Although orchestral players see this size discrepancy every day, it is always amazing to see how the double bass towers over its smaller string family brethren. It’s amazing how similar many of our techniques are given this humongous difference: ...
Phillip W. Serna Doctoral Recital from 2002Quintet, Op. 39 by Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)For Oboe, Clarinet, Violin, Viola, and BassTema (Moderato) – Variation I – Variation IIAndante energicoAllegro sostenuto, me con brioAdagio pesanteAllegro...
For the second part of the Double Bass Blog series Thoughts from the Trenches – Double Bass Private Studio Teaching, I would like to offer some thoughts on recruiting & building a studio. This is often a topic that never comes up in traditional music programs and...
Double bassist and frequent Contrabass Conversations collaborator John Grillo sent me a link to this interesting article in a recent issue of Newsweek discussing the increasing sales of classical music downloadable content: ….classical retailers have been the...
My longtime friend and fellow blogger Mike Colwill just had a post on Japanese vending machines released on Dark Roasted Blend, one of my absolute most favorite blogs in the world. DRB is insanely addictive, so look out before heading over...
