Bassist Jon Stefaniak recently forwarded a link to me featuring this excerpt of a video lesson with Metropolitan Orchestra Principal Bass Tim Cobb. Tim teaches a bass student (likely a Juilliard student, though this is not specified in the video notes) the...
Musicians reading this blog are likely to be familiar with the revolutionary Venezuelan music program El Sistema. Started in 1975 by José Antonio Abreu, El Sistema has survived eight separate Venezuelan governments (not simply new presidents, but actual...
After putting out what may possibly be the worst (or best, depending on your perspective) classical music album cover of all time on a recent post, blog reader Chris pointed me to this fabulous list of top ten worst albums. I’ll be blogging these from time...
Blogger and Contrabass Conversations co-host John Grillo just launched an interesting new series over on his blog that profiles the inner workings of the symphony orchestra. John has played in symphony orchestras across the globe for his entire professional career,...
The price of gas rose 31.5 percent in 2007, which means that the average consumer (driving 10,000 miles a year) will spend between $5,510 and $9,095 to operate a 2008 model car. This figure is based on gas, oil, tires, and maintenance–parking or tolls are...
