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Jerry Fuller directs the Chicago-area period instrument ensemble Ars Antigua in Chicago’s Quigley Chapel. Photos by Robert Osterlund
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The following is a guest post from Double Bass Blog contributor Phillip W. Serna. Check out Phillip’s recitals and interviews on his Contrabass Conversations page, and visit him online at http://www.phillipwserna.com/. Enjoy!
 
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Contrabass Conversations and the Double Bass [...]

There is certainly no shortage of private music teacher directories.  Companies such as www.privatelessons.com and www.clickforlessons.com will (for a fee) allow you to create a directory listing, which can be a very useful promotional tool.  Still, in the spirit of offering a free suite of services for the double bass performer, student, and educator, [...]

» China blogger beaten to death Dvorak Uncensored: General interest observations and true web-log.
This grim story comes from CNN.com via Dvorak Uncensored.
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Why schools should exclusively use free software - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation (FSF)
Free software also gives users the freedom to cooperate with each other, to lead an [...]

After receiving several requests for this feature, we have added an international calendar of double bass events, with detailed information, dates, links, and the like for each event. Feel free to submit any events you’ve got coming up and we’ll list them here. There’s a form at the bottom of the page, or [...]

My Way of Practicing the Double Bass, Part 1: Hours
From Ben Huff: “Practicing is another one of those things, like auditions, that everybody has their own take on. I can’t tell you how many people I’ve talked to, articles I’ve read, and podcasts I’ve listened to that talk about how to practice….”
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Double Bassist Magazine, the United Kingdom publication that has provided quality content about the double bass for the past decade, will be ceasing production after their Winter 2008 issue.  I’m a longtime reader of Double Bassist, and though I’ve never been a subscriber (a subscription to this bimonthly magazine cost as much as a yearlong [...]

Taking stock at the end of a calendar year is a natural for most people, and I am certainly no exception.  Things are moving pretty quickly for me in these early years of the 21st century, and I feel like this is doubly true for my blogging and podcasting activities.

Chuck Norris Facts
One of my all-time favorite web sites!
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Jazz Bassist/Composers
Bill Harrison writes a blog post about Ben Allison, Charles Mingus, Jaco Pastorius, and Dave Holland–four of the best jazz bassists of all time.
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Michael Hovnanain records with Gunnelpumpers
Michael writes: “A six-hour recording session with that [...]

I’ve been taking advantage of a slower-than-usual work week to do a whole lot of internal blog restructuring. All of the blog’s resources and longer-term projects can now be found under the Features link. You can also simply type in doublebassblog.org/features to get to this index. I’m streamlining the Virtual Master Class, [...]

DBB.org regular contributor Benjy sent me a link to this very fun video featuring Sid Caesar and Nanette Fabray pantomiming an argument with the first movement of Beethoven’s 5th symphony as a soundtrack. Sid Ceaser was a live sketch comedy pioneer in the 1950s with his sitcoms Your Show of Shows and Ceaser’s Hour.
Check [...]