By Doug Beney Recording the double bass — aka upright bass — takes more than throwing up the nearest mic in front of an f-hole. On its own, the bass isn’t overwhelmingly loud, particularly when compared with amped guitars and drum kits. In the early days...
What an amazing week we all had at the 2017 Golden Gate Bass Camp! Where to even begin? A History of the Golden Gate Bass Camp This camp was founded by Barry Green when he moved to the Bay Area in the 1990s, and it has continued to evolve over the years. It was...
The following are materials that I recommend for both classical and jazz double bassists. Clicking through many of these links will help to support the blog and podcast, which I really appreciate! I have even more resources on contrabassconversations.com/teaching...
I’ve spent decades tinkering with my approach to teaching double bass beginners. I vividly recall teaching my first beginner lesson over 20 years ago. This poor kid was staring doe-eyed at me as I gesticulated wildly. With absolutely no idea what I was doing, I had...
This series is divided into five parts: Part 1 – Preface: My Strange Path Through the Music World Part 2 – Building My Freelance Career Part 3 – How Sinking My Freelance Career Helped Me Part 4 – Teaching High School (what you’re reading) Part 5 – Building My...
