(crossposted with new introduction from PBDB) National Symphony Orchestra bassist Ira Gold has recently joined the Peabody Conservatory double bass faculty. Ira is well known to listeners of Contrabass Conversations podcasts as he has been interviewed by Jason and...
(crossposted from PBDB) The Toughest Question, Part 3 It’s been awhile since I’ve had a chance to post! My apologies…. In the first part of this series, we looked at things that might keep us from asking ourselves the following very challenging question: Do I...
(crossposted from PBDB) In Part 1, we looked at fears that keep us from asking ourselves the toughest question that we all must face as musicians looking to have a professional career: Do I have what it takes? In this part, we’ll look at the next step in the process:...
(crossposted from PBDB) I’ve addressed a variety of topics here on PBDB, and almost all of them are based on conversations with bass students that I have had over the years. People ask me for advice on music school choices, technique questions, instrument purchases,...
(Crossposted from PBDB) Any music student of even a moderate degree of seriousness ends up spending some time in orchestra rehearsals. In fact, usually they end up spending a LOT of time in orchestra rehearsals. There’s lots of very good reasons for this. Many bass...
