I gave a talk on podcasting for a Technology for the Music Educator class at DePaul University in Chicago last night. It is an interesting experience (and a novel one for me) to talk about this subject in front of people. I am used to talking about music and double...
Here is an interesting post from the Chicago Classical Music blog. Bass vocalist Jonathan Miller gives some tips for thinking about intonation in the lower register, and his comments apply to the double bass as well:First and foremost: sing squarely in the middle of...
Here is a video of three double bassists (Vojtech, Gunars, & Marek) playing an arrangement of Monti’s ‘Czardas’ for double bass trio. This arrangement was done by the great Czech bassist, composer, arranger, and teacher Miloslav Gajdos. I saw...
Jacque Harper (Chicago Bass Ensemble member) sent me a link to this interview with Edgar Meyer about his concert with Nickel Creek mandolinist Chris Thile. Edgar and Chris just played a performance here in the Chicago area. This would be a good duo to check out. Check...
The recent win by the Chicago Bears made me think (naturally) of the ‘Superbowl Shuffle’ from the 1985 Bears. Most people my age or older probably remember this song, and they probably also remember the awesome 1980s style video that accompanied it (only...
