Efficient practicing

IRIS Orchestra and Dayton Philharmonic pianist Joshua Nemith put up a great post recently on his Cincinnati Pianist Blog about how to practice efficiently by organizing one’s work into 10 minute blocks. He elaborates on a post by Chris Foley (writer for the...

Always looking for more VMC tracks

This is just a quick reminder that I am always looking for more tracks for the Virtual Master Class project. Click here to listen to and comment on the tracks already included in the project, and click here to read more about the project. You can e-mail me tracks...

How Robert Oppelt plays the bass solo in Mahler’s First Symphony

National Symphony Orchestra Principal Bassist Robert Oppelt just put up a new post on his website covering his approach to the bass solo from the third movement of Mahler’s Symphony No. 1 in D Major. Here is an excerpt discussing his fingering approach for the...