A few years ago, I was searching in vain for a YouTube video of one of George Vance’s Progressive Repertoire pieces. This search proved futile–the best thing I could find was a blurry cell phone video of a 12-year-old playing it at a recital. Frustrated at not...
Ever since the pandemic hit, I’ve been researching various devices to find affordable gear recommendations for music teachers and students. Recently, I’ve been hearing good things about the new Zoom Q2N 4K. I’ve used a bunch of Zoom products over the years and have...
This is a look inside the home studio of Grammy-award-winning bassist Abo Gumroyan. Be sure to follow Abo on Instagram, and check out links to everything he covers below. If you’d like to jump directly to a specific piece of gear, visit the YouTube video and...
Last week, I wrote a review of Boardwalkin’, one of my longtime favorite materials for maintaining and developing my left hand technique. It’s impossible for me to cover the left hand-focused book Boardwalkin’ without also getting into the right hand-focused book...
When I was in music school back in the late 1990s, I remember hearing mutterings about this incredible new book that Philadelphia Orchestra principal bassist Hal Robinson had released. Titled Boardwalkin’, this book seemed to be a key component in the practice...
