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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 Sonata in G minor, Mvt. I (Largo). Every shared score ranks on this board.
Claim the ThroneAround 54 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 across the US
Henry Eccles's Sonata in G minor is the quintessential high-school bass sonata. Panels compare your interpretation to the standard recording (Streicher, Vito, etc.). The Largo must be slow but never static. Each bar of the four-bar phrase should move toward the cadence. Play it as a singer would phrase a aria.
High School level. Make sure your scales and shifting are solid at this standard before you record an audition take.
Yes. Talk through Sonata in G minor, Mvt. I (Largo) 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.