I’ll be at the American String Teachers Association national conference this month in Kansas City, and event that I’ve been looking forward to for a while. Drop me a line if you’re attending (jasonheath -at- doublebassblog.org), and check out the...
More from Catalin, this time featuring the first movement of the Bottesini Concerto. I’m conducting this at present at school–very fun from the podium perspective as well:
After poking around Nuno Arrais’ Double Bass Blog (great site, by the way!), I happened upon some really great videos of double bassist Catalin Rotaru (a fellow International Society of Bassists board member and bass professor at Arizona State University)....
The February 25th, 2011 edition of the Composers Datebook Radio Program & Podcast entitled “Basics” by Koussevitzky and Meyer highlights the double bass. Music featured includes the classic Gary Karr Recording of Serge Koussevitsky’s 1905...
I realized recently that I haven’t mentioned the site privatemusicteaching.org on the blog before (or if I have, it has been quite a while). Designed by Midwest Young Artists, this site is a great way for Chicago-area teachers to connect with students. All you...
