Double bassist and blogger Joe Lewis wrote a post yesterday that raised some very good questions. He writes: I’ve often thought much about efficiency when practicing music. I used to park myself in a practice room from dawn until midnight back at NEC and even before...
International Society of Bassists President and Ball State University Bass Professor Hans Sturm and I got together recently and filmed a chat about the Rabbath left hand position technique. This final segment of our chat covers more general mental approaches to...
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My wife Courtney just told me about this amazing video on YouTube. Anyone out there heard of the Vienna Vegetable Orchestra? I hadn’t until about 10 minutes ago. This group….well….the name pretty much says it all. They create...
If you’re able, I’d definitely recommend checking out Rob Kassinger (pictured here with Yo-Yo Ma and DePaul cello faculty member Steve Balderston) in a performance of the Bottesini Concerto with the DePaul Chamber Orchestra this Tuesday evening...
