Double Bass Scales and Arpeggios Grades 1-5 - ABRSM

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INTRODUCTION

.:;iihers have their own ways of fingering scaies.

. : b i s in mind, have in this boo k placed my own

Y rnsath the notes so that there is room for an

. r~ . ; i r i \ e ystem to be written above the notation.

:

- 2 . suggested fingerings in the bottom octave of the

. : :=s uill enable the stud ent to retain familiarity with

:

<>u.er osit ions on the instrument. suggest the

: , ~ j u i n gingering patterns for the second octave of al1

A.

¡cales. Note th at the posit ion m oves are the same,

:;;

h o u g h the fingering patterns within these moves are

~ 5 ~ 1 o u s l yifferent for the m ajor, melodic and

tar m on ic m inor scales; for scales in the keys of E to

G:

E major

E

rninor melodic

For arpeggios in the keys of

E

t o A, and fo r dominan t

sevenths starting between E and A, the following

fingering is suggested:

3) (3) (3)

1 ' 1

major arpeggio

F minor arpeggio

BL major

dominant seventh

and for the keys of Bb t o Eb , and fo r dominan t

sevenths starting between Bb and Eb, the following:

E minor harmonic

1

B major arpeggio

. ind fo r scales in the keys of Ab to Eb:

major

A

minor melodic

B minor arpeggio

E major

dominant seventh

A

minor harmonic

hope that my suggestions may help in bringing

a greater f luency and understand ing t o the student s

technical awareness.

R O D N E Y S T E W A R T



G R A D E 1: Scales Arpeggios

Scales: separate bows, rhythm as shown. Arpeggios: separate bows, even notes

GROUP I 1 or GROUP

112

at candidate s choice

B major'

1 m V L

u

r i ni I r n 1 1 1

harmonic

I I I I L I

2 4 r 2 4 1 2 1 4 F 4 2 o

B minor2

harmonic


Scales: (a) separate bows, rhythm as shown; (b) slurred as shown, two quavers to a bow

Arpeggios: separate bows, even notes

F

major

Bb

major

A minor

harmonic

E minor

harmonic

A B

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Scales: (a) separate bows, rhythm as show n; (b) slurred as show n, two quavers to a bow; ( c ) pizzicaro

Arpeggios: (a) separate bows, even notes; (b) pizzicato

G R O U P

1

or GROU P

112

at candidate's choice

niajor

ninor

;

minor2

nielodic

or

C minorZ

harmonic

A

minorI2

rnelodic

A minor12

harmonic



G R A D E 3:

Scales Arpeggios (cont.)

B minor

melodic

B minor

harmonic

D

minor2

melodic

D

minor2

harmonic

G R A D E

3:

Dom inant Seven th

(a) separate bows, even notes; (b) pizzicato

GROUPS

Key of

D

starting

on

A



GRADE 4: Scales Arpeggios

Scales:

(a ) separate bow s, rhythm as shown ; (b) slurred as show n, two quavers to a bo w; (c) pizzicato

,\rpeggios: (a) separate bows, even notes; (b) slurred as shown, three notes to a bow; (c) pizzicato

G R O U P 1' or GROUP 112 at candidate's choice

C

minorI2

harmonic

major



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GRADE 4: Scales Arpeggios (cont.)

C

minorl

melodic

C

minor

harmonic

D minor2

harmonic

E

minor2

melodic

E

minor2

harmonic



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G R A D E 4: Chromatic Scales

(a) separate bows, even notes; b) pizzicato

ctarting

o n

starting

on

E

G R A D E

4:

Dominant Seventh


Key of F

starting

on C



1

o


Scales: (a) separate bows, rhythm as shown; (b) slurred as shown, two beats to a bow; (c) pizzicato

Arpeggios: (a) separate bows, even notes; (b) slurred a s shown , three notes to a bow; (c) pizzicato

G R O U P

1

o r G R O U P 112at candidate s choice

G minor2

melodic

G

minor2

harmonic

D major

D minor'

melodic

D minor

harmonic

major



GR A D E 5: Scales Arpeggios (cont.)

t niinor

melodic

1

m i n ~ r ' ~

harmonic

E

minorlZ

melodic

E

minor12

harmonic



G R A D E 5: Chromatic Scales


starting

on

A

starting

..

starting

on E

G R A D E 5: Dominant Seventh


Key of

A

starting

on E

G R A D E

5:

Diminished Seventh


starting

on A

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