Date of Award
Summer 6-2022
Degree Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA)
School
Music
Committee Chair
Dr. Marcos Machado
Committee Chair School
Music
Committee Member 2
Dr. Douglas Rust
Committee Member 2 School
Music
Committee Member 3
Dr. Christopher Goertzen
Committee Member 3 School
Music
Committee Member 4
Dr. Nicholas Ciraldo
Committee Member 4 School
Music
Committee Member 5
Dr. Stephen Redfield
Committee Member 5 School
Music
Abstract
This dissertation is not only an exploration of left-hand techniques found in Tao of Bass, Vol. 1, but also an inside of the performance and didactic approach of Dr. Marcos Machado to organize and create its content. That said, one of the objectives of this dissertation is to focus on developing an awareness of the didactic strategies in Tao of Bass created to develop the utmost proficiency in double bass performance. I expect to prove this objective in my dissertation by acknowledging how Tao of Bass encompasses a didactic approach that is universal and academically relevant to prepare for professional performances. In my state of research, I will establish a professional repertoire frame and apply to it Tao of Bass didactics. While applying these, I will focus on left-hand techniques contained to perform applications and a path to master both the left-hand technical aspects and the excerpts. In my conclusions I will prove that my ideas have a professional and academic value to the double bass community. In the process of my research, I will establish didactic connections to other pedagogues to discuss parallelisms and innovations by comparing and contrasting with Machado’s didactic. Moreover, I strongly believe that this dissertation will contribute positively to the double bass community. It is my desire and expectation that the material analyzed and discussed in this dissertation will help future double bass pedagogues and performers.
Recommended Citation
Zorrilla de San Martin, Santiago, "APPLICATIONS OF TAO OF BASS, Vol. I, IN ORCHESTRAL AND SOLO DOUBLE BASS REPERTOIRE" (2022). Dissertations. 2010.
https://aquila.usm.edu/dissertations/2010
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