RCM Double Bass Grade 1

Repertoire: two contrasting selections by different composers from a single combined list (still no lettered A/B lists at this grade in the 2004 edition). Studies from the syllabus list. Technical tests of scales and arpeggios from memory; ear tests (rhythm + melody playback). Difficulty anchor: early beginner bass repertoire (String Festival Solos vol. 1, Progressive Repertoire for the Double Bass vol. 2, Double Bass Solo Plus). Confidence high for STRUCTURE (read directly from the 2004 PDF). Note the difference from viola/cello Grade 1, which already use List A/List B; the 2004 bass syllabus does not introduce lettered lists until later. This is based on the RCM Double Bass Syllabus, 2004 Edition (filename doublebasssyll_2004_online on the official RCM CDN; verified directly from the PDF; the PDF preface explicitly states 'The 2004 edition of the Double Bass Syllabus ... replaces all previous double bass syllabi'). THIS IS THE OLDER-EDITION INSTRUMENT FLAGGED IN THE CAVEAT: its level naming and list structure DIFFER from the 2021 violin and 2013 viola/cello. Its referenced theory syllabus is the Theory Syllabus 2002 edition, and theory subject names (e.g. 'Preliminary Rudiments') differ from the newer editions. As of this research I could NOT confirm a newer double bass edition exists on the official RCM CDN.; the exact repertoire lists and mark breakdown change by edition, so confirm the current requirements on the official RCM syllabus.

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