What a great talk from Ken Robinson on arts and creativity in the schools! Well worth watching. Sir Ken Robinson: Do schools kill creativity? – YouTube.
One of my more popular posts from over the years… I have a B.M. and M.M. in Double Bass Performance from Northwestern University. Although I had a good financial package for my undergraduate degree and had a full-tuition fellowship or my graduate degree, I still...
In tribute to bassist Milt Hinton and his enduring legacy as a performer and mentor, Oberlin Conservatory is proud to present the inaugural Milt Hinton Institute for Studio Bass. Designed for college and pre-college bass students, the institute consists of master...
This video has been floating around for a long time in the libraries of bass students, and it looks like someone finally posted it on YouTube. It really is a must-see if you haven’t checked it out before. It features Philadelphia Orchestra Principal Bass Hal...
This article originally appeared at http://www.glenbrook225.org/gbn/About/News/Music-to-my-ears-Foundation-grant-breathes-new-lif in 2013. I am re-posting it here for archival purposes (you never know what will happen to old content on school websites). For many...