I’ve been using Progressive Repertoire for the Double Bass by George Vance and Annette Costanzi ever since I started teaching the bass. This series of books and the underlying philosophy behind it has transformed the way that I think about learning the double bass. In...
Every time I’d grab my bow on a jazz gig, I’d cringe. My swing would suddenly get awkward. I could never figure out how many notes to put in a bow. My vibrato felt forced and unnatural. My sense of pulse went out the window. As a result, I’d pick up my bow less and...
I’ve been using forScore to organize my digital music for years, and I’ve really stepped up my usage in the past year. This is a look inside how I use the app in 2019 with forScore 11 and a follow up to my video and blog post about forScore from 2018. We...
I’ve always considered myself an amateur-level jazz bassist. Even though I played in various jazz ensembles through high school and college, I never did much gigging beyond that, and I’ve never spent much time developing my skills in this genre. As a bass teacher,...
As a longtime French bow player, the specifics of German bow have always been a bit mysterious to me. While there’s much more in common with both French and German bow holds and mechanics, the nuances of truly sophisticated German bow playing have always been a bit...
