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Rolle from BassFireBlog just left me a comment pointing out these two great sites from Jonas Lohse in Germany. One site is his own blog:http://www.kontrabassblog.de/
It is an all-German site. My German is pretty terrible, so reading the posts is slow for me, but it is a really excellent blog. He [...]

I don’t know if readers of my blog have been checking out the excellent website chicagoclassicalmusic.org recently, but if not they really should (especially Chicagoans). There are really great articles, chats, links, and concert information. This blog features multiple authors from many different musical organizations in Chicago. Some recent articles [...]

I recently stumbled upon this great page by a teacher in southern Maryland. It is full of great links, articles, and resources for string teachers.
The String Teacher’s Resource Page

1) Lesson SchedulesClick here to see when and where our next lesson is happening.
2) Lesson Summaries and AssignmentsClick for assignments, materials to purcase, links, and lesson history.
3) Recommended RepertoireThese are the materials I teach in the order I teach them. I provide links to various sites to buy materials, but you can do a [...]

The Eastman School of Music has started a great blog for professional orchestra musicians. It is called Polyphonic.org, and it has articles, interviews, an orchestra spotlight, a discussion panel, and more. Check it out!

A new kind of experimental music - The Boston Globe

In Unruly Bolivia, Orchestra’s Chief Wields Baton Against the Brickbats

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 the [...]

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 an interesting set of three articles about symphony orchestra musicians and how they continue to grow and change musically after getting their respective positions.
American Symphony Orchestra League::SYMPHONY