I was chatting with a student recently when the topic of locking keys in cars before gigs came up–I can’t recall what on Earth we were talking about that led us to this topic, but I told him a story about the times (yes, I’ve done this more than...
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) – Sonata No.2 in D-Major for Viola da Gamba & Keyboard (Organ), BWV 1028 Adagio Allegro Andante Allegro From a Lenten Organ Recital with Organist Cathryn Wilkinson, March 1, 2009 in Baker Memorial Methodist Church in Saint...
I can’t believe I didn’t blog about this already (I chalk it up to my psycho student/teacher/performer schedule, but still…), but Joel Negus one of the very talented bassists at the Cleveland Institute who has appeared several times here on the blog...
Chicago-area double bassist Eric Hochberg (who has both been a guest on Contrabass Conversations and has written previously for the bass blog) recently put out a post detailing his thoughts on some of the more popular string brands being used today, and he has kindly...
One of the activities that happened during my student teaching last year was a composition assignment that I thought particularly cool (my cooperating teacher’s idea–not mine): collectively create a soundtrack for what may quite possibly be the most...
