Double Bassist Corin Long dies in accident

Corin Long, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra’s principal double bassist, has died in a diving accident in Spain. Corin was renowned as an excellent performer and pedagogue, and he will be greatly missed in the double bass and classical music world. Double...

Mental Aspects of Double Bass Playing

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...

Virtual Master Class Track – Beethoven 5 – Candidate 5

Here is the next track in the Virtual Master Class Project. This is a recording of the third movement of Beethoven 5. Leave criticism, advice, practice tips, and the like by clicking on the ‘comments’ link below the player.Sometimes these players take...