National Music Museum of Vermillion, South Dakota

The National Music Museum (formerly called the Shrine to Music Museum) is located on the campus of the University of South Dakota in the town of Vermillion. I was born in this town and grew up about an hour north of it in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The National Music...

Class Action Lawsuit Against Textbook Publishers

John C. Dvorak recently posted this story about a class action lawsuit Florida college students have initiated against school book publishers for overcharging:In a first-of-its-kind lawsuit that could affect thousands ofcollege students who think they are overcharged...

Jascha Heifetz plays Hora Staccato

Here is a video of the great Jascha Heifetz playing his Hora Staccato arrangement. This was a signature piece for Heifetz. What a monster player he was (I have dozens of Heifetz recordings on my shelves):

Rabbath versus Simandl – a comparative study for double bass

If you’re thinking about purchasing any of the following method books, click through the links below and a portion of your purchase will go to support doublebassblog.org and our podcast! There are two predominant double bass pedagogical methods in the United...

New Blog Features

After a long day of surfing, hacking, and tweaking, I have put some really cool new features into my blog that I think people will enjoy. The first new feature is above this post in the address bar of your browser. I have installed a Bass Page favicon (the bass clef...