Spring 2027

Advanced Double Bass

Advanced individual double bass instruction focusing on arco/pizzicato technique, aural skills, and performance practices.

offering recorded2–4 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Kathryn Schulmeister

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2010: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Fall 2021: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Spring 2022: 3.90 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=5 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Demonstrate ability to identify and strategically address performance deficiencies

  • Employ developing aural skills in investigating sound and intonation

  • Show technical performance skills (arco and pizzicato)

  • Demonstrate developing strength for stamina and physical longevity

  • Demonstrate knowledge of performance practices appropriate to the music studied

  • Show technical proficiency on the instrument in performance

  • Contextualize double bass performance using reference to current and past practices

  • Describe instruments and musical tone succinctly, both verbally and in writing

Source: UW Guide

Grade history

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Prerequisites

Course map

MUS PERF 437

  • MUS PERF 437
MUSPERF 437 used by

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  • MUS PERF 437

Professors

Spring 2027
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Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
IND 066Classroom Instruction0 / 100
IND 166Classroom Instruction0 / 50

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2010: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Fall 2021: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Spring 2022: 3.90 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=5 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Arco and pizzicato technique
  • Aural skills, sound, and intonation
  • Performance practices
  • Strength, stamina, and physical longevity

Skills

  • Identify and strategically address performance deficiencies
  • Develop aural skills for investigating sound and intonation
  • Technical performance skills including arco and pizzicato
  • Technical proficiency on the instrument in performance
  • Contextualize performance using current and past practices
  • Describe instruments and musical tone verbally and in writing

Grades

Latest available · Spring 2022— not enough history to project Spring 2027.

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Sources & history

UW–Madison

Catalog & offerings

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MUSPERF 437 · Spring 2027

Advanced Double Bass

Recorded 2026-10-14
Raw records 
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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