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Scott Bakshis just made principal bass for Illinois All-State Orchestra. Scott is a junior at Libertyville High School and also plays in the Chicago Youth Symphony. He has been studying with me since 7th grade. Great job, Scott! 

Articles by Jason Heath:
Road Warrior Without an Expense Account - This series chronicles my experiences as a freelance musician and offers thoughts and observations on the classical music orchestral business in general. Although focused on classical musicians and freelance musicians in general, much of the discussion has relevance to musicians from all disciplines. [...]

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Jason’s Scale Sheets (free PDF download)
one octave major and minor scales with fingerings
two octave major and minor scales with fingerings
Articles
All-State Audition Preparation by John Thompson
Article on Stretching by Nathan Cole
Video Resources

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Tambroni, Peter: An Introduction to Double Bass Playing (highly recommended)
Max Dimoff Warm-Up Packet [...]

Finale RecitalThe finale recital is a short concert played by all the faculty of the Bassfest. We combine in all sorts of fun groupings–solos, duets, trios, quartets, and quintets–to bring the Bassfest to a close.Parents
All parents are welcome to stay for the whole day and sit in on any classes they like (no charge–just [...]

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Peter Tambroni is a fantastic musician, educator, and double bassist. His contributions to Bassfest 2005 were really outstanding, and I am pleased to have him back for this year’s activities. Peter will be working in both classical and jazz styles and will perofrm on the Finale Recital. Check out more about Peter [...]

Bassfest 2006 is only five weeks away! Featured Clinicians:
Greg SarchetAlan SteinerJason HeathPeter TambroniRob JunceauNic Buendia
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Jason Heath is an active double bass performer, educator, blogger, and podcaster. A native of South Dakota, Jason began playing with the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra and Sioux City Symphony Orchestra at the age of fifteen. He serves as co-principal bass of the IRIS Chamber Orchestra, assistant principal bass of the Milwaukee Ballet Orchestra [...]

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Website: www.allthingsbass.com
Location and contact info:
Wheeling, IL(847)670-0322michelle@allthingsbass.com(map)
I am Michelle Fiore, the founder of Classic Contrabass, Inc. I received my Master?s degree in Double bass performance from Northern Illinois University in 1994. In 1997, I graduated from the Chicago School of Violin-Making, one of only three full-time string instrument-making schools in the country.
Since 1998, I have [...]