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Promotional Guidelines To promote you must play with good posture. Check your posture against this list: violin/viola cello bass This is what you need to know to promote:
Promotional Guideline Position Checklist for Bass: Please Note: In order to promote to the next ensemble or orchestra, the student must check-off each requirement for his/her instrument and turn in with the appropriate “Guidelines for Promotion” checklist WITH his/her private teacher’s signature.
GENERAL POSTURE (STANDING) o Are the legs shoulder width apart with left foot in front of right foot? o Are the knees slightly bent with more body weight on the right foot? o Does the bass lean toward the player and the player lean slightly toward the bass? o Is the bass endpin ahead of and slightly to the right of the left foot? o Does the upper right bout rest against the left side of the body just below the ribcage? o Is the endpin adjusted so first finger is at eye level when playing A on the G string?
GENERAL POSTURE (SEATED) o Is the right foot flat on the floor; is the left leg bent and placed on the stool supporting the back of the bass? o Does the bass lean toward the player and the player lean slightly toward the bass? o Does the upper right bout rest against the left side of the body just below the ribcage? o Is the endpin adjusted so first finger is at eye level when playing A on the G string?
LEFT HAND POSITION o Does the elbow height allow quick sliding up and down the fingerboard? o Is the thumb relaxed and opposite second finger pad? o Does the hand and fingerboard form a tunnel? (a “C” shape?) o Are the fingers curved?
RIGHT HAND POSITION (FRENCH BOW HOLD) o Are there natural spaces between the fingers? o Is the bow moving on the string parallel to the bridge? o Is the contact point consistently about halfway between the fingerboard and bridge? o Is the index finger making contact with the bow stick slightly on its side and about halfway between the first and second knuckles? o Do the base knuckles form a line that runs parallel to the stick? o Is the thumb curved and relaxed?
RIGHT HAND POSITION (GERMAN BOW HOLD) o Does the thumb hook over the top of the stick? o Do the first and second fingers lie along the right side of the stick, contacting the bow at the leather part of the grip? o Does the third finger rest in the frog opening? o Is the little finger placed underneath the frog, opposite the third finger? o Is the bow moving on the string parallel to the bridge? o Is the contact point consistently about halfway between the fingerboard and bridge? |