Check out this excellent video of L’Orchestre de Contrebasses–it’s like an MTV music video for the double bass. Can you recognize the tunes?Related Posts:Boguslaw Furtok plays Bottesini Gran Duo ConcertanteTrio bass’in tears it upPaul McCartney...
I fell backwards into teaching, making it one of the core components of my professional life without even realizing it. If I had been more perceptive, in fact, I probably would have resisted, kicking and screaming every inch of the way.Why?Well, I come from a family...
Joshua Nemith (pianist for the IRIS Orchestra and Dayton Philharmonic) wrote a very interesting post recently on his Cincinnati Pianist Blog:It was announced earlier this week that CCM’s dean Doug Lowry has resigned from CCM and will move on to take the helm of dean...
There is a great post on Adventures of an Idaho Violist highlighting ways that conductors can alienate their musicians. Here are a few items from the list:3) Singing an articulation (daaah) is always more effective than using a descriptive term (legato)4) If a section...
Here is a video of Benjamin Zander–author and conductor of The Boston Philharmonic–being interviewed about his work, transformation, leadership, Landmark Education and the Landmark Forum. This is a great example of how one can use techniques learned from...
