We’ve had several individuals submit additions to our music school audition requirements page, so take a look and see what pieces are being asked from various institutions. If you have any additions, please leave them at the bottom of the audition...
Frequent blog and podcast collaborator Andy Anderson gave me the great idea of compiling a list of double bass audition requirements for major universities and conservatories. I think this is a great idea, and I’ve put up what Andy has compiled thus far:...
Now here’s an event that I would love to attend! The Hawaii Contrabass Festival is an event sponsored by the Hawaii American String Teachers Association (HASTA with NSOA), and it will run from March 24-30, 2008 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Faculty members include:...
Chicago-area bassist Ben Huff has been a helpful contributor for both the bass blog and Contrabass Conversations over the past year. He recently let me know that he had started a bass blog of his own. I’ve been checking it out, and it is full of...
Audience members may be completely unaware of this, but there is a lot of wacky stuff going on in a pit that would probably never happen in an onstage performance. There’s just something about being located 6-10 feet below floor level that unleashes something in...
