I recently found this excellent post on the blog If at first you don’t succeed…Rhythms are a good technique to use when you want to bring a passage up to speed. The other common technique is to play with a metronome, starting slowly, then gradually...
I fell backwards into teaching, making it one of the core components of my professional life without even realizing it. If I had been more perceptive, in fact, I probably would have resisted, kicking and screaming every inch of the way.Why?Well, I come from a family...
The 5th annual Boston Bass Bash will be happening this summer from June 29 through July 9. Here is more information from Artistic Director Pascale Delache-Feldman:Dear Bassists,I am very excited to invite you to the 5th annual Boston Bass Bash! The BBB 2007 will be...
Drew McManus just wrote up a post featuring my entire ‘Road Warrior’ series on his excellent blog Adaptistration. Thanks, Drew! He pointed out that this series would be useful for orchestra management, giving them a perspective on what life for members of...
Matt Heller put out the eighth and final installment of his Calgary Philharmonic audition story a few days ago. Check out the complete series over on his blog, or click on one of the following links to jump to one of the parts:Calgary audition odyssey, part ICalgary...
