Grade by Grade – Double Bass Grade 1

Description

Grade by Grade – Double Bass Grade 1 – part of the Grade By Grade series draws on the rich and varied Boosey & Hawkes catalogue of classical, contemporary and educational repertoire, highlighting composers including Serge Prokofieff, Dmitri Shostakovich, Karl Jenkins, Carol Barratt and Christopher Norton, alongside arrangements of traditional music from around the world by Peter Wastall, Edward Huws Jones and others.

Carefully selected by Cathy Elliott, this practical anthology provides the complete repertoire resource for the aspiring Grade 1 double bassist and creates the perfect package for teaching, exam preparation and performance.

Each volume contains:

• a diverse collection of pieces, each complemented by a useful practice and performance tip
• grade-appropriate scales and arpeggios linked to the repertoire through bespoke text and exercises
• brand new sight-reading, music-theory and improvisation activities
• newly-commissioned aural awareness tasks
• a piano accompaniment booklet

Full performance demonstrations, piano accompaniment tracks and grade-appropriate aural awareness resources available online.

Grade by Grade – Double Bass Grade 1 contents:

• Edward Huws Jones: Back scratcher
• Hywel Davies: On the river
• Michel Pignolet de Montéclair: Musette
• Mama Paquita (Traditional Brazilian melody)
• Christopher Norton. A cool day
• Christopher Norton: Snake bite
• Colin Kirkpatrick: Dark carousel
• Nicolas Chédeville, Fanfare (duet)
• Cathy Elliott, Carnival waltz
• Ailbhe McDonagh: Chillin’
• Gopak (Traditional Ukrainian melody)
• Leopold Mozart: Minuet
• Peter Wastall: Corumbá (duet)
• Shaker melody (Traditional American melody)
• Edward Huws Jones: Toodle-Pip
• Cathy Elliott: Insect wedding dance
• Il est né, le divin enfant (Traditional French melody)
• Michael Christie: Little waltz
• Henry VIII: Hélas Madame
• Hajdu Milhály: Hungarian children’s song