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Archive for March, 2007

Dragonetti Concerto with Juan Gregorio Baquero – movement 2

Yazan: Jason | 29 March 2007 | 2 Comments
Categories: bass, bass videos, videos

This is a video of Colombian virtuoso Juan Gregorio Baquero and the Bogotá´s Philharmonic Orquestra. Irwin Hoffman is the Conductor, and the production values for the concert are quite high. It looks like it was lifted off of Colombian television or a DVD. Great close-ups of the double bass and the orchestra. This is the [...]

Virtual Master Class Track – 2 Octave G Major Scale – Candidate 3

Yazan: Jason | 29 March 2007 | 5 Comments
Categories: bass, VMC tracks

Here is the next track in the Virtual Master Class Project. This is a 2 octave G major scale. Leave criticism, advice, practice tips, and the like by clicking on the ‘comments’ link below the player. Sometimes these players take 10-20 seconds to load, so give it a little time to play if it doesn’t [...]

Sound and Motion in Double Bass Playing

Yazan: Jason | 28 March 2007 | 3 Comments
Categories: bass, education, Nicholas Hart, student resources

This is a post from double bassist from Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music student Nicholas Hart. Nick will be contributing weekly posts to the bass blog about life as a music student in one of the nation’s most exclusive programs. I think readers will find this different perspective on the double bass world and the music [...]

Road Warrior without an Expense Account Part VI – The Vicious Cycle

Yazan: Jason | 27 March 2007 | 1 Comment
Categories: advice, bass, education, student resources

I often wondered as I entered the classical music freelance world how one could possibly put together an income in this business. Some politically smart auditions I took my last year of graduate school helped me join the Chicago freelance scene fairly smoothly, allowing me to play with the best groups in the area my [...]

The history of the internet in under five minutes

Yazan: Jason | 27 March 2007 | No Comments
Categories: technology, videos

Check out this super-cool video about the development and future of the internet. I really got a kick out of this video–very stylish and original presentation.