Hello fellow bassists and educators, Peter Tambroni here from MostlyBass.com. Having problems getting your students to keep their left fingers curved? Try telling them to imagine they are holding a soda can! Have them hold an imaginary can in the air –...
Hello fellow bassists and educators, Peter Tambroni here from MostlyBass.com. Jason has posted great articles on choosing schools and going to college. I came across a similar piece I wrote that was in American String Teacher in 1999. Some of it is a little dated but...
Hi everyone, Peter Tambroni here for some quick tips to avoid practice burnout. We all get to a point in our practicing where we stagnate, feel burned out, or are just plain sick of it! This is normal. As musicians, we tend to have the attitude that we “must...
Hi everyone, Pete Tambroni here for a quick teaching tip. I find when I teach German bow, the frog often slips to the base of the thumb. This limits arm and wrist flexibility. To help the student keep the frog near the base of the fingers, I tell them to rest it on...
Hello fellow bassists and educators, Peter Tambroni here from MostlyBass.com. Jason posted a great article recently about finding time to practice and auditions being a young persons game (check it out here). But what if you ARE a young person (or not so young) and...
