

Zach Y.:

2/8 worked on: 3 octave scales with vibrato, Dittersdorf,
assignments: Capuzzi and Dittersdorf
2/28 worked on: Capuzzi playthrough w/ iPod & MD
assignments: have a good S&E, will practice Capuzzi w/practice tracks, will get 2 octave scales and memorize all major and minor fingerings
3/15 will get 2 octave scales and memorize all major and minor fingerings, will work more Gajdos II
4/5 will work Ditt next time, introduced 1,2,3 scenarios for C major, will work in D & Db major for next time
4/26 got 2 octave scales, worked all forms of C, will do G and D next time, worked Ditt, will have Ditt at qtr=75 next time
5/10 will do A&E 2 octave scales all forms from packet for next time, Capuzzi for recital–worked it with video camera, D melodic minor work

5/24 can’t play recital, work scales and Dittersdorf mvt 1 pg 1

8/29 work G & C melodic minor for IMEA, D major 2 oct, will practice retakes in Brahms, worked two main licks, do second lick very slowly, will work on smaller licks next time

9/12 zachyordy@hotmail.com, recorded Brahms Academic Festival Overture, worked two main licks with Finale – accelerate tempo, lick 1 is up to qtr=120, lick 2 is at qtr=55, next time more of this plus scales
9/26 start on second lick of Academic Fest. Overture—accelerate this lick—work 1st lick without Fnale, then with it—work G melodic minor—C melodic minor—D major—Bb major—E major—

10/12 work Ditt mvt 1 pg 1

10/23 work Ditt mvt 1 pg 2

11/6 gave C major position survey and explained position concept—work Sarka

11/20 will play page of Ditt well next time plus position exercise for C major

12/4 Ditt gave G scale/arp/position

Zach Z.:
2/8 worked on: all Jazz–G minor blues walking patterns and blues scales
assignments: bring Ray Brown & Real Book for next jazz lesson, will download Aebersold free Jazz Handbook
2/14 worked on: 2 octave C, G, D
assignments: A, E, & B 2 octave major and minor scales, Gajdos bowings part I
2/15 worked on: G minor blues solo trading
assignments: read Evolving Bassist pp1-23, Etude #3 pp46-57, All of Me head & root of chords
2/20 worked on: scales, gave Vivaldi, Gajdos I
assignments: 2 octave F,Bb,Eb major and all minor forms, Vivaldi Sonata No.3 with own fingerings/bowings, Gajdos I
2/22 worked on: Sevcik, Hovnanian bowings 3/4
assignments: Hovnanian bowings on G&D stgs ex. 1&2, next lesson jazz
2/27 worked on: All of me
assignments: memorize All of me head and changes, will download Ella’s recording (or another) fm iTunes
2/28 worked on: Rufus chromatic exercise, etude #3 augmented dominant and majors
assignments: Rufus chromatic exercise as warm-up, Aug Dom and majors with drone, first arco, then pizz
3/7 assignments: all 12 keys 2 octave major/minor (Ab, Gb, Db new keys), Gajdos I, finish memorizing All of Me head & changes, scale syllabus to the 9th for All of Me changes regularized to 2 bar chunks
3/20 classical lesson, worked Db major, C harmonic minor w/ iPod, worked Gajdos I
4/3 classical lesson–scale review E major, Gb major, introduce 1,2,3 scenario scale/arpp, will learn G&D 2 octave scenario fingerings
4/5 jazz lesson, worked scale syllabus to the 9th for All of Me changes regularized to 2 bar chunks

4/10 classical lesson–worked D 1,2,3 scenario scale/arpp, will learn Bb and F 1,2,3 scenario scale/arpp for next classical lesson, worked more on Vivaldi sonata mvt 1

4/12 jazz lesson–worked All of Me regularized–next jazz lesson All of Me real change lengths, Rufus Etude 3 Aug Dom & majors

4/17 classical lesson–worked F 1,2,3 scenario fingerings, next time do C and Eb, worked Vivaldi Sonata mvt 1, more next time

5/1 classical lesson–worked Vivaldi sonata, will finish for next time

5/3 jazz lesson–will work Ray Brown pp. 16-17, All of Me run scales over actual changes, learn intro and head for All the Things You Are

5/10 classical and jazz lesson–will do Long Long Ago (probably) for recital or possibly Vivaldi Sonata No. 3 mvt 1, worked 2 octave C & Eb major only, will do E & B for next time, Vivaldi rhythm work, worked Ray Brown pp. 16-17, will work on the tougher keys out of Ray Brown for next time

