Jason Heath’s Double Bass Blog

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Here is a list (updated regularly) of double bassists on MySpace. Please e-mail me if you would like to me included on the list, or you can always become my friend on MySpace (my name is jasonheathbasspage, which is about as lame as one can get:

MySpace Double Bassist Archive
Aren - Kendallville, IN bassist
Artemis - [...]

See my post thoughts on bass strings from more information on this topic.
Strings are a very personal choice for every bassist. Just changing that one little thing can make the same bass can sound awesome or awful. Each different playing style has a different set of string associated with it. Putting bluegrass [...]

The intent of the UWW Bassfest has always been to provide students with an opportunity to design and teach their own courses. Since UW-Whitewater has so many music education majors I thought that this would be a valuable supplement to their regular studies. My current and former students pictured here–Tyler, Nic, Joe, and [...]

I’d like to thank all the clinicians, participants, UWW students, and vendors who attended yesterday’s Bassfest. I hope that you all had a good time attending the master classes, checking out all the double basses and bows, and working in the group sessions. We had a record number of students attending this year, [...]

 

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John started playing Double Bass at the age of 11. He attended The Julliard School during high school and was a scholarship student at Indiana University School of Music in Bloomington, Indiana where he studied with Lawrence Hurst. After graduating from IU, he attended the Manhattan School of Music completing his Masters Degree with Timothy [...]

Welcome to the Double Bass Blog Recital Showcase! This is a collection of recitals and performances from bass players from around the globe. If you are interested in being added to the recital showcase, please e-mail me your recital tracks plus some biographical information. Please also indicate whether you would like your [...]

1) Summary of Master Class by Boston Symphony Principal Bass Ed Barker
2) Joining Midwest Young Artists or Chicago Youth Symphony
3) Practicing With Technology
4)The Importance of Summer Festivals
5)Choosing Bass Strings
6)Bow Rehairing
7) Requirements for Music School Auditions (undergraduate)
Humidity and the Bass
9) Reaching the Low Notes
10) Buying a Bass Part I: Three Basic Categories

Check out Northwestern University bass teacher DaXun Zhang’s new website. It has a lot of excellent audio clips and information.

Bassfest 2006 will definitely be the largest Bassfest to date. We currently have nearly 60 students attending, but there is still room for a few more! Click of the On-Line Registration Form link, or just sign up when you get there on Saturday. It looks like this will be [...]