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Rant on cheap instruments… AHH!!!!!!!!
Continue reading »Here are some solutions to anxiety and nerves. This is from Men’s Health, April 2009, Page 40.
Continue reading »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 »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 use […]
Continue reading »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 basses…
Continue reading »What are your thoughts on professional organizations such as MENC, ISB, ASTA, IAJE, etc? Personally, I feel ASTA and ISB have turned into just an […]
Continue reading »Here is a screen shot of an iPhone screen. The bottom four apps are my music apps. From left to right: GigBaby, Decibel, Pocket Piano, […]
Continue reading »Once again, I was visiting my digital archives and found this article by Jim Citrin ____________________________________ Talent is Overrated by Jim Citrin Originally posted on […]
Continue reading »Here’s a GREAT article by Rachel Barton Pine: Getting the Most from Your Competition Experience by Rachel Barton Pine
Continue reading »I blogged a while ago about an iPhone app called Chronology. It is a great timer that I use every day for various things, including […]
Continue reading »I received an email from Michael Drost – he has arranged “Don’t Stop Believin’” by Journey for bass quartet. Go to his website and then […]
Continue reading »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 player! […]
Continue reading »I attended the Crane School of Music for my undergraduate degree where I studied bass with Richard Stephan. Mr. Stephan was a great teacher and […]
Continue reading »Check out a post I wrote over at Double Bass Blog for students learning a new solo. It has a worksheet and flow chart to […]
Continue reading »A few weeks ago as I was driving to conduct my middle school orchestra rehearsal (at 7am) I was listening to National Public Radio (NPR). […]
Continue reading »Check out some practice tools I blogged about at Jason Heath’s Double Bass Blog.
Continue reading »Golden Rules For Ensemble Playing by J.W. Swing
Continue reading »I posted some pictures of my clamp mute in use over at Jason Heath’s Double Bass Blog.
Continue reading »MATH TEST FOR ORCHESTRAL MUSICIANS
Continue reading »How about some humor… Here are some things I’ve found – I don’t claim them as original. ___ Doctoral Music Exam – you have […]
Continue reading »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 (currently […]
Continue reading »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 depending […]
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