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On Wednesday, March 8, Boston Symphony principal bass Ed Barker gave a fantastic mastercless. The class was held in Roosevelt University’s beautiful Ganz Hall (pictured above) and was open to the general public free of charge. Four Roosevelt University students performed, and Mr. Barker devoted a half-hour to each of them. [...]

Boston Symphony principal bass Ed Barker will be presenting a masterclass on Wednesday, March 8th from 9-11 a.m. at Roosevelt University (Michigan and Congress) in Ganz Hall on the 7th floor.
Only Chicago College of Performing Arts students will be performing, but all are welcome to audit!
About Edwin Barker
Associate Professor of Music, Double [...]

The intent of the UWW Bassfest has always been to provide students with an opportunity to design and teach their own courses. Since UW-Whitewater has so many music education majors I thought that this would be a valuable supplement to their regular studies. My current and former students pictured here–Tyler, Nic, Joe, and [...]

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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, [...]

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 [...]

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Bottesini, Giovanni - New Method
The double bass method book by the 19th century virtuoso himself. In two volumes.

Method for Double BASS Part One. By Giovanni Bottesini. For contrabass. Published by Yorke Edition (spartan). (514050710)See more info…

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