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Save the Music Program in Naperville School District 204!

Yazan: Phillip Serna | 31 March 2010 | 1 Comment
Categories: education, my two cents, Phillip Serna

By Double Bass Blog Contributor Phillip W. Serna "The life of the arts, far from being an interruption, a distraction, in the life of a nation, is very close to the center of a nation’s purpose – and is a test of the quality of a nation’s civilization." – President John F. Kennedy In Naperville, [...]

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 [...]

Best of the ‘Viols in Our Schools’ GambaCast – William Byrd (1543-1623) – Where Fancy Fond for Pleasure Pleads

Yazan: Jason | 09 October 2009 | No Comments
Categories: Early Bass, Phillip Serna

Best of the ‘Viols in Our Schools’ GambaCast – Alfonso Ferrabosco II (1575-1628) – The Hexachords

Yazan: Jason | 02 October 2009 | No Comments
Categories: Early Bass, Phillip Serna

Best of the ‘Viols in Our Schools’ GambaCast – William Byrd (1543-1623) – My Mistress Had a Little Dog

Yazan: Jason | 25 September 2009 | No Comments
Categories: Early Bass, Phillip Serna

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