I had a marvelous time attending the 2018 Double Bass Workshop hosted by the Violin Society of America (VSA) at Oberlin College. I first learned of this event when I interviewed bass luthier Arnold Schnitzer in 2016. Arnold invited me to come check it out in 2016, but...
This is a guest post from German double bassist Uli Schneider. Enjoy! Starting Off Although I started very early with the Double Bass with the age of 10 (1991 there were no small basses in Germany, so I started to play a 3?4 sized bass while standing on a...
We put out a recent podcast episode focusing on how various musicians learn a piece. Berlin Philharmonic principal bassist Matthew McDonald also contributed thoughts on how he approaches learning a piece. Here’s how he does it: Matthew McDonald: First...
Double bassist John Mietus performs Concerto De Basso by Grammy award winning bassist Brandino. This performance includes piano accompaniment as well. John also added fingerings to this piece, which is a great help for students and teachers interested in playing this...
“Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy” Ludwig Van Beethoven The purpose of the Orchestra Confidential podcast series is the revitalization of the orchestral industry. Many of our previous podcasts had discussions and...
