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...

Brad Opland on Contrabass Conversations this weekend

We will be wrapping up our interview with Brad Opland this weekend on the Contrabass Conversations show. Brad is a member of the Chicago Symphony and the bassist for the Chicago Chamber Musicians, and we had an excellent interview over the summer this year! We will...

Matt Heller performs Mendelssohn 3 and provides bow arm analysis

Matt Heller has put out a bunch of really excellent posts on his hellafrisch blog lately.  For those new to the bass blog here, Matt is a bassist in the Calgary Philharmonic.  He was previously a member of the New World Symphony (where he was featured in a New York...

Rufus Reid video series now on JazzDoubleBass.com

Over the summer we blogged about JazzDoubleBass.com, a new project started by Tyrone Bishop. This site features forums, interviews, and other resources for the jazz bassist. The Contrabass Conversations podcasts has a dedicated forum at this site as well, so check it...

What to practice when time is of the essence?

Double bassist and blogger Joe Lewis wrote a post yesterday that raised some very good questions. He writes: I’ve often thought much about efficiency when practicing music. I used to park myself in a practice room from dawn until midnight back at NEC and even before...