Jazz Practicing Resources

I just discovered a great educational resource for jazz musicians–I am surprised that I haven’t seen this site before. PlayJazzNow.com distributes play-along MP3 files for jazz practicing. They have tracks for drummers, bassists, vocalists, horn players,...

Getting into the top bass colleges

Scott Bakshis of the Chicago Youth Symphony recently compiled a list of what the requirements for all the top bass schools are. This is a meta list derived from the requirements of Indiana University, Boston University, Rice University, Curtis, Juilliard, Eastman, and...

Bassfest 2006 Updates

Finale Recital The finale recital is a short concert played by all the faculty of the Bassfest. We combine in all sorts of fun groupings–solos, duets, trios, quartets, and quintets–to bring the Bassfest to a close. Parents All parents are welcome to stay...

Syllabus for UWW Spring 2006

Applied Double Bass for Majors and Non-Majors, Spring – 2006 Professor Heath, CA 2003 Phone: 773-612-3597 / E-mail: jsh177@yahoo.com SCHEDULING: All lesson times can be arranged with me during the first week of each semester. If you have a conflict with your...

The Practice Page

Practice Tracks (MP3) We have hundreds of MP3 files available for students to work with online or to download. Visit any of the following links for some practice tracks. Excerpts Beethoven 5 mvt 3 Beethoven 9 recit Brahms 1  mvt 2 Ginastera Variaciones Haydn 31 Mahler...