5/22 classical lesson – did Long Long Ago, & E and B scales all major/minor, next time a little Long Long Ago, jazz–next classical lesson Vivaldi and Eb & Db all major/minor

5/24 Jazz lesson—intro and head for All the Things You Are, work Ab Ray Brown 3rds (pg. 16) with and without bow, will work this more next jazz lesson

9/5 begin working on new materials, A major slow 2 octave scale, 1 octave shifting drill 1-1, 1-2, 1-4(3), 1 octave progressive scale separate bows up to qtr=65 for next time, jazz also next time, Simandl etude #2—worked with Finale practice track at qtr=68 and 72, qtr=72 for next time

9/12 download the Max Dimoff Exercises (PDF) – 8 pages, work A major 2 octave with drone, work on T-2-3 fingering for top 3 notes, keeping fingers close to string, vibrato on each closed note, wrote down fingering for A 3 octave will do 3 octaves next week, work A major 1 octave shifting drills with Finale, do at qtr=90 1-1 1-2 1-4(3), 2-1 2-2 2-4(3), work progressive 1 octave A major, will do at qtr=80 for next time slurring 4, work Simandl Etude No. 2 with Finale at qtr=68, next time do at qtr=92 arco and swung pizz

9/19 Zach will print out packet for next time, work 2 octave A major, will do 3 octave A major for next time, work A major shifting drill 1 octave (1 – 2) with Finale, work 1 octave A major progeessive with Finale slur 4 notes at qtr=80, start with jazz next time, Simandl etude no. 2 – very good – complete – will start Simandl Etude no. 7 – check out MYA – they’d love to have you in the program!

9/26 PRINT OUT PACKET!! – start with Rufus pp. 30-35 clap, pizz, and then arco—pp. 78-79 (walking lines) – work Rufus with Finale drum part accel.—work 3 octave A major—will work with replacement fingering concept in mind for next time—work 1 octave A major shifting drill 1-1—will start practicing 2-1 2-2 2-4(3) for next time—work progressive A scale 1 octave separate and slurring 4—will do at qtr=100 slurred for next time—Smandl Etude No.7 clap, pizz, then arco—will hear at qtr=65 next time

10/12 will print out packet for next time—start today’s lesson with call & response and ear training exercises—work 1 octave A shifting drill 2-1—will do the same thing for next week with vibrato on both notes—will practice long tone open strings for right arm finger and wrist flexibility—work A progressive 1 octave slurring 4 at qtr=70—will do at qtr=100 for next time—work on Bb boogie woogie blues line with Finale drum track—next bring staff paper and we’ll start coming up with our jazz Bb blues lines—will also work on Ray Brown and Rufus Reid and Simandl plus (if time) arco tech. exercises

10/16 work cresc/decresc open strings together—work the above technique exercises—will do Bb major for next week (slow scale 3 octaves, shifting drill 1 octave, progressive scale 1 octave)—work jazz bass line on Yesterdays staff paper in Real Bok-will emorize for next time

12/5 needs to record D major/B minor—gave F major Vance scales-will learn the six scales up to a fast tempo for next time—work on position exercise next time

Cameron:

2/8 worked on: Capuzzi mvt 1, G dorian scale soloing
assignments: Capuzzi mvt 1 and 3, more vibrato throughout
2/15 worked on: Capuzzi
assignment: Capuzzi
2/20 worked on: Capuzzi, work on improvising cadenza, Eb major pg 2 at tip
assignments: download scale syllabus and free Jazz Handbook, work on improvising cadenza, Eb major lick at tip, pg.1 thirds at frog, Gajdos/Sevcik I, Rufus Etude 3, Drag. pg.2 if time
2/27 worked on: stick tilt, Capuzzi at qtr=80 w/ iPod, Rufus chromatic & augmented dominant, Gajdos, Dragonetti pg 1
assignments: will download above materials, Rufus chromatic 4 strings bow & pizz, Aug. Dom. w/ Rufus’ fingerings, Drag. pg.2, Gajdos I
3/13 will order Aebersold II-V-I, download 2 octave scales, check out wierd German video, will work on C,Db,D 2 octave major with 1,2,3 scenario fingerings scales and arpp., C,G,F,Bb 5 basic scale syllabus scales to the 9th and down, Jason’s Jazz Nightmare #1, work on Drag. next week
3/20 worked Gajdos II, worked Drag. pg 1-2, will work on more of both next time plus jazz after spring break
4/3 Rufus Etude 3 worked Chromatics & Aug. Dom., Major Scale/arp at qtr=100 for nxt time, 1,2,3 scenario fingerings scales and arpp in Db & Eb nxt time, introduced pt 2 pg 2 Drag, Check out these summer festivals: NHSMI, Birch Creek, Aebersold Camp, MYA, American School of Double Bass

