Jason Heath’s Double Bass Blog

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This article was published in the March/April 2007 edition of the Adjunct Advocate. Visit the article on their website here.
This series is currently being turned into a book–coming soon!
This is the first in the series of detailed articles covering the hidden costs associated with freelance work. In this installment I discuss the [...]

As 2006 draws to a close I would like to highlight the more significant posts made this year on the Bass Blog. I started this blog a little less than a year ago and for the first six months basically just used it as a student management tool. The content management system [...]

I will be performing with the Chicago Philharmonic at Pick-Staiger Concert Hall on the Northwestern University campus this Sunday at 7 p.m. We are playing the Brahms Symphony No. 2 and the Sibelius Violin Concerto. Andreas Deák is the conductor for this program, and the soloist is violinist Krista Stuart. Ben Rachlis [...]

My schedule for this past week:
Sunday, October 8, 2006
10 a.m. lesson in Evanston1:00 p.m. lesson in Evanston2:00-3:00 p.m. drive from Evanston to Elgin3:30 p.m. Elgin Symphony Concert5:30-7:30 p.m. drive to Whitewater, Wisconsin7:30-11:30 p.m. teach at UW-Whitewater11:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. drive home to Chicago
Monday, October 9, 2006
10 a.m. lesson in Evanston11 a.m. lesson in Evanston11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m. [...]

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 [...]

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. [...]

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 [...]