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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 Also Sprach Zarathustra, bass opening (sunrise). Every shared score ranks on this board.
Claim the ThroneAround 44 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. Standard on major orchestra bass section audition lists
The bass section's low C at the opening is the lowest note in the standard orchestral repertoire. The tone must be full and resonant, not muddy. The crescendo from ppp to fff over eight bars is a bow-arm endurance and control test. Plan the bow allocation for each bar.
College / Conservatory level. Make sure your scales and shifting are solid at this standard before you record an audition take.
Yes. Talk through Also Sprach Zarathustra, bass opening (sunrise) 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.