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Trill execution from Phillip Serna

Yazan: Jason | 21 July 2008 | 1 Comment
Categories: bass, technique

Prompted by a recent listener question on Contrabass Conversations, double bassist Phillip Serna wrote in with some notes from a technique class he recently gave on trilling. I thought that it would prove to be interesting reading for many string players out there. Enjoy! Discussion on Trills from Valparaiso University – Double Bass Faculty – [...]

CBC 88: Guy Tuneh video episode

Yazan: Jason | 19 July 2008 | 26 Comments
Categories: bass, Contrabass Conversations, opera, podcasting

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We’re featuring a video episode of double bassist Guy Tuneh on this week’s episode of Contrabass Conversations. Guy has been featured many times on the podcast in the past, and it’s a real pleasure to hear his fine playing again on the show. This episode is being released in both audio and video versions. You [...]

Ira Glass on sticking with it

Yazan: Jason | 18 July 2008 | No Comments
Categories: advice, videos

This video of Ira Glass (via 43 Folders) really resonates with me. He describes the conundrum that creative people continually face–knowing what really is good before having the experience and technical command to actually create something good. I’ve faced this my entire life (in bass playing, blogging, podcasting, and many other endeavors) and this video [...]

Short Takes for 7/17/08

Yazan: Jason | 17 July 2008 | 1 Comment
Categories: bass, Contrabass Conversations, events, podcasting

There’s been a whirlwind of activity among various areas of interest to me, from some cool new developments in the music blogosphere and Road Warrior Without an Expense Account‘s new publishing developments to the release of the iPhone 3G. Where to even begin? Well, for starters… My new iPhone! I’ve been waiting for some time [...]

Great feedback on ‘Where’s My Trumpet?’

Yazan: Jason | 15 July 2008 | 2 Comments
Categories: bass, Contrabass Conversations, crazy gig stories, humor

My recent tale of a colleague who mistakenly left his instrument 250 miles south of his gig definitely struck a chord with many readers. Here are some of the great comments relating similar panicky tales: Darlene writes: I just played a concert yesterday that was held at a high school about 1/2 hour from where [...]