I had the rare chance to get outside for a while during the day today and enjoy the ridiculously great weather we’ve been having here in Illinois. I’m booked all day every day teaching, both at my student teaching placement and with my 25 private bass...
The following is a short excerpt from the E-Bass Line Newsletter from the International Society of Bassists. Receiving this newsletter each month is one of the many benefits for ISB members, including special rates on instrument insurance, the excellent journal Bass...
I’ve got this irrational urge to move to Hot Springs, South Dakota. This town is a beautiful community of just under 5000 residents located on the Fall River in the southwestern corner of South Dakota. I’m originally from South Dakota, though my hometown...
Click below to download the Ultimate Double Bass String Guide! Download the String Guide What double bass player doesn’t love to roll their sleeves up and geek out on bass strings? In fact, it can almost become a sickness, and many players get to a point where...
Double bassist Benjy sent me a link to this uproariously funny (to a music geek, at least) video promoting all the “familiar favorites” written by the warm and cuddly trio of composers from the second Viennese school of composition: Alban Berg, Arnold...
