Jason Heath’s Double Bass Blog

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1) Lesson SchedulesClick here to see when and where our next lesson is happening.
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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 [...]

This article came out about a month ago and slipped by me, but it is a perceptive piece on how podcasting can help classical music. Also, check out this post from Charles Noble’s blog nobleviola.com:
Classical, Now Without the 300-Year Delay - New York Times

Check out this story:
PlaybillArts: News: Boston Symphony Launches Podcast
This is definitely the wave of the future for classical music. Podcasting is one of the most effective (and inexpensive) ways to make the public aware of your organization and your music. Millions of Americans are listening to podcasts already, and the numbers will [...]

Andrew Anderson is a member of the Lyric Opera of Chicago and the Grant Park Symphony Orchestra. He is also a member of the double bass faculty at Roosevelt University.
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This is a repository of resources helpful to the current and prospective music educator. There is an emphasis on resources for string players (especially double bass players) given the slant of this blog, but most music teachers and students should find some helpful information here. The following information is intended to serve [...]

Here is a list (updated regularly) of double bassists on MySpace. Please e-mail me if you would like to me included on the list, or you can always become my friend on MySpace (my name is jasonheathbasspage, which is about as lame as one can get:

MySpace Double Bassist Archive
Aren - Kendallville, IN bassist
Artemis - [...]

 

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John started playing Double Bass at the age of 11. He attended The Julliard School during high school and was a scholarship student at Indiana University School of Music in Bloomington, Indiana where he studied with Lawrence Hurst. After graduating from IU, he attended the Manhattan School of Music completing his Masters Degree with Timothy [...]

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Scott’s action list: Vanhal 1&2, Eccles 1&4, B5 mvt 3, Br 1 E, Br 2 mvt 4 recap, Mozart 40 mvt 4 exc. 1, Mozart 39 mvt 1 pg. 1 (Allegro), all 3 octave scales - slur 4 notes, and 3 octave arpeggios - slur 3 notes, 1 Sturm etude, 1 Storch-Hrabe etude, [...]