Jason Heath’s Double Bass Blog

A really outstanding institution for a serious double bass student to consider is the Colburn School in Los Angeles, CA. This school seems to be a West Coast Curtis Institute. All students receive full support (tuition, room and board) and study with the best in the business. Paul Ellison and David [...]

I was recently made aware of this excellent website maintained by Chicago Symphony Orchestra violinist Nathan Cole. His site contains stories about his life in the world of music, a journal containing his daily violin practice thoughts and reflections, and articles about playing, teaching, and learning, as well as personal photos from [...]

This pairing is really something that should happen more often. It would be great if he could become the next music director for the Chicago Symphony, but he is still, I am sure, under contract with the San Francisco Symphony for a while.
Metromix. Tilson Thomas, CSO bring life to Mahler’s ‘Resurrection

Another great resource out there for all students, performers, and teachers is the Internet Public Library. This is exactly what it sounds like–a virtual public library. Check out their music selection here.

A really cool resource out there for all string educators is the String Pedagogy Notebook, put together by Michael Hopkins of the University of Vermont. Basically, it is everything a music educator needs to know about string instrument technique, with great articles and video examples. The double bass videos are very useful even [...]

This is one of the most fantastic bass things I’ve seen. These guys are really unbelievable. Justin Cormia from UW-Whitewater found this video and passed it along. Only in Germany….
Koko & Lores in action

A festival students may wish to check out for the summer is the American School of Double Bass, run by Mark Morton. Dr. Morton is principal bass of the Columbus Symphony (Ohio), and he started this workshop/retreat/school a few years ago. I haven’t had any students attend these activities in the past, [...]

Here are some interesting performances to check out this weekend:Old St. Patrick’s Siamsa Na NgaelSymphony Center, Fri. 3/17The performance will take place at the Symphony Center and will also feature the Metropolis Symphony Orchestra, Old St. Patrick’s concert choir, and Irish instrumentalists and dancers. General admission tickets range from $25 to $55 and can be [...]

Here is the New York Times review of the Jerusalem Symphony concert I mentioned in an earlier post.
An Israeli Orchestra Gives a Look Back to Music From the War Years - New York Times

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This instrument plays great (as you can hear from this clip) and is available for [...]