I had the chance to interview the great double bassist Chuck Israels recently for Contrabass Conversations! You’ll really love this conversation. Look for it in a couple of weeks. In the meantime, check out this interview that Chuck did with...
Rochester Philharmonic bassist Gaelen McCormick (who we will be featuring on Contrabass Conversations this Thursday) has been recording lesson/performance videos of the Simandl 30 Etudes. We talk about this cool project in our conversation, and I thought...
String Emporium owner Steve Koscica put out a really nice article several years ago about practicing that I’ve been meaning to link to for some time–here’s a brief excerpt: Keep a practice log. This may seem silly to some, a lot of very successful...
Have you ever checked out this great comparison chart from International Society of Bassists president-elect and Ithaca College faculty member Nicholas Walker on Simandl and Rabbath positions? It’s a great way to visually grasp the differences between these two...
