Ever wonder where that new Chinese bass you’re playing at home or in school comes from? Check out this video for an inspection of Chinese instrument factories.
I encourage all of my pre-college double bass students to get involved with either the Midwest Young Artists program or the Chicago Youth Symphony. Both of these Chicagoland youth orchestra programs are really top-notch. I have work with both of them if various...
I have recently added some new features to my bass page. You can now download my scale fingerings for all one octave scales and two octave scales here. Also, you can download MP3 practice tracks (only scales up now–more to come) from this page. Finally, I have...
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Bass students of today (and we all remain students of this instrument) have some really awesome and helpful tools to assist in practicing. Computers have changed every aspect of music making, from composition to recording technology, and practicing is no exception....
