Illinois State University professor and double bassist Bill Koehler just released a new book called A Guide to the Developmental Processes of Improvisation and Composition. Here is a description of this book from Bill’s website. Visit that site to learn more...
Musicians need the input of others in order to develop and hone their craft. Successful performing artists do not live in a vacuum. They constantly seek out the advice of others and incorporate these suggestions into their practicing. The most important source of...
I just finished a long session of coding, and I’d like to let people know that the John Grillo and Andy Anderson Recital Showcase pages now have an option to either listen to or download each individual track. This should be a lot of fun for bassists out there...
This is a post from double bassist from Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music student Nicholas Hart. Nick will be contributing weekly posts to the bass blog about life as a music student in one of the nation’s most exclusive programs. I think readers will...
My former student Tyler Bakken sent me this information about when and where double bassist Jeff Bradetich will be holding his summer master classes. It looks like he’s all over the globe with these activities this year.From Jeff:This summer, I will be teaching...
