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Conservatory-level. Every dimension is being measured.
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 Lieutenant Kijé, bass excerpt (baritone theme). Every shared score ranks on this board.
Claim the ThroneAround 88 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. Common on major orchestra bass section audition lists
The Prokofiev Lieutenant Kijé bass passages are march-like and rhythmically precise. The character is ironic and military. The pizzicato sections test left-hand intonation without the cover of the bow. Each note must be in tune on its own.
College / Conservatory level. Make sure your scales and shifting are solid at this standard before you record an audition take.
Yes. Talk through Lieutenant Kijé, bass excerpt (baritone theme) 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.