4/10 worked 1,2,3 scenario fingerings scales and arpp in Db, do Eb next time, work Drag mvt 1 pg 2 part 2 with and without iPod, next time do Eb, then jazz, then Dragonetti

4/17 worked Eb 1,2,3 scenario, next time E 3 octaves, Drag. through top of page 3, next time spot-check Gajdos II

5/24 worked Dragonetti pg.1 extensively, will do for recital

8//8 A major 2 octave shifting and progressives, thumb position strengthening speed, and trill exercises, finger alternation, get going again on pg. 2-3 Drag., will bring Rufus next time & start 5 basic categories for scale syllabus in C,F, Bb, Eb

8/13 worked Gajdos #2 cell 1 for all 10 var., will do cell 2 set for next time, will work Drag pg 2-3 thoroughly for next time

8/24 work Drag pg 2 in depth & Rufus

8/29 play through Dragonetti page 1 at qtr=80—quite good, 1st half of 2nd page good, work last page and a half for next time and Rufus next time

9/5 jazz audition tune would suggest Pirastro Obligatos for your home bass, work IMEA scales, Academic Festival Overture—work main excerpts in-depth with Finale, will do more of that next time plus some Rufus Reid, try to finish Dragonetti

9/11 G melodic minor (IMEA scales) slow and at qtr=120, C melodic minor, D major, work Academic Festival Overture w/ Finale, stepping up tempo slowly

9/18 work C melodic minor with Finale, camshenessa@yahoo.com, send Cam e-mail tracks, check out http://mya.org, record Academic Festival as MP3 (your playing), woodshed Academic Festival with Finale, talk about upbow retake landing inside of the balance point, sounding very strong – won’t e-mail file after all this week, work less likely excerpts of Academic Fest., work Drag. (both of us on basses) page 3

9/26 start with Academic Festival—lick 2 very slowly—lick 1 fast—G melodic minor scale—C melodic minor scale—D major—E major—work Dragonetti pg. 3 harmonics to end together—work pg. 1-2 with Finale

10/12 work jazz Bb blues lines, Drag mvt 1 accelerate the chunks—next time will finish work on 3rd page and start 2nd mvt!

10/16 work Drag mvt 2, then 1—mvt 1 at performance tempo next week (qtr=80) plus mvt 2 part 1—will work on Gajdos next time

10/23 Drag next time—record D and b scales—worked a little mvt 1—wil do mvt 2 next time

11/6 Dragonetti

11/13 play though Dragonetti mvt 1—a little work-work and add fingerings for most of pg. 1 mvt 2 Drag—will hear this next time—work scales for recording

11/20 record the rest of the scales—will do more next time if necessary—work Drag. Mvt 2—gave C major Vance 2 octaves and position exercise

11/27 will do G major scales and more of the C position survey for next time

12/4 work all of Vance G—will do position and reading study from G and scales from Bb

12/11 wor Drag mvt 2 & start 3

Simon:
2/8 worked on: Capuzzi mvt 1 (1st page is memorized)
assignments: Capuzzi mvt 1 #1-3 w/ iPod, #3-5 slow work
2/15 worked on: 2 octave scales, Capuzzi at qtr=65 w/ iPod
assignments: will print 2 octave scales off of CD, 2 octave major and all minor forms for C&G, more Capuzzi
2/22 worked on: 2 octave C major, we have worked to #7 in Capuzzi, raised bass height
assignments: print 2 octave scale PDFs from CD, all C,G 2 octave minors, Capuzzi to #4 qtr=65
2/28 worked on: C major with LH efficiency exercises, Gajdos I
assignments: will print 2 octave scales, all 2 octave C&G maj/min, Gajdos I
3/15 will work 1,2,3 scenarios for C&G major 2 octaves
3/22 1,2,3 scenarios for D&A major 2 octaves, Gajdos II, start new solo stuff next lesson
4/5 work on 1,2,3 scenarios for D&A major 2 octaves, Gajdos II next time, Bagatelle, get back into Capuzzi, check out MYA for next year (May audition)
4/12 work Capuzzi pg 2, will do Gajdos II nxt time
4/26 worked Gajdos II, will do scales and Capuzzi next time
5/3 video camera work with scales, will do Capuzzi next time
5/10 work Bagatelle, Capuzzi, Bagatelle for recital–will do more of both next time

