Download this article as an ebook! Let’s face it: auditioning for music school is tough. With your future riding on the outcome of a few moments of playing, your long-term college audition prep is critical. We asked 27 different college music professors for...
The changing landscape of double bass repertoire Back when I was learning the double bass, new music for the bass was a pretty quiet landscape. Sure, there were a few composers pushing the envelope and writing interesting music for the bass. We also had champions of...
I’ve been a big fan of Dan Styffe for years. In addition to serving as co-principal bass of the Oslo Philharmonic, Dan is a tremendous champion of new music for the double bass. He has commissioned pieces from composers like Rolf Martinsson, Fredrik Högberg, Teppo...
Like many folks, I was introduced to Adam Ben Ezra’s playing by his epically good Can’t Stop Running video. I’ve had a few moments like this in my life where I saw someone perform something completely new and insanely cool, and I just had to run to my bass and try to...
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...
