What Does a Career in Music Look Like?

Many high school students see two possible career paths in the music world: Performing (what they’re doing each day in school)Teaching (what that adult in front of them is doing) While it’s true that a large percentage of music majors go on to both perform...

Being Strategic with a Music Education Degree

Lots of places offer music education degrees. But in each region of the country, there are usually an established few schools known to be music education powerhouses. Many of these schools combine  their established reputation with a reasonable price tag and...

Ten Practice Techniques for Better Auditioning

The following article originally appeared in Audition Cafe’s wonderful Weekly Brew blog series.  Check out more articles like this on their great site! I’ve been doing a podcast about the double bass for the past decade. While I didn’t realize it...

Double Bass News for 8/4/17

Happy August! There’s lots of activity in the bass world as always as we head into the tail end of summer. Check out all 21 Bradetich Competition Candidates We’re less than a month away from the 2nd International Bradetich Solo Competition! The list of...

Double Bass News for 7/28/17

I hope you’re having a great tail end of July! We’re enjoying warm and sunny days over here in the North Beach neighborhood of San Francisco. As always, there’s a lot going on in the double bass world this week. Here’s a run-down. Judges...