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Double Bass Padawan: My Way of Practicing the Double Bass, Part 2: Nitty Gritty
Here’s a very insightful post from a bassist who thinks very deeply about the art of practicing and improving. Great work, Ben!
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Kenneth Woods- a view from the podium » The Sequanza 21 tips thread
Kenneth Woods [...]

We passed the 2000 post milestone over the weekend on www.doublebassblog.org. It seems like it was only a few months ago that we hit 1000 posts…oh wait, it was just as few months ago (in May 2007)! That’s what happens when you put out 3-5 daily posts, I suppose. Here’s a [...]

This photo of Domenico Dragonetti’s Gasparo da Salò comes from Italian bassist Vito Liuzzi.  Note the broad shoulders, richly colored varnish, and three string set-up.

A student of mine recently performed the Dragonetti Concerto with orchestra, and he pointed out these very entertaining program notes from Paul Serotsky.  This is not exactly the way most [...]

…on the birth of Eli, their second son!  Andy plays bass for the Lyric Opera of Chicago, teaches at Roosevelt University, and is a regular contributor to the Contrabass Conversations podcast.  He also happens to be a dear friend, and I wish him and his wife Rose all the best.
You can check out photos of [...]

Making a mushroom, onion, and jalape #
Watching Bill Friedkin’s movie ‘Bug’ with Courtney. #
Watching some streaming Netflix movies with Courtney. #
Huddled inside trying to avoid the Arctic air. I’ll be running around outside all day later today, hauling my bass in subzero temps. #

Double Bass Padawan: I Got a Bass Lift
From double bass blogger Ben Huff: “Have you ever had somebody give you a compliment that you totally didn’t expect? Say, for example, you went to get a haircut, and the lady chopped way too much of your hair off because the last person didn’t tip her.”
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We’re wrapping up the interview with Pittsburgh Symphony Principal Bassist Jeff Turner that we began on episode 26 of the podcast, plus featuring music from U.K.-based bassist Leon Bosch’s new album titled The British Double Bass on this week’s episode of the podcast.
We also feature bass news, listener feedback, shout-outs to members of the [...]

Saving and uploading this week’s podcast. Podcasts take a long time to put together, a fact that I remember each week when I do one. #
Watching ‘House of Games’ with Courtney. #
Checking out some of the many Netflix streaming options that come with my subscription. Dreading the Arctic temps tomorrow. #
Figuring out how to [...]

CBC 59: Jeff Turner interview 2 and Leon Bosch music
We’re wrapping up the interview with Pittsburgh Symphony Principal Bassist Jeff Turner that we began on episode 26 of the podcast, plus featuring music from U.K.-based bassist Leon Bosch’s new album titled The British Double Bass on this week’s epis
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If at first you [...]

Home from teaching. It’s fiendishly cold out tonight! #
Watching ‘SuperBad’ - great movie. #
Staying warm on a frigid winter morning and planning this week’s podcast. #
It’s going to be 7 degrees outside tomorrow instead of 5 degrees as predicted. Gotta be happy about the little things… #
Writing up this week’s show notes and [...]