Folks out there may already be familiar with Animusic videos–they’ve been around for many years. To me, however, they are a great example of how creative people can be when envisioning music, and they are excellent videos to show young students and get...
Pete Tambroni here from MostlyBass.com for a quick tip on teaching vibrato. Students will often do some weird wrist bending when first learning vibrato. Tell them to start the vibrato from their elbow and just think of rotating the two forearm bones (radius &...
Greetings readers, Peter Tambroni here from MostlyBass.com for a few quick tips. -Use a toothbrush to clean and rejuvenate bow hair. Just brush the hair, then play. -Rosin dries out, so get a new cake of rosin at least once a year. I have found that the freshness of...
Hello fellow bassists and educators, Peter Tambroni here from MostlyBass.com. Having problems getting your students to keep their left fingers curved? Try telling them to imagine they are holding a soda can! Have them hold an imaginary can in the air –...
Hello fellow bassists and educators, Peter Tambroni here from MostlyBass.com. Jason has posted great articles on choosing schools and going to college. I came across a similar piece I wrote that was in American String Teacher in 1999. Some of it is a little dated but...
