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Archive for the 'bass humor' Category

How “Not” to Play Hindemith?

Yazan: Phillip Serna | 09 November 2009 | 1 Comment
Categories: bass, bass humor, bass videos, Phillip Serna, Uncategorized

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPzcsPVyVdM My student Dave Elbrecht pointed this out to me. Here’s what the video includes as commentary: A "how not to play" demonstration of the Hindemith Double Bass Sonata, 3rd movement. Don’t play it too slow! Otherwise it will sound like this. Also, be kinder to notes at the ends of phrases, otherwise they [...]

Boredom and terror in the recording studio

Yazan: Jason | 19 October 2009 | 7 Comments
Categories: bass humor, crazy gig stories

Most of the time I get called for straight-laced classical fare, usually consisting of endless half notes and whole notes. My chief concerns in these cases usually end up being things like making sure I don’t cough or drop my bow as I go completely mentally vacant with boredom. What the hey?!? I was playing [...]

How to play a bad audition

Yazan: Jason | 12 October 2009 | 2 Comments
Categories: bass, bass humor, crazy gig stories

One of my all-time favorite audition stories came from a member of a major symphony when I asked him what the worst audition he’d ever heard was like: Apparently, this orchestra never pre-screens their candidates, making for a quite egalitarian yet massively populated pool of candidates. Due to this policy, there are at least a [...]

Cats and basses

Yazan: Jason | 11 October 2009 | No Comments
Categories: bass, bass humor, cats, photography

Much hilarity ensues during a photo shoot for the 2010 International Society of Bassists Calendar:

Can basses actually fall like dominos?

Yazan: Jason | 22 September 2009 | No Comments
Categories: bass humor, crazy gig stories

An unfortunate thing happened at one of the exhibitor displays during this year’s International Society of Bassists Convention. This is the kind of horror movie episode that is sure to give both bassists and luthiers nightmares… One of the shops exhibiting basses was using a classy kind of bass stand–wooden and elegant, something like the [...]