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SYLLABUS FOR MAJOR DOUBLE BASS STUDY
Performance, Music Education, Music Engineering
Instructor: Dr. Hans Sturm
Office: MIB 120
Phone: 285-5458, office, 284-9157, home
Course Objectives:
The successful student of the double bass will develop in three
(3) areas:
- Mastery of double bass performance including quality of tone,
perfection of shifting and bowing techniques, and development
of musical and artistic instincts.
- Familiarity and understanding of performance and pedagogical
history, literature, and concepts.
- Ability to identify and solve performance problems through self-awareness,
critical listening, evaluation of skills and the development of
improvisational and compositional skills.
Attendance:
All students are expected to attend lessons at the scheduled time
that has been agreed upon at the start of the semester. No
changes will be made unless extreme circumstances arise. The
instructor is not responsible for making up lessons missed by the
student, however students may trade lesson times in order to avoid
conflicts. Students are expected to purchase materials needed
to facilitate study as suggested by the instructor in a timely fashion.
Practice:
Required minimum practice time is one and one-half hours per day
divided into two uninterrupted forty-five minute sessions for Music
Education and Music Engineering students. Music Performance majors
are expected to practice at least two hours per day. The results
of your efforts are clearly demonstrated in your lessons and will
be reflected in your grade.
Juries:
All undergraduate bass students are required to play a jury at the
end of each semester. Jury performances will be used for recital
approval, to determine class standing, and to help determine the
final grade for the semester (see Materials section).
 Recitals:
Recital programs require the approval of the instructor. Recitals
must be approved by jury the semester before the intended performance.
Arrangements for recitals must be made through Nancy Baker's office
(MU 205). Rescheduling recitals will only be done in extreme emergencies
such as injury, illness, or extreme family emergency. All
concertos and showpieces must be performed from memory. Music
may be used for challenging works from the Twentieth Century and
sonatas.
Grades:
Grades will be based on the following five (5) criterion:
- Level of progress attained in all study materials. This
includes, but is not limited to, sufficient progress in technical
studies, scales, sight reading, clef reading, and solo literature
as shown in weekly lessons.
- Attendance, participation, and attitude demonstrated in lessons
and master classes.
- Performance of jury or recital.
- Evidence of successful progress musically and technically.
- Completion of double bass contract and portfolio materials
including video and audio taped evaluations, practice log, and
outside assignments.
Materials:
The following studies and works are to be considered representative
for double bass majors:
- 1st year: Vance Progressive Repertoire Book 2 studies.
Rabbath Book 2 etudes, Vivaldi, Marcello, and Telemann sonatas,
Mozart and Beethoven orchestral excerpts.
- 2nd year: Vance Progressive Repertoire Book 3 studies,
Rabbath Book 3 scales, Koussevitsky short pieces, Bottesini short
pieces, addition of Brahms orchestral excerpts.
- 3rd and 4th year: Koussevitsky and Dittersdorf concertos,
Bloch Prayer, 20th Century works, chamber music, addition of Mahler
and Strauss orchestral excerpts.
The freshman level performance jury will consist of two contrasting
movements or etudes and half the major scales in three octaves each
semester, for a combined total of four contrasting movements and
all major scales at the end of the freshman year.
 The
sophomore level performance jury will consist of two contrasting
movements or etudes and half the minor scales (all forms) in three
octaves each semester, for a combined total of eight contrasting
movements and all major and minor scales in three octaves at the
end of the sophomore year.
To pass to the junior level performance standing, a student will
present a list of a total of at least six distinct works and/or
movements representing at least three different style periods to
the jury. The successful performance must demonstrate both
technical and lyrical skills. Student must also be able to
demonstrate all major and minor scales (all forms).
In subsequent juries, students are expected to continue to develop their
repertoire and skill level culminating in the recital approval jury
that must take place the semester preceeding the recital date. This
means if a student is planning a Fall recital, approval must be granted
at the end of the previous academic year.
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