This is a post continuing the discussion of various double bass fingering methods. You can read the complete conversation here. Feel free to add your comments to any of these posts. If you have more extended thoughts or additional methods that you would like me to...
This is an excerpt from a study that David M. Sickle published in the Winter 1990 edition of the International Society of Bassists journal. I thought it would be of interest to many of my readers. It is a survey of 53 North American orchestras and what repertoire...
One of my favorite podcasts is Rob Walch’s Podcast411. I discovered this podcast about six months ago and devoured all of Rob’s past episodes. It is really a fantastic podcast and a great way to discover new shows. Rob had Dr. Kathy King from Podcast for...
My double bass colleague John Tuck recently sent some comments regarding my Rabbath versus Simandl post. He agreed to let me share them here. John is Assistant Principal Bass for the Northwest Indiana Symphony. He also plays for the Lake Forest Symphony and the Des...
I’d like to share this video of Stefano Sciascia performing Cancion de Amor. This is top-notch, world-class double bass playing. Check out his website here (I’m also adding it to my blogroll).
