This series is based on my own experiences as a professional freelance classical orchestral musician. While everyone has a slightly (or vastly) different individual path in the freelance world, I believe that these experiences reflect what a growing majority of...
I found this great video Kevin Terraciano put together for his history class featuring ‘They Might Be Giants’ singing their song about James K. Polk:James K. Polk was unpleasant, ruthless, and somewhat evil, but his acquisition of the American Southwest...
I gave a talk on podcasting for a Technology for the Music Educator class at DePaul University in Chicago last night. It is an interesting experience (and a novel one for me) to talk about this subject in front of people. I am used to talking about music and double...
Matt Wengerd of 104 Weeks recently started a blog for the University of South Florida jazz department. This is a really great use of Blogger in my eyes. One can put up photos, links, text, and the like just like a regular webpage, and Blogger allows for easy...
I recently did an interview with my friend John Grillo. This interview will be featured on the next episode of Contrabass Conversations, and it should be a real pleasure for people to hear. John also sent me a CD of his recent double bass recital, and I will be...