5/24 will look into renting/buying bass this summer, will practice this summer at LHS, work Bagatelle

9/11 will rent bass – check SMR Doublebasses Steve Reinfranck (Evanston )- Bass Dealer 847-733-9098 – BASS RENTALS, Classic Contrabass – (Wheeling) BASS RENTALS, A440 (In Chicago), C major 2 octave scale, work on keeping fingers curved (and 2 octave arpeggio) D major 2 octave, Simandl Etude no 3, will consider buying own bass and bow talk about college scholarship opportunities, will get it up to qtr=120 for next time

9/18 work C major 2 octave with Finale, accelerating note values, do the same with D major, download two octave major and minor scales with fingerings, next time E, A, Bb, F 2 octave major, work Simandl etude no. 3, first at qtr=120, then slowing it down to qtr=70, 80, next time up to qtr=120

9/25 work A major 2 octave with Finale accelerating note values – next time E, Bb, F, Eb – work Simandl Etude No. 3 with Finale – sounds good! – work on phrasing – will download Miloslav Gajdos Bowing Packet (PDF) for next time

10/10 will download above packet for next time—work ear training at piano—work E major 2 octave and Eb major 2 octave

10/16 will download packets (or I’ll print them out)—boogie woogie F blues memorized for next time

10/23 work C major/a minor scales for playing test—record it

11/6 work on C major Vance 2 octaves and Judas Maccabeus for position theory

11/13 work on C scales for playing test

11/21 more Vance 2 octaves plus Judas Maccabeus—3rd position pivot exercise

12/5 record scales

Jim:
2/14 worked on: Capuzzi pg. 2-3, especially last 2 lines, will start new solo & technique after S&E
assignments: Capuzzi, working select spots for the most part
2/20 worked on: Capuzzi at qtr-65, pencil in bow hair for Eb major lick pg 2, woodshed selected passages
assignments: woodshed circled Capuzzi passages, pencil in bow hair for Eb major lick pg.2
2/27 worked on: Gajdos II
assignments: Gajdos II
3/13 will work on C major 2 octave using 1,2,3 scenarios (scale only, no arpp. yet), plus Gajdos II
3/20 Jim will think about MYA for the future (classical/jazz), Jim is doing Illinois Jazz Camp (Champaign/Urbana), worked 1,2,3 scenario scales, Gajdos II, will start working jazz after spring break
4/3 download the scale syllabus, order the Evolving Bassist, C,G,F three basic scale syllabus types (major/dorian/mixolydian), Jason’s Jazz Nightmare #1, check out Wooten Video, classical next time

4/10 worked Jazz Nightmare #1, gave Nightmare #2, gave Dragonetti for next lesson, will introduce that piece next time

4/17 introduced basic Dragonetti techniques, will learn first couple of lines for next time

5/2 worked Gajdos II, will do Dragonetti next time

8/7 work 2 octave A shifting drill—will do 1-1,1-2,1-4,2-1,2-2,2-4 for nxt time & with vib, work A 1 oct prog with separate bows for 1 more week, Rufus pg. 28-29 66-69 worked it-next time Rufus 31-33, 70-71

8/13 one more week of A 2 octave shifting, 1 oct A prog slur 4 for next time, Reid pp 34-38, Dragonetti nxt time

8/24 is getting bass from Michelle Fiore today to try out, worked A 2 octave shifting drill, will switch to Bb shift/prog next time, worked Reid rhythms, more next time plus Dragonetti and trying out potential basses

8/29 got a bass! Very nice willow and spruce, will learn Simandl 30 etudes #2, downloaded podcast & practice tracks, next time we’ll do Bb shift/prog, work a little Rufus—more next time, will bring in Aebersold PDFs and Simandl New Method

9/5 bigjim0724@sbcglobal.net, e-mail Jim Dragonetti,

9/12 work on IMEA music, download Max Dimoff Exercises (PDF) – 8 pages, work scales – C major, G major, D major, A major, E major, F major, Bb major, G melodic minor, C melodic minor, started working Academic Festival first main lick at qtr=65, visit Talkbass

9/19 work on Brahms, is planning on doing either CYSO or MYA, work first Brahms lick at qtr=80 and 90

10/12 will be auditioning for CYSO—spend today working on Capuzzi, which Jim will do for the audition—check out the Sturm and Storch-Hrabe etude books: Sturm: 110 Studies Vol. 1 Storch-Hrabe: 57 Studies Vol. 1,

