Jason Heath’s Double Bass Blog

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Here is the next track in the Virtual Master Class Project. This is a well-known bass excerpt from the last movement of Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 4. Leave criticism, advice, practice tips, and the like by clicking on the ‘comments’ link below the player.
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Eastman School of Music student Eric Steffens sent me a link to this very funny video involving a pianist finding creative ways to reach the chords in Rachmanoniff’s compositions. Check it out!

OK–here’s our first track for the Virtual Master Class Project! This is the March to the Scaffold from Symphonie Fantastique by Berlioz. Please leave constructive criticism, practice tips, and the like by clicking the comment button. You may choose to post anonymously or leave your name.
Berlioz - March to the Scaffold - [...]

Musicians need the input of others in order to develop and hone their craft. Successful performing artists do not live in a vacuum. They constantly seek out the advice of others and incorporate these suggestions into their practicing.
The most important source of input for the younger musician is their private teacher. [...]

I just finished a long session of coding, and I’d like to let people know that the John Grillo and Andy Anderson Recital Showcase pages now have an option to either listen to or download each individual track. This should be a lot of fun for bassists out there and a grat benefit to [...]

I played some summer outreach concerts for the Grant Park Music Festival last summer which featured one of my all-time worst verbal gaffes ever. Every once in a while you’ve got to put your foot in your mouth to keep your ego in check, and boy, did I ever put my foot in my [...]

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 [...]

Cleveland Orchestra double bassist Charles Barr was tragically killed while riding his bicycle in August of 2006. He was 31 years old and had previously played in the Charleston Symphony and the New World Symphony.
Cleveland Orchestra violist Richard Waugh will be bicycling 3000 miles across the United States in 17 days to celebrate the [...]

A picture is worth a thousand words.

My former student Tyler Bakken sent me this information about when and where double bassist Jeff Bradetich will be holding his summer master classes. It looks like he’s all over the globe with these activities this year.
From Jeff:
This summer, I will be teaching my master classes at three differentlocations: in Denton, Texas; Seattle, Washington [...]