Jason Heath’s Double Bass Blog

Northwestern Professor DaXun Zhang Hosts Indiana University ProfessorHurstMaster Classes

Indiana University Professor Hurst is coming to Northwestern UniversitySchool of Music to give two master classes on Tuesday, February 21st5:30-7:30 at Lutkin, and on Wednesday, February 22nd from 9:30-11:30.Thesewill occur at the Regenstein Hall, Master Classroom (MCR)/ RecitalHall, 60Arts Circle Drive (Formerly 1965 S. Campus Drive), [...]

Fresh bow hair is one of the most important tools of the trade for classical double bassists. Almost all of us should get our bows rehaired more often. Ideally, your main bow should be rehaired two to three times a year, but everybody should get a rehair once a year at a [...]

Summer is still many months off, but now is the time for serious (and even not-so-serious) double bass students to think about some summer study. One can learn more in a one-week music camp than in an entire year of study. this is the case even with an excellent bass teacher. There [...]

Here is a list (updated regularly) of double bassists on MySpace. Please e-mail me if you would like to me included on the list, or you can always become my friend on MySpace (my name is jasonheathbasspage, which is about as lame as one can get:

MySpace Double Bassist Archive
Aren - Kendallville, IN bassist
Artemis - [...]

See my post thoughts on bass strings from more information on this topic.
Strings are a very personal choice for every bassist. Just changing that one little thing can make the same bass can sound awesome or awful. Each different playing style has a different set of string associated with it. Putting bluegrass [...]

The intent of the UWW Bassfest has always been to provide students with an opportunity to design and teach their own courses. Since UW-Whitewater has so many music education majors I thought that this would be a valuable supplement to their regular studies. My current and former students pictured here–Tyler, Nic, Joe, and [...]

I’d like to thank all the clinicians, participants, UWW students, and vendors who attended yesterday’s Bassfest. I hope that you all had a good time attending the master classes, checking out all the double basses and bows, and working in the group sessions. We had a record number of students attending this year, [...]

 

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John started playing Double Bass at the age of 11. He attended The Julliard School during high school and was a scholarship student at Indiana University School of Music in Bloomington, Indiana where he studied with Lawrence Hurst. After graduating from IU, he attended the Manhattan School of Music completing his Masters Degree with Timothy [...]

Welcome to the Double Bass Blog Recital Showcase! This is a collection of recitals and performances from bass players from around the globe. If you are interested in being added to the recital showcase, please e-mail me your recital tracks plus some biographical information. Please also indicate whether you would like your [...]