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...
I stumbled across this excellent post from Sounds & Fury recently from a study covering what typically happens to students who graduate in the bottom 40% of their classes once they get to college: Among high-school students who graduated in the bottom 40 percent...
Besides the oft-used Copland (or Copland-esque) music for evocation of Americana, music is an intrinsic tool during the political campaigns, and let’s face it – the 2008 campaign practically started directly after the 2004 presidential election. It is...
I had the pleasure of checking out the University of Illinois bass quartet recently (October 22, 2008). This ensemble is comprised of University of Illinois bass professor Michael Cameron and U of I doctoral students Garold Fowler, Hunter Capoccioni, and Alex...
The following is a short excerpt from the E-Bass Line Newsletter from the International Society of Bassists. Receiving this newsletter each month is one of the many benefits for ISB members, including special rates on instrument insurance, the excellent journal Bass...
