Trio Recital at UWW’s Light Recital Hall 7:30 2/25

Anna Roberts, Bridget Briski, and Kendra Steube will play this Saturday in Whitewater. Selections will include Bottesini, Dragonetti, Telemann, and Proto. Both Anna and Kendra are relatively new to the double bass, and this is the first time that any of them have...

Internet Resources for the Music Educator

This is a repository of resources helpful to the current and prospective music educator. There is an emphasis on resources for string players (especially double bass players) given the slant of this blog, but most music teachers and students should find some helpful...

Bow Rehair–where to go?

Fresh bow hair is one of the most important tools of the trade for classical double bassists. Almost all of us should get our bows rehaired more often. Ideally, your main bow should be rehaired two to three times a year, but everybody should get a rehair once a year...

The Importance of Summer Festivals

Summer is still many months off, but now is the time for serious (and even not-so-serious) double bass students to think about some summer study. One can learn more in a one-week music camp than in an entire year of study. this is the case even with an excellent bass...

MySpace Double Bassist Archive

Here is a list (updated regularly) of double bassists on MySpace. Please e-mail me if you would like to me included on the list, or you can always become my friend on MySpace (my name is jasonheathbasspage, which is about as lame as one can get:MySpace Double Bassist...