Grade by Grade – Double Bass Grade 2

Description

Grade by Grade – Double Bass Grade 2 – 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 2 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 2 contents:

• Ailbhe McDonagh: Ninety-nine
• Katherine & Hugh College: Carefree
• Karen Street: Go for it!
• Camille Saint-Saëns : Tortues (from ‘The Carnival of the Animals’)
• Traditional French melody:  Song of the French Revolution
• Rodgers & Hammerstein: Edelweiss (from ‘The Sound of Music’)
• Leopold Mozart: Schwaben Tanz (duet)
• Ludwig van Beethoven: Ecossaise
• Keith Ramon Cole: Granite
• Sheila Nelson: Drummer’s March
• Christopher Norton: Popular Song
• Christopher Norton: Hush little baby
• Dmitri Shostakovich: Waltz (duet)
• Rona Porter: Strollin’ down Bass Boulevard
• Traditional Kenyan melody: Sisi Watoto Tu Wakenya (duet)
• Percival Hodgson: The little red lark
• Milly Stanfield & Sybil Barlow: Friday’s child
• Ailbhe McDonagh: Dancing ghoul