This is the third installment in a multi-part series on private music teaching. Check out part 1 and part 2 as well, and stay tuned for more installments in the near future. Creating a Logical Curriculum Though each student is unique and requires solo, étude, and...
You’ve probably heard the musical verb ‘shed’ or ‘woodshed’. It’s an old school reference to locking yourself in a woodshed and practicing until you get the lick / piece / suite. Well, check out this link which gives a whole new...
February 2009 is Membership Drive Month for the International Society of Bassists, and with the upcoming convention at Penn State this June, there’s never been a better time than now to join up, either for the first time or to renew your membership if it’s...
Reinforcing my belief that this current up-and-coming generation of bassists is the most technically advanced yet, I’d like to offer up this recording passed along to me by bassist Steve Metcalf of Ben Jensen, an absolutely outstanding player who studies with Bruce...
CEMC/ SoG – Claudin de Sermisy (c.1490-1562) – Changeons propos, c’est trop chante d’amours From the May 18, 2008 Chicago Early Music Consort & Spirit of Gambo – a Chicago Consort of Viols Performance of ‘Bonjour, Mon Coer!...
