Calgary Philharmonic bassist Matt Heller just put out a great follow-up post on the topic of practice sessions and overpracticing. Comparing practicing music to grilling steaks, Matt writes: The music needs to be prepared just well enough – medium rare,...
my double bass, originally uploaded by sixcolora. In the summer, I usually carry around a couple of towels to mop up sweat and keep the varnish from getting sticky. Playing the Spoleto Festival in Charleston, South Carolina in 90 degree weather and hauling a heavy...
I never thought that my post about the satisfaction of section playing would stir up so much controversy! The comments continue to come in, with some pretty differing opinions on the subject. It makes me wonder how one’s perspective on this subject is...
This is a post from double bassist from Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music student Nicholas Hart. Nick will be contributing weekly posts to the bass blog about life as a music student in one of the nation’s most exclusive programs. I think readers will...
We will be wrapping up our interview with Brad Opland this weekend on the Contrabass Conversations show. Brad is a member of the Chicago Symphony and the bassist for the Chicago Chamber Musicians, and we had an excellent interview over the summer this year! We will...
