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Bass Blog Music Links

Welcome to the bass blog links page. Feel free to add a comment or e-mail me to suggest more links.

For audio content, please visit my audio page or check out my podcast.

For MP3 practice tracks, orchestral excerpts, MP3 scales, etc, visit my downloads page.

For interesting bass and music videos, check out my video resources page.

A book that all bass players should check out is Peter Tambroni’s excellent new work An Introduction to Double Bass playing. It is full of great advice for beginners, experienced players, teachers, and parents. This is a really valuable resource. Check it out!

General Bass Sites:

International Society of Bassists
Talkbass
MostlyBass
Bass Club Chicago
Lemur Music
American School of Double Bass
Bob’s House of Basses
Bob Gollihur’s Double Bass Links Page
Double Bass and Violone Internet Archive
Polyphonic.org
The Online Double Bass Guide
Harmony Central Bass Resources (great for electric bass)
The Double Bass Page (UK)
DaXun Zhang’s Website
Sigi Busch’s Website
Gary Karr’s Website
Encyclopedia of Bass Logic
The Online Journal of Bass Research
Bottesini.com
Rufus Reid Homepage

Chicagoland and Wisconsin Youth Symphony Programs:

Midwest Young Artists
Chicago Youth Symphony
Elgin Youth Symphony
Rockford Youth Symphony
Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra
Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestra

Staff Paper:

click here to download some staff paper (free PDF download)

Rosin:

Pop’s Bass Rosin (fresh!)
Oak Bass Rosin

Wheels:

Gaines Bass Wheel
Bob’s Bass Buggy

Stools:

Concert Design Bass Stools

Cases (soft):

Professional-Quality Soft Bass Cases
Bob’s Bass Bag
Mooradian Deluxe
Soundwear
Reunion Blues (very expensive, but the best)

Cases (hard):

SBS flight case

Misc. Gear:

Bass Bib
Humidifier (Dampit)
mute
practice mute
string winding crank
bow quiver

Strings:

Bob’s House of Basses – check my string article for advice on what to choose

Pickups:

Bob’s House of Basses has a very comprehensive listing

Bow Rehair and Bow Services:

Ward Hansen (Chicago) 630-567-2697
Kenneth Stein Violins (Elmhurst) 630-782-0273
Robertson & Sons Violins (New Mexico–contact them for mailing instructions)

Chicago Luthiers/String Shops:

SMR Doublebasses Steve Reinfranck – Bass Dealer 847-733-9098 – BASS RENTALS
Scott Henrie – Bass Luthier 773-743-8738
Classic Contrabass – BASS RENTALS
Sonksen Strings
A440

String Shops Outside Chicago:

Henry Boehm’s Double Bass Workshop
Heartland String Bass Shop
Robertsons Violins
Guarneri House
KC Strings
Cincinnati Bass Cellar
David Gage String Instrument Repair
Hammond Ashley
Kolstein Bass Shop
Gollihur Music
Lemur Music

Area Music Schools:

DePaul University School of Music
Rob Kassinger, bass faculty

Northeastern Illinois University School of Music
Greg Sarchet, bass faculty

Northwestern University School of Music
DaXun Zhang, bass faculty

Roosevelt University College of Performing Arts
Michael Hovnanian and Steve Lester, bass faculty

Northern Illinois University
John Floeter, bass faculty

Music Publishers for Bass:

Discordia Music
Slava Publishing (Progressive Repertoire by George Vance)
Liben Music
BassPlace.com online distributor
Thomas B. Gale publications
Aebersold Bass Publications – jazz

Jazz Resources:

playjazznow.com
Ray Brown 9 part master class
Sigi Busch’s Website – great MP3 and MIDI resources
www.allaboutjazz.com
jazzcorner.com
Jazz FM
Downbeat.com
A Jazz Improvisaton Primer (on-line guide to jazz improvisation)
Aebersold Play-Along Series
The FREE Jazz Handbook (Aebersold) – excellent resource!

