Practicing orchestra excerpts is a major focal point for most bassists. While spending a sustained period of study with a master teacher is crucial, there are some online resources that can help. Here are a few of my favorites: 1. DoubleBassExcerpts.com Double Bass...
This post originally appeared on doublebassblog.org on 9/11/08. These are my observations of the most common mistakes that double bassists make in their early years on the instrument: 1. Practicing too little OK–this is an obvious one to start out the list...
Former Contrabass Conversations guest Kristin Korb recently posted this recent video from Dr. Randy Kertz discussing hand pain for bassists–check it out by clicking through below. It covers carpal tunnel syndrome and other common issues for double bassists....
I’ve used pretty much every bass method as a performer and teacher. Simandl, Rabbath, Billé, Petracchi, Sevcik, Flesch, Levinson, and Vance (to name a few) have all spent time on my music stand, and my thinking about bass technique and the most efficient means...
We’ve put out a lot of interviews in our 164+ episodes of Contrabass Conversations! At a certain point, it becomes hard to locate specific interviews. Out upcoming app will help, but I thought it would be helpful to review and categorize what we’ve done...
