Great comments pouring in for my blog

I’d like to thank the people who have been leaving such great comments on my blog over the last few months. The number of comments has really stepped up, and I appreciate it. I love comments–to me, they are one of the things that make a blog really...

Doublebassblog.com working again

This isn’t a big deal to anyone but me, but my URL doublebassblog.com finally got released from the screwed up morass I described earlier, so that will get you to my blog as well. I won’t be moving back to that URL anytime soon, but if you type it into...

Bassist Brian Roessler

I got some great feedback from Minneapolis/St. Paul electric and double bassist Brian Roessler regarding my podcast Contrabass Conversations. Thanks, Brian! He has a great website with several videos of him playing various pieces, including some Rabbath music. Check...

Edgar Meyer Video – Arco with Strength in Numbers

Here is a great video of Edgar Meyer starting a tune with the group Strength in Numbers. Edgar usually plays pizzicato in the clips I have found before, but this tune features him playing an arco solo line to start it all. Note the fluid shifting technique and...

Open Source Music Notation Software Follow-Up

People have been leaving some great leads on open source music notation software. Looking for an open source version of Finale or Sibelius is not as bleak as I thought. I have not had a chance to check out these leads yet, but check out the comments of my recent open...