For the past month, I have been hosing and producing a podcast for Midwest Young Artists, a Chicagoland organization encompassing orchestral, jazz, choral, and chamber offerings. To me, this podcast (which can be found at WMYA.FM is a fantastic idea, and I’m...
Houston Symphony Principal Bass Tim Pitts will be teaching at the Beijing Music Festival this summer (which will actually be held in Shanghai this year to avoid the Olympics). San Diego Principal Bass (and former Tim Pitts student) Jeremy Kurtz provides the following...
I’ve always been fascinated by the wide variance in lesson durations among various teachers. Many of my piano teacher colleagues hold lessons for preschoolers that last only 15 minutes, while some legendary pedagogues teach lessons that last six, seven, or even eight...
I’m feeling the urge to get a theremin after seeing this video. I remember how fascinated my cats were by Lyric Opera bassist Andy Anderson’s lion’s head scroll. Just imagine how insane they’d get upon encountering this fascinating...
I’m writing this blog post from my brand-spanking new Macbook! I’ve been planning a move (back) to the Mac side of things for quite some time now, and I’m really digging how this device improves my workflow. I wrote a post about my big and clunky...
