Grade by Grade - Double Bass Grade 2
- 31 Mar 2025
The complete resource for the Grade 2 double bassist
- Selected by professional double bassist and pedagogue, Cathy Elliot
- Revised volume which includes newly commissioned aural awareness tasks and audio downloads
- Suitable for beginners
- Published by Boosey & Hawkes
The Grade by Grade series draws from the rich and diverse Boosey & Hawkes catalogue, featuring classical, contemporary, and educational repertoire. This carefully curated collection includes works by composers such as Serge Prokofieff, Dmitri Shostakovich, Karl Jenkins, Carol Barratt, and Christopher Norton, alongside traditional music from around the world arranged by Peter Wastall, Edward Huws Jones, and others.
Written by renowned double bass educator Cathy Elliott, this updated Grade 2 volume provides a comprehensive resource for developing musicians. Designed to support teaching, exam preparation, and performance, it includes a varied selection of pieces with practice and performance tips, grade-appropriate scales and arpeggios linked to the repertoire, sight-reading, theory, and improvisation exercises, as well as newly commissioned aural awareness tasks. A separate piano accompaniment booklet is also included.
Full performance demonstrations, piano accompaniment tracks, and aural awareness resources are available online, offering an invaluable toolkit for both teachers and students. With her extensive experience as a performer, educator, and consultant for leading examination boards, Cathy Elliott continues to shape the learning journey for aspiring double bassists.
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