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...

Great times at the 2017 International Society of Bassists Convention

What a week we all had at the 2017 International Society of Bassists Convention! With nearly 1500 participants, this 50th anniversary convention was the largest ever for the organization. It started off with a bang with Gary Karr’s marvelous keynote and performance....

International Society of Bassists Convention is fast approaching

It’s hard to believe, but the International Society of Bassists convention at Penn State is nearly upon us. I’ll be there live blogging like a fool, so please come up and say hi if you see me. I’ll probably try to give you one of my, er, nonstandard...

How posture affects sound on the double bass

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...

Performance Anxiety – causes and solutions

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...