Musical Instrument Insurance:

American String Teachers Association
International Society of Bassists
Clarion

Music Educator Resources:

FlexiMusic (offers a set of great music software, including FlexiMusic Wave Editor, Generator, Composer, Orchestra, Composer, and Kids Composer)
String Pedagogy Notebook (excellent internet resource with videos)
Blogging for teachers
Internet Public Library

Professional Associations for Bass Players:

International Society of Bassists
American String Teachers Association

Career Websites for Performers:

MyAuditions
Musical Chairs
American Federation of Musicians

Summer Festivals to audition for:

Aspen Music Festival
Tanglewood Music Festival
National Repertory Orchestra
National Orchestral Institute
Pacific Music Festival
Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival
American School of Double Bass
Brevard Music Center
Sewanee Music Festival
Birch Creek Music Performance Center
Hot Springs Music Festival
MYA Summer Music Festival
Interlochen
Bradetich Master Classes
Karr Kamp
Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp
Pine Mountain Music Festival
National High School Music Institute
Boston University Tanglewood Institute (BUTI)
Crane Youth Music Camp
Sarasota Music Festival
Youth Orchestra of the Americas
Frenchwoods Festival of the Performing Arts

Area Professional Orchestras/Concerts to See:

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Lyric Opera of Chicago
Elgin Symphony
Chicago Opera Theater
Music of the Baroque
Lake Forest Symphony
Chicago Sinfonietta
Chicago Philharmonic
Milwaukee Symphony
Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra
Rockford Symphony
Madison Symphony

Orchestral Training:

Civic Orchestra of Chicago
New World Symphony

Quality Bass Programs Beyond Chicagoland:

Indiana University
Rice University
Curtis Institute of Music
Boston University
Colburn School
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University of North Texas
Cleveland Institute of Music
Oberlin Conservatory
Duquense University
University of Southern California
Juilliard School of Music
Yale University
Manhattan School of Music
Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music
New England Conservatory

Free Scores:

These two sites provide tens of thousands of free scores for download:

Founded in 2006, the International Music Score Library Project is an attempt to compile all public domain scores into a virtual library. With over 11,000 scores (and with more added every day), this is a amazing resource for musicians. Check it out!

The next project is the Neue Mozart-Ausgabe: Digitized Version. Although the interface is significantly less user-friendly than the IMSLP project, this provides a complete and freely accessible and downloadable catalog of the same source material used in the Bärenreiter edition of Mozart’s works.

The NMA Mozart project places restrictions on the use of material on the site, making you click through a license agreement that restricts you to personal use (not public performance use). No such restrictions exist on the 11,000+ works in the IMSLP (thanks to the public domain status of these works), and the interface is very similar to Wikipedia. You are encouraged to edit information and upload new material (that is in the public domain), just like other wiki sites. Truly an amazing resource for musicians worldwide!

Practice Tools:

Audacity – a great FREE sound recording and multi-track editing program
Classicalmusicarchives.com (comprehensive MIDI orchestral repertoire)
Violinmasterclass.com – an excellent educational resource for all string players with videos, practice charts, and more
MusicTheory.net - great online music theory compendium
Online Ear Training
Practicespot.com – great site filled with practice tools, games, downloads, exercises, articles, etc.
Getting the Most Out of Your Practice Session (Bill Koehler)
Inner Game of Music
MIDI Library for Solo Bass
more solo bass MIDI
more MIDI files
MIDI World
Hans Sturm’s Double Bass Audition Resources (audio and text bass resources)
Finale Notepad (basic free version of Finale)
Electric Bass Downloads Page
Douglas Yeo Trombone Home Page (not a bass page, but full of valuable career and practice info.)
FlexiMusic (offers a set of great music software, including FlexiMusic Wave Editor, Generator, Composer, Orchestra, Composer, and Kids Composer)

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