This Crazy Business – Part 1: Hard-wiring the musical mind

An insider perspective on the psychology of performing musiciansThe essay that follows is intended to serve as a theoretical foundation for the arguments presented in subsequent installments of this series. It is based on contemporary theories on arts education plus...

Double Bass Blog Welcomes Phillip Serna

Dr. Phillip W. Serna, regular contributor to Jason’s Contrabass Conversations podcast, now is joining the double bass blog as a contributor. Phillip looks forward to all that this partnership has to offer.

Bass shot of the day

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Organizing practice time – a post from John Floeter

Grant Park Symphony bassist and blogger John Floeter put out a recent post on his blog about organizing practice time. He writes:I divide practice into two large categories, technique and repertoire. Within these two categories are many subcategories.Technique Goals:...