Jason Heath’s Double Bass Blog

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My bass blogging buddy PY sent me a link to her Singaporean bass quartet rehearsing an Irving Berlin rag. They are all amateur bassists from Singapore, and I think it sounds great. I hope theyalso put up pieces from the concert on YouTube.

I love these demotivational posters. Dark Roasted Blend, one of my favorite blogs, just did a post with them which reminded me of some of my favorites. You can find more from Despair.com.

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Here is an unusual piece–this duet was originally written for either violin and cello or else as a duet for two kazoos! This performance is by violinist Perry Ho and bassist Jacky Wu. They recently performed the piece at the Canadian Contemporary Music Showcase.

I got a great comment from the Texas Tech University Music Theory Department Blog recently related to one of my articles on freelancing. I definitely appreciate the mention and agree with his elaboration on some of the challenges that musicians moving to a new city face.
What a cool idea for a blog! [...]

I have been doing some work on my download offerings from this blog, adding some new materials (new scales from John Floeter, blank sheet music). I am planning on adding a large number of downloadable double bass MIDI practice tracks. This makes much more sense than putting up Finale or Sibelius files. [...]

Scott Chaurette gave my blog a nice mention on his Cow Country Bass blog last month. Thanks, Scott! He has set his blog up in a way that many music instructors would find useful. He’s got tabs at the top of the screen for various student resources (lessons, audio, and the like). [...]

Here is a great list of the hippest sites on the web today. I use a ton of these web 2.0 services myself. The list is organized by category, so you can check out the most interesting video, blogging, bookmarking, VOIP, games, Wikis, RSS, etc.
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Bassist Drew Davies also runs a company called Click for Lessons. This is a service that will match up students and teachers for various instruments. The service is not just for music–I see that you can find lessons for salsa dancing, ballet, acting lessons, and the like. I was just playing around [...]

Check out the set up of this orchestra. The basses are all lined up along the back of the ensemble. Some of them are really getting into the Plink Plank Plunk!