I got a great comment from the Texas Tech University Music Theory Department Blog recently related to one of my articles on freelancing. I definitely appreciate the mention and agree with his elaboration on some of the challenges that musicians moving to a new city...
This series is also available as a book–download the free Contrabass Conversations app and the book is included! This is the first in the series of detailed articles covering the hidden costs associated with freelance work. In this installment I discuss the...
Recently I have been checking out an interesting pedagogical site called Violinmasterclass.com. This site features some great multimedia resources for both music teachers and students. Here is some information about the site:Violinmasterclass.com was created for...
Having recently resigned from two adjunct university positions, I feel the urge to share some of my concerns about how such positions are administrated at many universities in the United States. These concerns are based on my own experiences as an adjunct double bass...
Dr. Paul Wrubel linked to my post on the rising cost of a college education in a recent article on TuitionCoach.com. Thanks, Paul! You can check out his article here. The astronomical increase in college tuition (vastly outpacing even health care costs) is an issue of...
