Jason Heath’s Double Bass Blog

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Peter Tambroni’s excellent new book is available now in print or as a download. I highly recommend this book to all of my students as well as anyone who teaches the double bass. Both private instructors and orchestra directors would benefit greatly from this outstanding book.
An Introduction to Double Bass Playing by [...]

I recently stumbled upon this great page by a teacher in southern Maryland. It is full of great links, articles, and resources for string teachers.
The String Teacher’s Resource Page

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 [...]

Here is a link to Phillip Serna’s bass resume. It’s 14 pages long! Phillip has been a guest clinician several times at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, where I teach. He has done double bass master classes there and has also served as faculty for the Whitewater Winter Bassfest.
Phillip’s 14 page resume
Phillip’s website [...]

The excellent bassist and educator Peter Tambroni has just released his new book. It is titled “Introduction to the Double Bass”, and it is a really excellent resource for bassists of any age or skill level. I recommend that all of my students pick up a copy of this. It fills in [...]

Rufus Reid will be presenting a free master class from noon-2 p.m. on Friday, May 5 at Regenstein Recital Hall on Northwestern University’s campus. This is something that I encourage all of my students to attend. Rufus Reid is an outstanding teacher and player, featured on hundreds of recordings. He is also [...]

I did a master class at Northeastern Illinois University today for Greg Sarchet. Greg is the bass teacher at NEIU. I heard some really excellent playing today. NEIU has a really outstanding hall (pictured here). This is the hall that I will be using for my June recital on the Koussevitzky [...]

A really outstanding institution for a serious double bass student to consider is the Colburn School in Los Angeles, CA. This school seems to be a West Coast Curtis Institute. All students receive full support (tuition, room and board) and study with the best in the business. Paul Ellison and David Moore [...]

I was recently made aware of this excellent website maintained by Chicago Symphony Orchestra violinist Nathan Cole. His site contains stories about his life in the world of music, a journal containing his daily violin practice thoughts and reflections, and articles about playing, teaching, and learning, as well as personal photos from the [...]

Another great resource out there for all students, performers, and teachers is the Internet Public Library. This is exactly what it sounds like–a virtual public library. Check out their music selection here.