Archive for June, 2011
The dangers of storytelling
Yazan: Jason | 28 June 2011 | No Comments
Categories: blogging
By the way, if any readers ever want to submit a story of their own (many have been published here from readers over the years), just email it to me (jasonheath -at- doublebassblog.org) and I’ll put it out. You get a lot of views.. Losing my Anonymity – I think that down deep I always [...]
When not to speak up
Yazan: Jason | 27 June 2011 | No Comments
Categories: blogging
This first story is a really painful story of me attempting to change things on a gig through “approved” channels. It didn’t turn out so well. My Big Stupid Mouth – I rarely speak up or complain on gigs. This story is about a time when I decided to speak up, gripe, and complain, and [...]
They made me conduct violas
Yazan: Jason | 24 June 2011 | No Comments
Categories: blogging
I quit writing teaching stories after I became a high school teacher (though I certainly have not quit having story-worthy experiences, rest assured), but here’s one from back in my private teaching days about finding myself conducting a high school orchestra (and another couple stories to boot below): They Locked Me Inside and Made Me [...]
Classic: Panic on the Podium
Yazan: Jason | 23 June 2011 | No Comments
Categories: blogging
I wonder how many of the people featured in these stories have stumbled upon them? Panic on the Podium – When you think about it, isn’t it amazing that a group of musicians can ever play together in a symphonic setting? Honestly, having all those different instruments, from tuba to tympani, with all those methods [...]
even more crazy gig stories
Yazan: Jason | 22 June 2011 | No Comments
Categories: blogging
Boy–I wrote a lot of these back in the day! They’re throwing knives at us in the pit! – No matter how you cut it, pit musicians are an easy target for falling debris (whether confetti, props from the stage, or even singers sometimes!). After all, we are crammed shoulder to shoulder in a small [...]
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