Our double bass studio emphasizes rigorous practice, frequent performance opportunities, and the study of both standard and modern repertoire. As a result, students are prepared to thrive in a variety of professional contexts. As a bassist at Lamont, you will study with Colorado Symphony bassist Susan Cahill. Along with a robust performance career, Professor Cahill brings an innovative teaching style.
Audition Requirements
Undergraduate (BM and BA)
- Major and minor scales with arpeggios up to four sharps and four flats (two octaves)
- One movement from a baroque sonata or Bach cello suite, any key
- Exposition from the first movement of one of the following concertos: Dragonetti, Koussevitzky, Dittersdorf, Bottesini No. 2 or Vanhal
- One orchestral excerpt of your choice
Undergraduate (Minor)
- Standard solo of your choice ( i.e. works by Koussevitzky, Bottesini or Bach)
- One standard orchestral excerpt of your choice (e.g. trio in movement 3 of Beethoven's 5th Symphony, movement 1 of Mozart's Symphony no. 40)
- Two scales and corresponding two arpeggios of your choice, one major and one minor
Graduate (MM and Certificate in Performance)
- Major and minor scales with arpeggios (three octaves)
- First two movements of a standard concerto or Romantic sonata
- Two movements from a Baroque sonata or Bach cello suite, any key
- Two standard excerpts from the orchestral repertoire, excluding the Recitative and Ode to Joy from Beethoven's 9th Symphony
