Double Bass
Salary & Benefits
- Annual salary $75,312 - $86,076 upon promotion to Staff Sergeant (accelerated promotion via Army Civilian Acquired Skills Program)
- Full military benefits (medical/dental/retirement plans)
- 30 days paid vacation yearly
- Post 9/11 GI Bill and Tuition Assistance
- Stabilized duty assignment at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, New York
Application packets
Audition packets must include a resume with date of birth, cover letter, and high-quality audio recordings no more than six months old with the following music in this order (separate files for each excerpt preferred):
- J.S. Bach | Cello Suite No. 3 in G Major
- Bourrée I & II (no repeats) - Beethoven | Symphony No. 9, IV Presto
- Recitative meas. 8-90, skipping 30-37 - Beethoven | Symphony No. 5, III Allegro
- Scherzo, beginning-5 after A
- Trio, meas. 137-218 (no repeat) - Mozart | Symphony No. 40, I Molto allegro
- pickup to meas. 111-138 - Jazz on double bass (with metronome on 2 & 4):
- Autumn Leaves, medium swing, play melody then walk a chorus
- Cherokee, up-tempo, minimum tempo of 240, walk a chorus - Electric bass (with metronome):
- Sir Duke, rehearsal letter C to E
- This Christmas, beginning to 2nd Verse