10/24 record scales for class

11/21 C major 2 octave Vance

11/27 more C Vance

12/4 C Vance scales, position, and reading exercise

Michael:

8/13 warm-ups, keep working G 2 octave, F & D 1 octave, Frog in a Tree, jazz basics—walking form, first part of F blues F A Bb B C D Eb E F etc., F blues scale, F blues solo fragment, will order Rufus Reid Evolving Bassist, either from local store or online

9/11 working on 2 octave G scale with fingerings – in cover of Rufus Reid book, do as a warm-up each day, Rufus pg 30 arco pg 31 pizz, Simandl etude 2 with the bow

9/18 G 2 octave scale with Finale, Jason demonstrates left hand technique, keeping left hand fingers down firmly, being very into the string in the right arm, tilting the bow hair, switching to “advanced” bow grip, download two octave major and minor scales with fingerings, start new scale – F major 2 octave – pizz and arco, Rufus pg 32-34 pizz, work Simandl briefly – will start with it next time

9/25 will work on the above next time – today work on music for high school concert

10/16 work open stings—F major 2 octave scale—will do more of this next time—Simandl Etude #2—will get to Rufus next time

10/23 Rufus pg 24 and 68—F major 2 octave-wrote out on staff paper—will work that more next time plus will get a metronome

11/6 work on music for playing exam—F major 2 octave and A major 1 octave

11/13 S&E music—Volga Boatman for solo—Lightly Row for duet

11/20 work Volga Boatman for solo—Lightly Row for duet and add C 1 octave scale/arp Vance

11/27 Go Tell Aunt Rhody plus Hatikvah and March of the Giants and Volga Boatman

12/4 duet tune

Luke:
will download scale syllabus, free Jazz Handbook and order The Evolving Bassist
2/14 worked on: Boogie-woogie bass line, F blues scale, F jazz bass line
assignments: F jazz bass line, G minor blues RRRR, R5R5, Capuzzi mvt 2
2/20 worked on: Capuzzi mvt 2, will retire until later, Vivaldi Sonata No.3 1st part, G minor blues RRRR, R5R5
assignments: Vivaldi Sonata No.3 mvt 1 1st half with own fingerings/bowings, 1 octave C,G,D,A,E major and all minor forms, G minor blues at qtr=100 R5R5
2/27 worked on: scales, came up with 20 min/4x a week plan
assignments: write out Vivaldi (from last week’s assignment), Luke’s practice plan, E maj/min, C maj/min
3/13 will write fingerings and bowings for 2nd half of Vivaldi, 4 day practice schedule
4/3 worked Luke’s practice plan–new practice plan for nxt week G/D 1 octave plus Vivaldi

4/10 worked Luke’s practice plan–new practice plan for nxt week E & B scales for next time, worked on wrist tracking with bow and with pencil

4/17 worked E major and minors, worked Vivaldi with metronome, will continue with practice plan for next week

5/2 finished Vivaldi, gave 2 octave scale packet, will work C,G,D,A major only, slow Bach and 16th note Bach (for later)

9/25 gave Simandl Etude No. 1 – C G D A major and melodic minor for next time

10/16 work through Simandl etude no. 1—will start mvt 2 of Capuzzi—will work E major/minors 2 octaves—do F blues boogie woogie line up to half=100

10/23 worked E major/minor scales-worked on jazz bass line with staff paper—will finish this for next time plus do mvt 2 capuzzi

11/6 work jazz bass line—add flips to each downbeat—will do 1st part of Capuzzi mvt 2 next time—gave Long Long Ago as a position exercise for next week

11/13 will hear Capuzzi mvt 2 # 1-3 in tempo next time—Wiegenleid In 3rd pos—start with F blues next time

11/20 worked F blues line—Wiegenlied—more next time plus some Capuzzi

11/27 added pivot exercise in all of the positions—will do this plus Wiegenlied next time

12/4 new stuff

12/11Luke will keep working pivot exercise for speed, Irlandais for speed, new piece Musette (2nd pos)

Lee:

