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Continue reading »Anxiety Solutions
Tweet Here are some solutions to anxiety and nerves. This is from Men’s Health, April 2009, Page 40.
Continue reading »More Flames
Tweet More pictures courtesy of C&D Custom Designs, available on the web through http://store.gotofmi.com, CA based company, but MD built basses…
Continue reading »What should your orchestra know?
Tweet Here’s some information I’ve been working for quite a while – it’s a general outline of what public school string students should know. I […]
Continue reading »Wild Paint Jobs!
Tweet Check out these custom detail jobs. Photos courtesy of C&D Custom Designs, available on the web through http://store.gotofmi.com, CA based company, but MD built […]
Continue reading »Professional Organizations
Tweet What are your thoughts on professional organizations such as MENC, ISB, ASTA, IAJE, etc? Personally, I feel ASTA and ISB have turned into just […]
Continue reading »More iPhone App Usage
Tweet Here is a screen shot of an iPhone screen. The bottom four apps are my music apps. From left to right: GigBaby, Decibel, Pocket […]
Continue reading »Talent is Overrated
Tweet Once again, I was visiting my digital archives and found this article by Jim Citrin ____________________________________ Talent is Overrated by Jim Citrin Originally posted […]
Continue reading »Competition & Audition Advice
Tweet Here’s a GREAT article by Rachel Barton Pine: Getting the Most from Your Competition Experience by Rachel Barton Pine
Continue reading »Updated iPhone app, “Chronology”
Tweet I blogged a while ago about an iPhone app called Chronology. It is a great timer that I use every day for various things, […]
Continue reading »80s Pop for Bass Quartet!
Tweet I received an email from Michael Drost – he has arranged “Don’t Stop Believin’” by Journey for bass quartet. Go to his website and […]
Continue reading »Bass in Get Smart
Tweet So I’m watching the movie Get Smart and at around 41 minutes in there’s a band playing. Of course I look for the bass […]
Continue reading »Archived Documents
Tweet I attended the Crane School of Music for my undergraduate degree where I studied bass with Richard Stephan. Mr. Stephan was a great teacher […]
Continue reading »A Student’s Guide to Learning a New Piece
Tweet Check out a post I wrote over at Double Bass Blog for students learning a new solo. It has a worksheet and flow chart […]
Continue reading »GOOD Orchestra News
Tweet A few weeks ago as I was driving to conduct my middle school orchestra rehearsal (at 7am) I was listening to National Public Radio […]
Continue reading »Practice Tools
Tweet Check out some practice tools I blogged about at Jason Heath’s Double Bass Blog.
Continue reading »Even more…*groan*
Tweet Golden Rules For Ensemble Playing by J.W. Swing
Continue reading »Mute Pictures
Tweet I posted some pictures of my clamp mute in use over at Jason Heath’s Double Bass Blog.
Continue reading »More Humor
Tweet MATH TEST FOR ORCHESTRAL MUSICIANS
Continue reading »How about a laugh?
Tweet How about some humor… Here are some things I’ve found – I don’t claim them as original. ___ Doctoral Music Exam – you […]
Continue reading »Practice Record Thoughts
Tweet Should you use a practice record? I have found that practice logs can be very useful depending on how they’re used. I use mine […]
Continue reading »A Better Mute
Tweet You can achieve a better muted sound with a clamp like this one. Plus it won’t fall off and you can get different effects […]
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