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Hanging out with Courtney and watching TiVo after a long (but fun!) day of Elgin Symphony. #
Doing some morning blogging. I’ve got a full line-up of bass activities today. #
Both cats are helping me podcast at the moment. #
Dreading my afternoon commute - the snow’s coming down pretty hard right now. #

Matthew Mullenweg created the content management system WordPress (which is what I use to blog). He is also a jazzer, and he has created a great compendium of jazz quotes–quite likely the only comprehensive online resource available for this topic. Check out the complete index on Matt’s site here. Here are [...]

This is a guest post from bassist John Floeter - johnfloeterbassstudio.blogspot.com
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The Chicago Bass Ensemble will be performing in DeKalb at Northern Illinois University as the featured artists for the All-School Convocation at 11am on February 14th,2008. This will essentially be a 50 minute concert with a minimal amount of lecture. Although it is a required [...]

Double bassist and classical music blogger John Grillo put out a recent post on his blog highlighting his upcoming performances of Verdi’s Rigoletto with Opera New Jersey.  John writes:
I look forward to playing Rigoletto again.  This is my second time tackling this mighty work.  It is really an outstanding piece of art with many heavenly [...]

OK–he’s not an upright bass player. But the indisputable awesomeness of the Woot certainly warrants attention here at doublebassblog.org. He’s one of the most popular electric bassists of all time, and rightly so–his inventiveness, creativity, and virtuosity shine through in everything that he plays. Go Victor!

Just got home from a ridiculous drop in temperature - from 52 degrees to 15 degrees! #
Watching Little Miss Sunshine with Courtney. #
Doing some work in the home office before heading out for a double rehearsal with the Elgin Symphony. #
We’re back to nasty, bitter cold here in Chicago after a brief warming spell. #
Practicing [...]

On An Overgrown Path: Free music - so what’s new?
Pliable discusses the merits of giving away free classical music when prices for recordings (at least in the UK) are already so low.
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The Life Cycle of a Blog Post, From Servers to Spiders to Suits — to You
Here’s a feature [...]

I’ve written several times on this blog about both why I teach music and reasons why one might choose music teaching as a career.  I’ve also wrestled with misconceptions across the performer/educator divide, finding myself alternately surprised, shocked, and intrigued about the assumptions each camp has about the other.
One woefully neglected and quite obvious [...]

Watching the Simpsons with Courtney and trying to get sleepy - early morning tomorrow. #
Taking a micro-break in the middle of a very busy day. Lately, I’m alternating between tons of activity & no activity each for day. #

Goodbye, Columbus Symphony
Norman Lebrecht writes: “A colleague in Columbus, Ohio, has alerted me to a local downturn. The city is planning to shrink its symphony orchestra into a chamber ensemble, abolishing 22 positions and cutting the concert season by half. That, they say, ough
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Adaptistration: When An Academic Exercise Becomes [...]