Jason at the Midwest Clinic this week

I’ll be at the Midwest Clinic in Chicago most of the week (Wednesday, Thursday, and potentially Saturday), so if you’re in town for this event, feel free to drop me a line at jasonheath -at- doublebassblog.org. Maybe we can get a really expensive coffee at...

Music major video

After the positive reaction I’ve gotten from the Music Teacher and the Parent videos these past few weeks, I couldn’t resist re-blogging this one about music majors–cynical but all-too-true:

More thoughts on auditioning

A comment came in last week about my audition advice for high school students post. It reads: Hello– Great website. Awesome to see so much info dedicated to the DB. Can you explain/expand on this point: Sectionalize your music and write down a plan – I always smile...

Teaching music technology to education students at DePaul

This week is the first week of the fall quarter at DePaul University, and I’m doing a fair amount of teaching there this quarter: bass lessons, string pedagogy, and the technology class for music education students. As I set up for this class, I can’t help...