Life as an Orchestral Musician

This is an interesting set of three articles about symphony orchestra musicians and how they continue to grow and change musically after getting their respective positions.American Symphony Orchestra League::SYMPHONY

It’s official: music good for children

Here’s an interesting article about a new study commissioned from Northumbria University in the United Kingdom.Gramophone – News – The world’s best classical music magazine

Chinese Factory Instruments

Ever wonder where that new Chinese bass you’re playing at home or in school comes from? Check out this video for an inspection of Chinese instrument factories.

Joining MYA and CYSO

I encourage all of my pre-college double bass students to get involved with either the Midwest Young Artists program or the Chicago Youth Symphony. Both of these Chicagoland youth orchestra programs are really top-notch. I have work with both of them if various...

New Website Features

I have recently added some new features to my bass page. You can now download my scale fingerings for all one octave scales and two octave scales here. Also, you can download MP3 practice tracks (only scales up now–more to come) from this page. Finally, I have...