Oh no! More cat videos on the bass blog! Actually, it’s been a while since I’ve put up any cat vids, and this one (which bassist John Floeter pointed out to me) is too cute to miss:
This is a familiar sight in the Heath household, though the case is usually on my bass when my cats get on them!
Here’s a video of the rarely performed but extremely satisfying Tubin Concerto for Double Bass by Venezuelan bassist Edicson Ruiz (www.edicsonruiz.com).
When a bassist would play as a substitute player in the Columbus Symphony, Principal Bass Mark Morton would give the player this sheet of tips for playing effectively in this orchestra’s bass section. I find this list of tips very interesting; it’s the...
I had an experience a couple of years back that made me both chuckle and realize how non-private I’ve made all the little details of my life: I was halfway through a run one beautiful June day when I realized, to my horror, that I had forgotten about a lesson...