2/8 worked on: Dittersdorf mvt 3, Proto mvt 2
assignments: Dittersdorf mvt 3, Proto mvt 1 & 2, Dittersdorf #2 mvt 1
2/15 worked on: Proto mvt 1&2, Ditt mvt 3
assignments: Proto mvt1 – smooth, mvt 2 at qtr=160, Ditt mvt 3 slower, Ditt concerto #2 cadenza, Gajdos scales II
2/22 worked on: Ditt mvt 3, Gajdos II, Proto 1&2, Ditt#2 cadenza
assignments: will order Koussevitzky Concerto , will be able to play any cell from #1-4 Gajdos II, 1st half of Ditt#2 mvt 1 cadenza
2/28 worked on: efficient fingerings in scales, Gajdos II and III
assignments, print 2 octave scales, var. 1-7 of Gajdos II, learn etude for Gajdos III
3/7 assignments: Gajdos II circles 1-10, III circle 1 var. 1-4, Ditt #2 cadenza, Proto mvt 1-2
3/15 worked Gajdos II circles 1-10, Ditt #2 cadenza, Proto mvt 2, will work more Gajdos II, plus Gajdos III, also worked 1,2,3 scenarios scales/arpp–only C,D,G for now
4/5 worked scenarios in D major, next time 1,2,3 scenarios scales/arpp in A,E,B, worked Ditt 2 mvt 1 complete (good cadenza!) and Proto mvt 1-2 qtr=120 for mvt 2
4/12 work Ditt 2 mvt 1, scale scenarios in A, ran Proto mvt 1-2, will do Gajdos II,III,IV & new music next time
4/26 started Ode D’Espagne and Ditt mvt 2, worked Ditt mvt 1 also
5/3 worked Ode D’Espagne, Ditt mvt 2, mvt 1 will learn most of mvt 2 plus more Ode next time, video camera work

5/24 play Ode D’Espagne, work Dittersdorf mvt 1—will do for recital
8/8 worked shifting drills, prog (A major), Bb for shifting and prog, 2 octave, MM to harmonic, work Ode D.Espagne, fnished Ditt mvt 2, start Ditt mvt 3, will order Rabbath solo book and Rufus book

8/24 worked Shifting Drill in Bb, Prog in Bb, Rufus Etude No. 3 Aug Dom, worked Ditt mvt 3, next time Ode D’Espagne and more Ditt

8/29 worked shifting & prog in B, work both with Finale, in C for next week, talk about “pulling” notes, Ode D’Espagne next time, next pieces will be Eccles, Koussevitzky, & then solo Bach, playthrough Ditt through halfway through second page (where we stopped), great chords—very impressive! We’re through with this piece except for the second half of page 2 and the cadenza start talking about the Kouss, will start this and Eccles (if you have it yet) plus work Rufus Reid next time, will work page 1 of Kouss (gave fingerings & bowings for 1st half)

9/5 is playing Ode D’Espagne for school tonight (& Mummers), work it with the cut, order Eccles Sonata, check Ditt mvt 3 16th section – very good, are starting Rufus Etude 3 – worked Aug Dom, will do Majors for next time, work opening of Kouss.

9/12 work Brandenburg 3 for MI orchestra, experiment with tuning E string down to D, will do Brandenburg mvt 3 at dotted qtr=72, jazz audition music (audition is in 2 weeks), Rufus Etude 8&9 pg. 67-76 on piano, pg. 78-80 on bass, talk about the ½ step leading tone rule, will start with jazz audition music and Brandenburg next time, then Koussevitzky

9/19 start with jazz audition music – record Lee playing it, listen and work on concepts, order Bach cello suites (cello edition – Edmund Kurtz, editor – International Music), listen to Gary Karr play it and play along (my orchestra tuning version) – first page in extremely good shape – has already worked out 2nd page! – work on bowings and fingerings for 2nd page

9/26 work on MI orchestra music—jazz soloing—work on Kouss—get fingerings up to double-stops—will finish fingerings next time

10/3 worked Brandenburg No 3 complete, will do with MIDI next time—Ode D’Espagne—finish Kouss I fingerings

10/16 work jazz bass feature—play through entire 1st mvt of Kouss—

10/24 work jazz bass feature—work Kouss and start Eccles mvt 1—will work on a little jazz, Eccles mvt 1 & 2 and hear all of Kouss next time

11/7 work Ode D’Espagne—will do for December MI concert—work Eccles mvt 1 & 2f

11/21 worked Ode—Kouss I with Audacity—will learn mvt 2 Kouss—will start w/ Eccles

12/5 order Vance, George: Vade Mecum for Double Bass

12/12 will learn all of Kouss Concerto—all of Eccles mvt 3 and 1st half of 4—will write in notes for Eccles mvt 3 & 4 tenor clef

