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Stylistic precision matters more than speed at this level.
Tell the teacher what is going wrong in it, tempo, intonation, rhythm, tone, or musicality. Real fix in 30 seconds.
Be the first public take on Elegia in D major. Every shared score ranks on this board.
Claim the ThroneAround 60 bpm for double bass audition prep. Panels reward effortless evenness at tempo over a rushed showpiece, so lock the tempo in before you push for speed.
On the same five dimensions real panels use: tone, intonation, rhythm, tempo, and musicality. High-school and early college bass auditions and recitals
Bottesini wrote bel canto melodies: every note is part of an aria. Sing the phrase before you play it. If you cannot sing it with a clear breath pattern, you cannot phrase it on the bass. The Elegia sits in the bass's mid-to-high register where tone can thin under pressure. Use arm weight and a slow, broad bow stroke to keep the tone full.
High School level. Make sure your scales and shifting are solid at this standard before you record an audition take.
Yes. Talk through Elegia in D major with the teacher, free, no signup. Play your take, get the one specific fix that is actually costing you points, then run it again. The teacher listens every day, not just at lesson time.
That is the Judge, the other tool. You record a 30-second take and it comes back scored on tempo, intonation, rhythm, tone, and musicality. Private: only you see the result.
Record a take, get it scoredFree. No account needed for your first take.