Archive for September, 2011
DriveADoubleBass.com
Yazan: Jason | 23 September 2011 | No Comments
Categories: bass
A method by bassist Michael Klinghoffer based on Gary Karr’s way of approaching the double bass. On this site, you can purchase the book and also check out some material complementary to the book. Check it out: DriveADoubleBass.com
Northbrook Symphony in need of bass players
Yazan: Jason | 21 September 2011 | No Comments
Categories: bass
Interested in playing for the Northbrook Symphony on the weekend of October 23 for some $$? If so, email me and I’ll pass the info along. The concert is on October 23rd in Northbrook, IL. Send me a message (jasonheath -at- doublebassblog.org) and I’ll pass it along.
Eric Hochberg featured in Intermezzo Chicago
Yazan: Jason | 13 September 2011 | No Comments
Categories: bass
Chicago bassist (and longtime friend of the blog) Eric Hochberg had a great write-up in this month’s Intermezzo. Intermezzo is the Chicago Federation of Musicians’ monthly publication, and it’s great to see one of our fellow bassists profiled here. Check it out in the PDF version of the publication (it’s the first story).
MuTools.com
Yazan: Jason | 09 September 2011 | No Comments
Categories: student resources
While searching for free alternatives to GarageBand that had a little more of a sequencer focus, I found the following app. Anyone use this? The page I’m linking to below has a lot of demo songs–some quite cheesy, but some very cool. Check it out if you’re looking for something along these lines: MuTools.com
Contrabass Sheet Music
Yazan: Jason | 09 September 2011 | No Comments
Categories: bass, student resources
Here’s a cool new site from Boston University grad Henry Samuels (a former Ed Barker student) dedicated to transcriptions for the double bass. Cool stuff! Contrabass Sheet Music.
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