Carolyn:
2/14 worked on: play Capuzzi once, play first part of Eccles, work second part of Eccles
assignment: Eccles at eighth=60
2/28 worked on: Eccles w/ iPod, details
assignments: have a good S&E, practice with MP3 tracks & slow motion bow & LH
4/12 worked Eccles I, Capuzzi I

8/29 play through Eccles I, will do Max’s Magic up to harmonic, left hand percussion, then with bow, ordered Eccles complete, we are starting mvt 2, worked page 1, start Brahms Academic Festival Overture (two main licks)

9/19 work on Brahms with great focus

10/16 worked Eccles mvt 2—will do Scheherezade next time as well as Eccles mvt 2

11/6 worked Scheherezade

Jake:
2/14 worked on: 1 octave scales with iPod
assignments: March of the Giants, Happy Farmer, Gajdos bowings etude only, 1 octave C,G,D,A major and all minors
2/20 worked on: March of the Giants, finish Happy Farmer, Gave Long Long Ago variation, D major/minor scales
assignments: March of the Giants-straight bow, Long Long Ago variation, E,B,F# 1 octave major and all forms of minor
2/27 worked on: E major w/ efficient fingerings, Long Long Ago
assignments: balance the bass, same scales w/ efficient fingerings, Long Long Ago faster
3/13 will work on F,Bb,Eb major, F and E minor, all one octave, Allegro (Vance) and Long Long Ago
4/3 worked Eb major, new–A maj/min and E major/min, created Jake’s practice plan
4/17 worked Long Long Ago–will work it with bowing, worked a little Aggegro, A major and minor scales 1 octave–next time B, Gb, Db 1 octaves and more of Long Long Ago and Allegro
5/1 gave 2 octave scales, will work above pieces plus scales for next time
5/22 worked Allegro and Abschied

10/24 worked on tunes I gave last time—new piece—Gavotte-will learn 1st half—plus G major 2 octave scale and arpeggio

11/7 Mummers 1 octave scales

11/21 work scales—D, A, E and Mummers

Connor:

9/11 played 1 octave D scale and G scale, Strolling Strings, Simandl no. 2

9/18 working on school music, work Simandl no. 2 with Finale, work on counting to three out loud while playing along

10/16 will finish all of Simandl Etude No. 2—gave Wild Rider and Sarabande

1/23 worked more school music and Simandl etude 2 and Sarabande—will do more Simandl etude 2, all of Sarabande (except last measure), and Wild Rider with bow (part 1)

11/20 Irilandis

11/27 duet (Clock)—Irinaldis—Rhody in TP–Mummers

Jacob:

9/11 Work scales, download Max Dimoff Exercises (PDF) – 8 pages Miloslav Gajdos Bowing Packet (PDF), work scales, Simandl etude 5, A major 1 octave shifting drill

9/19 work C melodic minor scale 2 octave

10/12 A major 1 octave shifting and 1 octave prog (prog at qtr=70) will print out Gajdos and Dimoff for next time, gave Capuzzi mvt 1 , will work on 1st page next time, Jason will e-mail Finale part for Capuzzi mvt 1 to him

11/21 worked orchestral excerpts—will hear everything (excerpts + solo) as a performance next time

Private Studio

Ian:
Jason will bring Bach Sonata mvts, Aspen list, Kouss orch tuing piano part, Carl Flesch
2/3 worked on: MYA audition music, Kouss. mvt 2
assignments: Kouss 2, Eccles, Mahler 5
2/19 worked on: trying out bows, Gajdos/Sevcik, Kouss 2
assignments: Gajdos/Sevcik I and III, Mahler 5
2/24 worked on: Gajdos II, Mahler 5 mvt 5 & 3
assignments: Mahler 2,3,5 and Gajdos II
3/12 Mahler mvt 3, more next time
3/19 mock audition/work excerpts from mvt 2,3,5 from Malher
3/29 same as above lesson–prepare for MYA seating aud this weekend
4/9 work Kouss mvt II, Eccles mvt I, is doing ASODB in summer
4/15 work Gajdos II, Kouss II, nxt time Eccles I & II, Kouss II, Gajdos II & III
5/14 work Gajdos II, Kouss II, I
5/21 introduce Carl Flesch C major, Bach Suite III gigue, M40, Br 1, Ein Held

recommended colleges

Top Tier
Indiana University
Bruce Bransby and Lawrence Hurst, prof.
Rice University
Timothy Pitts and Paul Ellison, prof.
Curtis Institute of Music
Hal Robinson and Edgar Meyer, prof.
Boston University
Ed Barker, prof.

