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Archive for January, 2009

Virtual Master Class – Mozart 39 mvt 4 – Candidate 11

Yazan: Jason | 21 January 2009 | 3 Comments
Categories: bass, VMC tracks

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Deep Tones for Peace – Middle East Musical Initiative

Yazan: Jason | 20 January 2009 | No Comments
Categories: bass

Fellow International Society of Bassists board member Mark Dresser sent me this information about Deep Tones for Peace, a marvelous online collaborative initiative with a group of prominent bassists. Mark’s press release: “The deep tone that is found at the root of trees, trees that point upwards towards the sky “ Deep Tones For Peace [...]

In Honor of Inaugural Day – James K. Polk Video

Yazan: Jason | 20 January 2009 | 1 Comment
Categories: humor, videos

You’ve gotta love this tune from They Might Be Giants about one of our most historically significant but unrecognized post-Founding Fathers presidents:

Inaugural Day Request – Eliminate ‘No Child Left Behind’

Yazan: Jason | 20 January 2009 | 2 Comments
Categories: education

Inside the Arts blogger Bill Eddins came up with the idea for all of our network’s bloggers to write a “Dear President Obama” letter, and I’ve been wracking my brain trying to think of what exactly I’d want to ask President Obama. I’m an arts blogger, after all, and though I love the arts and [...]

Virtual Master Class – Mozart 39 mvt 1 – Candidate 11

Yazan: Jason | 20 January 2009 | 4 Comments
Categories: bass, VMC tracks

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Click the player above to hear the next track in the Virtual Master Class Project. Leave criticism, advice, practice tips, and the like by clicking on the ‘comments’ link below. We welcome your comments! Please take a moment and offer a bit of constructive advice for this musician.