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National Symphony recently sent me this photo he took last summer in Bourbon-Lancy, France. It’s good to see that we bass players are making our mark in the gardening world as well! Visit Robert Oppelt’s website for more bass photos as well as helpful bass tips other information.
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For years I worked as a coach and lesson teacher in the public schools of suburban Chicago. I ran sectionals, did some chamber music coaching, and taught a gaggle of kids during and after the school day. Although I was pretty hesitant about doing this work when I started freelancing, worrying that it [...]

Here’s a little lighthearted fun from Dark Roasted Blend. Check out their original post for more pictures of various animals in action:
My cats do this kind of thing all the time:
This squirrel is about to make a terrible mistake:
This cat is about to learn an important lesson about bird size:
Although this one looks cute [...]

It is mid-April and the snow is still falling here in Chicago. It is easy to forget in the summer that we all live in a cold Arctic wasteland for half of the year. And I’m from an even colder climate than this originally–Chicago is balmy compared to my hometown.
At least we [...]

Here is a shot of the Elgin Symphony bass section from our recent concert cycle at the beginning of April. One or another of us is often subbing out of a cycle for other work, so it is rare that the six of us are actually assembled as a section.
The players are (left to [...]

Grant Park Symphony member and Northern Illinois University bass faculty member John Floeter sent me this great photo of the Illinois State University bass studio “hard at work” together. If you haven’t tried it before, this is actually a great way to catch a few winks between rehearsals or before a concert. After [...]

I love this sign. Sometimes the world sends you mixed signals… (from Dark Roasted Blend)

This is a very interesting photo that double bassist John Tuck forwarded to me. You can see that someone decided to take the body of a bass and use it as the soundboard for a harp. I’m not sure how well that works, but it sure looks cool.
This photo is especially cool to [...]

A picture is worth a thousand words.