Second Tier
University of North Texas
Jeff Bradetich, prof.
Duquense University
Jeff Turner, prof.
University of Southern California
Dennis Trembly, prof.
Juilliard School of Music
Tim Cobb, prof.
Manhattan School of Music
Tim Cobb, prof.
Cincinnati College-Concervatory of Music
Albert Lazlo, prof.
New England Conservatory
Larry Wolfe, prof.

people to play for in Chicago
Andy Anderson
Kate Nettleman
Greg Sarchet
Michael Hovnanian
Rob Kassinger

summer programs
Bradetich Master Classes
Karr Kamp
Aspen Music Festival
National High School Music Institute
Boston University Tanglewood Institute (BUTI)
Interlochen
Brevard Music Center
Sewanee Music Festival

Music you need to get into the best bass programs:

Ian’s action list: Vanhal 1&2, Eccles 1&4, B5 mvt 3, Br 1 E, Br 2 mvt 4 recap, Mozart 40 mvt 4 exc. 1, Mozart 39 mvt 1 pg. 1 (Allegro), all 3 octave scales – slur 4 notes, and 3 octave arpeggios – slur 3 notes, 1 Sturm etude, 1 Storch-Hrabe etude, Bach II prelude, III gigue, Ein Held #9 Don Jaun pg 1, B9 recit

Drew:
2/19 worked on: Gajdos/Sevcik, Malher 5
assignments: Gajdos/Sevcik I and III, Mahler 5 mvt 2
2/26 worked on: Gajdos II, Mahler 5 mvt 2
assignments: Gajdos II, end of Mahler mvt 2 & all of mvt 3
3/19 Mahler 5 mvt III
4/2 work Czardas
4/9 work Gajdos II, Ditt mvt 1
4/23 introduce 1,2,3 scale scenarios, work Czardas–slow metronome work qtr=70-100
5/14 work Carls Flesch C major

Jacob:
2/14 worked on: 2 octave A major and all minor, 1/2 of page 1 Dragonetti from memory, work on harmonics and page 1-2
assignments: harmonic diatonic scale in high TP, 2 octave C,D,Eb major and all minors, Dragonetti page 1 memorized at qtr=80, Dragonetti page 2 triplets and first 1/3 focus
2/20 worked on: scales–Eb,C,D Drag. pg 1 from memory, will buy chromatic tuner
assignments: 2 octave F#,Ab,B major and all minor forms, Drag. first 1 1/2 pages from memory at qtr=80 plus triplets pg.2 (slow)
3/13 will check out the following music festivals: Bradetich Master Classes (check this out first), Karr Kamp, National High School Music Institute, Birch Creek Music Festival, Sewanee, download Dragonetti MP3 practice track, only work on Dragonetti until after MYA audition
3/20 Tre Giorni and Dragonetti for MYA audition (9 days away)
4/3 C,G,F,D 1,2,3 scenario scale/arp, will work more Dragonetti for next time

4/10 worked Dragonetti mvt 1 pg 3–introduce harmonics, work on harmonic series exercises, Glazner exercise, introduced mvt 2–will work pg 1 of mvt 2 as well as mvt 1 for next time

4/17 worked a little on Drag II, Drag 1 in detail

5/22 worked Dragonetti mvt 1 (great!), moving on to mvt 2 plus Gajdos II (will explain it next time)

8/8 introduce Academic Festival Overture, will work in depth next time, work Flesch C major double stops, will work more of them next time

8/13 work Drag mvt 3, do Academic Festival next time plus Flesch

9/26 work Br 4 mvt 2 and 3—Academic Festival Overture

10/16 need to order: Sturm: 110 Studies Vol. 1
Storch-Hrabe: 57 Studies Vol. 1
Vivaldi: Six Sonatas
Bach: Suite No. 3 (Sterling)
Beethoven
Mozart, Haydn, Weber

11/7 Duquesne Univ. aud. In Jan/Feb

Etude by Simandl, Bille, Storch, etc. sonata by Marcello, Vivaldi, etc. (two movements acceptable) major and minor scales (2 octaves preferred)

North Texas in Chicago in Jan ****

10-15 minutes of music—1st movement from any of the standard double bass concertos or equivalent solo bass work (Bott, Drag, Ditt, Kouss) and 2 orchestral excerpts

2 octave major and minor scales

Dragonetti mvt 1

Vivaldi Sonata no 1 mvt 1 & 2

Storch-Hrabe #29

Work Vivaldi and etude

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