Take a poll on the Bass Blog!

I’d like to see what people are into checking out on the blog these days. I’ve done these polls in the past, but it has been a while since the last one, so let me know what is of value to you here. You can vote for as many choices as you want.What Bass...

Bassist Roman Patkoló plays Zigeunerweisen

Bassist Roman Patkoló’s rendition of the allegro section of Pablo Sarasate’s Zigeunerweisen is truly outstanding in this video. What a bass player! Does anybody know what sort of instrument he plays?

Meyers-Briggs Personality Test

At the urging of double bassist John Grillo, I recently took the Meyers-Briggs Personality Test. If you haven’t ever taken this test, check it out here–it is quick, and the results are interesting. You can read more about the test at this Wikipedia page.I...

A Word about the Ads

Readers of my blog have probably noticed that I’ve added a few ads here and there. Long-time readers of my blog (those from late 2005/early 2006) may remember that I used to have ads up here. I took them down when I redesigned, preferring the cleaner look of an...

More Nora the Cat from John Floeter

Grant Park Symphony and Northern Illinois University bass instructor John Floeter sent me a link to a page filled with the musical stylings of Nora the Cat. I blogged about Nora a few days ago, and this page is filled with a ton of other information about Nora.I...