Archive for March, 2009

MostlyBass Milestone

Yazan: petertambroni | 31 March 2009 | No Comments
Categories: Peter Tambroni

Hi readers, Peter Tambroni here from MostlyBass.com. I’ve almost reached 100 posts over at MostlyBass.com! To celebrate, I’ll be giving away a download (or more) from my catalog. Any requests? A big thanks to Jason & Double Bass Blog for advice and inspiration!

World’s Least Comfortable Bass Stools

Yazan: Jason | 31 March 2009 | 5 Comments
Categories: bass, bass humor, humor

Have you ever sat on a bass stool that was bad to the bone? I don’t mean some vaguely uncomfortable, scruffy, mangy, chewed up old wooden stool or a squeaky bar stool designed to elicit annoyed glances from all the cellists in front of you. I’m talking about a stool that actually seems designed to [...]

Balancing blogging and “real” life

Yazan: Jason | 30 March 2009 | 2 Comments
Categories: blogging

2009 marks my fifth year in the world of blogging–hard to believe for me, for it seems like only a couple of months ago that I started putting up blog posts on a regular basis. Man, does time fly! Stages of Blogging I’ve gone through several different sorts of relationships with my blog over the [...]

Valse Miniature for Bass & Strings

Yazan: petertambroni | 28 March 2009 | 1 Comment
Categories: Peter Tambroni

Hi readers, Peter Tambroni here from MostlyBass.com (& now Evolving Educator.com) An arrangement I did of Valse Miniature for bass and strings is now available with an introductory price of $5.00. But for you loyal Double Bass Blog readers, it will be a FREE DOWNLOAD FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

CBC 114: Mark Morton interview

Yazan: Jason | 28 March 2009 | No Comments
Categories: bass, podcasting

We’re featuring an interview with double bassist Mark Morton, who is currently professor of bass at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, TX and has also served as Principal Bass of the Columbus Symphony. Mark was the first prize winner at the International Society of Bassists Solo Competition, and he was the assistant double bass instructor [...]

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