I just got a whole bunch of new submissions for the Virtual Master Class Project. If you’re new to the blog and don’t know about this very cool project, you can read up on it here. I will be putting these tracks out over the next couple of weeks, so feel...
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...
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...
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...
I think that Lee Rocker is a real trip. I’m not sure how much useful information is actually conveyed in this video, and I hope that bass students don’t imitate his wacky left hand technique, but I still get a kick out of this. This video actually reminds...
