Fellow Chicagoland bassists John Tuck and Steve Reinfranck pointed the site minibass.com out to me. This German compan specializes in making tiny bassists for young players. Check out the following montage featuring these minibasses in action:
Australian double bassist Steve Abrahall wrote to me recently about a piece he wrote several years ago about how young musicians might want to approach the concept of practicing. Practicing is, of course, an essential part of each musician’s life, but the nuts...
My wife seems to have a knack for saving hurt birds. She just took one down to the Nature Museum in Lincoln Park last week (they take care of injured birds there), and earlier this evening we happened upon a baby bird that had fallen out of his nest while we were...
Hi everyone, Peter Tambroni here from MostlyBass. There’s lots of great stuff happening over including an interview with Jon Gorrie, author of Performing in the Zone. Check it out!
I bassist just beginning her journey as a double bass teacher wrote to me recently inquiring about what I consider to be a good approach toward starting beginners. Here’s my response: t’s great that you’re starting to do some teaching! The best...
