Anxiety Solutions
Tweet Here are some solutions to anxiety and nerves. This is from Men’s Health, April 2009, Page 40.
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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.
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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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