Cool blog features you may not know about

This blog represents the constant, gopher-like work of one overcaffeinated bassist’s multi-year attempt to create a resource bank for the double bass community (plus crazy gig stories and cat posts, of course!).  Though I am constantly working to tweak the...

Bass Blog quick links

Here are some stories that have caught my attention this past week.  Most of them could use a blog post all their own, but I seem to be spending all my time digging my car out of snowbanks these days, so these links will have to do: Danny Newman: 1919-2007...

How posture affects sound on the double bass

This is a post from double bassist from Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music student Nicholas Hart. Nick will be contributing weekly posts to the bass blog about life as a music student in one of the nation’s most exclusive programs. I think readers will...

R.I.P. – International Music Score Library Project

While attempting to do some hunting around for public domain scores earlier this week, I was greeted by the following message from the IMSLP (International Music Score Library Project): On Saturday October 13, 2007, I received a second Cease and Desist letter from...

Fall = more writing time

I hope that readers enjoyed yesterday’s installment of Basses, Planes, Trains, and Automobiles. If you’re looking for more long form original content (stories, articles, essays, and he like), just click the Articles link in the upper left hand corner of...