Archive for August, 2011
Copenhagen Philharmonic Flash Mob
Yazan: Jason | 11 August 2011 | No Comments
Categories: orchestra news, videos
An orchestral flash mob–I love it!
Bass for Sale – 7/8 Jaeger Upright
Yazan: Jason | 10 August 2011 | No Comments
Categories: bass, for sale
My first bass teacher, Chuck Kreitzer, is selling a 7/8 Jaeger bass. Details follow: Jaegar, 7/8 size with a very long neck (E flat) with a string length of 42 inches… The body has very nice thin flame and the back has nice tight, straight grain too. The varnish is red. Chuck is located in [...]
MP3 scales now online as well
Yazan: Jason | 05 August 2011 | No Comments
Categories: bass, practicing, student resources
I just uploaded a zipped directory of about 250 MB of MP3 scale practice tracks in one, two, and three octaves for major, natural, melodic, and harmonic scales. You can find the RapidShare link below, and happy practicing! MP3 versions of scales for bass (250 MB)
Dissertation on round-backed versus flat-backed basses
Yazan: Jason | 04 August 2011 | 1 Comment
Categories: bass
This lengthy (144 pages–I’m only partially through it) dissertation by Andrew William Brown was sent to be by bassist Steve Badach and addresses one of the longtime debates among bassists, namely the tonal differences between flat-backed and round-backed basses. Check it out here (PDF download – 4.1 MB).
more Marcello recordings from Michael Hovnanian
Yazan: Jason | 03 August 2011 | No Comments
Categories: bass, performances
Michael Hovnanian has continued to add new movements to his multi-track recordings of the Marcello sonatas. Michael has been taking the six Marcello sonatas and recording solo and continuo lines for each of them. It’s a great project to follow along with, not only for the musical results (which are great), but also for the [...]
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