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London Wall Bass (Grade 4 Double Bass Syllabus from 2024)

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Typical features of this style are the harmonic minor mode, and a strong and steady sense of pulse (as with any dance music).

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The mood is joyous and celebratory.

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The idiom is klezmer folk-style dance music.

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In the third part of the piece, the double bass and the piano interact, each interlocking melody and accompaniment. Enjoy the chamber-music exchange.

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It’s important (especially for a bassist) to take pizzicato seriously! The student should listen to the piano part in the passage from bar 29 and shape their
phrase sympathetically.

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The third phrase (bar 13) could begin softer, to allow for a sense of building towards the last phrase of the passage, beginning in bar 21.

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The first 4 bars of the double bass part invite a pair of “hairpins”: a 2-bar crescendo followed by a 2-bar diminuendo. The same applies to bars 9-12 and 21-24.
Another way to express this would be to “aim for the top of the phrase” in each case.

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Strong, robust bow contact should be maintained throughout.

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An exception to this is when notes are connected with a glissando, which should be fully enjoyed! Glissandi should be completed before
changing bow, so that the bow change happens on the following note.

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The sound should be emphatic, accented, dance-style. A marcato stroke is appropriate for most of the piece: each note is separated just a
little from the next, allowing each note to begin with a clear articulation.

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While playing the melody, the player should feel the accompanying offbeats strongly: A useful exercise is to clap the offbeat quavers (as in
the right hand of the piano) while singing the melody.

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Each of the grace notes (acciaccaturas) should be played before the beat, and use left-hand positions that avoid shifting between these
notes and the main notes to which they are attached.

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Tidy bow distribution is crucial in the dotted rhythm that occurs in bar 5. Slow the bow speed with a focused contact-point so that not too
much bow is spent on the first note, interfering with the rhythm.

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Especially notice and enjoy the augmented 2nd in bar 64.

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Also it might be useful to play the arpeggios of D minor (for bar 5), A major (bar 9), F major (bar 13), C major (bar 17) and G minor (bar
55)

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The student should play the scale of D harmonic minor before starting, to get the ear into gear (especially for the sound of the augmented
2nd between B flat and C sharp.

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London Wall Bass is on the Grade 4 syllabus C12

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London Wall Bass is on the Grade 4 syllabus C12

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This piece uses a Klezmer-style idiom to great effect, requiring a folksy feel. The student will enjoy the use of glissandi and the informal mood. The double bass and piano take turns providing the accompaniment for each other which develops the student’s awareness and makes for a lovely mutual support. It would be very useful for the student to listen to some klezmer music.